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Lois Lane

CHARACTER · BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE

Lois Lane

Appears in
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
Played by
Teri Hatcher

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Lois Lane is a character in the film Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), played by Teri Hatcher.

11 Interesting Facts About Lois Lane

Interesting Facts (3)

  1. #001

    Said she would play Lois Lane in a Superman movie only if her Smallville (2001) co-star Tom Welling were her Clark Kent/Superman; otherwise she would feel as though she were "cheating" on him.

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  2. #002
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    (around 11m) Lois Lane's photographer, who is killed by the terrorists after they discover a homing device in his camera, goes unnamed in the theatrical cut. The extended version identifies him as Jimmy Olsen, "Superman's pal" from the old comics and the hero's man on the ground. Zack Snyder explained that this series gave Jimmy nothing to do, so the decision was made to eliminate him dramatically. The drone pilot uses the homing device to zero in on the terrorists' location.

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  3. #003
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    The photographer who follows Lois Lane into Nairomi and is shot seconds later is Jimmy Olsen, played by Smallville veteran Michael Cassidy; the theatrical cut never names him.

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Behind the Scenes (1)

  1. #004

    Trained with a friend who works as an exotic dancer to prepare for a Smallville (2001) episode in which "Lois Lane" plays a stripper.

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Characters & Cast (1)

  1. #005

    Smallville originally intended Erica Durance's Lois Lane to appear in just a handful of season 4 episodes. Producers were so taken with her performance and her chemistry with Tom Welling, who played Clark Kent, that her run on the show was extended. She joined the regular cast the following season.

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Easter Eggs & References (1)

  1. #006

    (around 2h 15m) When Martha Kent hands Lois Lane the engagement ring, the wallpaper in Clark's room shows a seven-pointed star pattern, a nod to the phrase "Unite the Seven," which brings together all seven members of the Justice League.

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  1. #007

    Zack Snyder restaged the Wayne murders to match the comics almost exactly, from The Mark of Zorro on the theater marquee to Martha's pearls, the pistol and the bloody outcome.

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  2. #008

    Zack Snyder said the R-rated cut would add an introduction establishing Jimmy Olsen as a CIA operative, and that he had wanted a major star in the part so the death would carry more weight.

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  3. #009

    The henchman who discovers the tracking device in Jimmy's camera is Anatoli Knyazev, the real name of the comic-book operative KGBeast, played by Callan Mulvey.

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  4. #010

    Stunt coordinator Tim Rigby, whose credits include 300, Man of Steel and Wonder Woman, has his name on the mailbox beside Lois Lane's, visible when she picks up her mail after the desert incident.

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  5. #011

    The space shuttle Superman saves in the first-act montage carries "300" in Russian lettering on its fuselage, a nod from the effects team to Snyder's earlier film.

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