Rachel Brosnahan Talks Lois Lane’s Beef with Krypto and Hints at a Fresh Take in SUPERMAN
As DC Studios’ Superman inches closer to release, fans are soaking up every little nugget of info about James Gunn’s reboot, and Rachel Brosnahan just delivered a fun one.
In a recent interview with CBR, Brosnahan opened up about Lois Lane’s not-so-cozy relationship with the super dog, Krypto. The actress shared:
“She's definitely not a dog person. I don't think she's an animal person. She has shit to do. She does not...Krypto is not her favourite character, I should say, in the new Superman film."
So don’t expect Lois to be handing out belly rubs. If the footage we’ve seen is anything to go by, Krypto will be causing more trouble than he’s fixing.
This version of Superman is skipping the usual origin story route, dropping us straight into a fully formed Metropolis. Brosnahan teased what makes this iteration feel different:
"We've seen the origin story done so well a number of different times, but we come into a world that already exists — Lois and Clark are working at the Daily Planet, monsters exist in Metropolis, Lex Luthor has LuthorCorp. We drop in at this point in their relationship that I've never seen before."
I like this angle of approaching the story because it’s not going to rehash any of the origin story beats that we already know. It’s just more world-building from the jump.
In other news, a new 5-minute sneak peek of Superman played ahead of The Minecraft Movie this past weekend, and word is the full trailer is just around the corner. The latest intel points to an April 18 release, which is “Superman Day.”
The cast of Superman also includes David Corenswet as Superman, Nicholas Hoult as Lex, and Skyler Gisondo as Clark’s best pal, Jimmy Olsen; Wendell Pierce as The Daily Planet’s Perry White; Milly Alcock as Kara Zor-El, aka Supergirl; Isabela Merced as Kendra Saunders, aka Hawkgirl; and Nathan Fillion as Guy Gardner.
It also stars Sean Gunn as Maxwell Lord; Edi Gathegi as Michael Holt, aka Mister Terrific; Maria Gabriela de Faria as Angela Spica, aka The Engineer; Sara Sampan as Eve Teschmacher; Anthony Carrigan as Rex Mason, aka Metamorphosis; Frank Grillo as Rick Flag Sr.; Neva Howell as Martha Kent; and Pruitt Taylor Vince as Jonathan Kent.
Superman will tell the story of “Superman’s journey to reconcile his Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing as Clark Kent of Smallville, Kansas.
“He is the embodiment of truth, justice and the American way, guided by human kindness in a world that sees kindness as old-fashioned.
“It's set in a world very different from ours and far removed from the DCEU. Heroes have been around for ages, and we'll see how it affected this world's history and has shaped the DCU."
Superman will launch the movie part of DC Studios’ Gods and Monsters: Part 1. It’s scheduled for a theatrical release on July 11, 2025.