Early on in James Gunn’s “Superman,” Lois Lane (Rachel Brosnahan) sits down for an interview with Superman himself (David Corenswet). AKA, Clark Kent. Her boyfriend.
Lois and Clark have been dating for several weeks by this point, and she knows the truth about his Kryptonian origins and his super alter ego – a great choice from this reboot, which thankfully forgoes any sort of origin story for a superhero who has been around since 1938. Clark usually “interviews” Superman himself (a conflict of interest if I’ve ever heard one), but Lois has been angling for her own interview for quite some time, and he’s finally ready to give it to her.
Superman is a bit under the gun here. He just lost his first fight ever, and he’s in a bit of hot water with multiple governments because he stopped a U.S. ally, the country of Boravia, from invading the neighboring nation of Jarhanpur. This raises a question that comes up over and over in superhero movies: not a question of whether Superman was right or wrong, but rather of how unchecked his powers should be.
Read Sammie’s full review on Rough Draft
