I think the only reason you all are saying she's wrong for the role is that she
looks young, but
if that's what Snyder's going for, there's nobody in her age range who's better-suited for this role. You cannot find someone who has a better combination of qualites and on-screen charisma for Lois who's between 20-28. Ellen Page checks
every box
AND she has that x-factor, that unique screen presence that only
she has, that she could lend to Lois Lane and it would ignite the screen. I know she doesn't
seem like the obvious choice, but just think about it for a moment. What is Lois Lane supposed to be like?
Beautiful, A-list movie star beautiful, but not too beautiful, difficult combination: Ellen Page.
Comedic ability, sarcasm and humor that stems from pure intelligence: Ellen Page.
An everywoman who's instantly likable and inspires our sympathy: Ellen Page.
Confident, stubborn, and tough, but with chinks of vulnerability in the armor: Ellen Page.
Intelligent, sharp, quick mental processing ability: Ellen Page.
A bulldozer over Clark, she's not interested in him, but Superman flirting with her, she can't help but look down and blush: Ellen Page.
There is literally
no other single actress who checks all of these boxes. She's got it, she's got the check list
AND the x-factor. That's what Henry Cavill has and that's why he was cast. Sure, he looks like Superman, he's tall, dark hair, blue eyes, but
he's got the screen presence. He's got that x-factor that Zack Snyder has been talking about recently.
That's what makes him special and that's what makes Ellen Page special.
Every actress who I've seen suggested for this role so far has
no screen presence at all. They're
interchangeable. They don't have that brash but lovable, cool, funny, intelligent charisma on screen like Ellen Page. And that fits Lois to a tee.
And she can play more adult, she just needs to be given a role where she doesn't wear pants and sweaters for the entire film, where she's made to
look like a woman, not a kid. And like I said,
she'll age very well through these films. By movie 2 and especially movie 3 she'll be in her late 20's/early 30's and be the impeccable image of adult Lois Lane.
You guys just can't see it now because she
does have a young vibe to her, but she will grow up and become far more womanly and beautiful than she is now. So if Snyder wants youth for Lois in the first film and plans for the character to evolve in later films,
Ellen Page was born to play this role at this time.
