Amy Adams' Lois Lane Will Be Reinvented In MAN OF STEEL

Come June 13 next year, Zack Snyder's much-anticipated Superman reboot, MAN OF STEEL, is set to be one of the biggest summer movies of the season. Amy Adams, who stars as Lois Lane in the upcoming movie, has recently spoke about the intimidation factor in playing a character previously portrayed by Margot Kidder in SUPERMAN (1978).

It was fun. It was intimidating because it was played before by Margot Kidder, whom I love. One of my favorite movies growing up was Superman -- and Superman II. I was kind of a nerd. I loved them so much. It was important to create a character that was new because I thought she was perfect. It's hard to step into a role where you thought someone had already achieved what could be achieved. But coming from theater, you're always stepping into a role that's been done before, so you're always excited about it.

She also hopes that her Lois Lane character will have the same effect on young girls as Margot Kidder's memorable performance had on her.

I grew up really loving (her). I wasn't trying to be her, but I hope I do enough of a good job to have the same effect on young girls as Lois Lane had on me. I really loved seeing a woman represented as a modern woman in a superhero movie, and not even glamourized, really -- she was kind of a troublemaker. She wasn't a typical heroine. I identified with her from a very young age.

But most of all, she revealed that her Lois Lane character will a completely new take, thanks to Zack Snyder's game plan.

This was a new idea, down to the hair color. I knew people would want to talk about my hair color. It was going to be a thing. (Director) Zack (Snyder) told me he didn't hire me to play someone else. He hired me to play Lois Lane. It's a whole reimagining. It's a totally different realization of the Superman lore, so I felt free in that way because I wasn't trying to emulate any sort of banter that had been established by Christopher Reeve and Kidder. I was given a lot of permission to create a new character.

Lastly, she also revealed that she hasn't seen a single frame of footage so far.

I haven't seen it. I haven't seen any footage. It's intense. Henry (Cavill) worked his tail off as Superman. It's different for me. A lot of running. I hold a laser taser of some sort.