Rachel Brosnahan chats with THR at the 2025 Critics Choice Awards and dishes on the fan reaction to the trailer for James Gunn's 'Superman.' Plus, she talks about speaking with different journalists to help her develop the character of Lois Lane.
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00:00It's a stressful look, I would imagine.
00:02It's a, it's, it's, I love this look so much.
00:05And there's a couple precarious pieces.
00:08So, uh, any, any favorite films, any favorite shows of the year
00:12that you're kind of rooting for here?
00:14Definitely. I love The Brutalist.
00:16And I'm so happy that they're getting the recognition that they deserve.
00:20I also loved Brady's speech at the Golden Globes
00:23about empowering artists and centering them in their own work.
00:26And that this kind of film is the result of empowering so many artists.
00:31It's true. There's so many things about it that I feel like at a studio level
00:34they might immediately shut down.
00:36And we would have been stripped of the privilege of watching this film.
00:39Um, and there's so many others.
00:42The Substance I loved. Uh, yeah.
00:45Yeah, should we have more intermissions in our films?
00:47Are you pro that?
00:48Maybe. Who doesn't want an ice cream break in the middle of a movie?
00:52Me, I want it.
00:54Just a little addition to things.
00:56Uh, Superman coming up. We got a few trailers out.
00:59How have you kind of felt about the reaction so far from the fans?
01:02It's been so overwhelming in a really positive way.
01:05I can't believe how many people watched that trailer.
01:09I've said it before and I feel like I'm at the risk of sounding totally corny at this point,
01:13but it was such a joy to work on.
01:16You know, James and Peter Safran on the DC side,
01:19they just, James has been dreaming of making a Superman movie for so many years.
01:23And to be a part of somebody else realizing their dream like that,
01:27it just brings a totally different energy to the set every day.
01:30Um, and for David, you know, it was, it was, uh,
01:33David is such a Superman nerd.
01:35And it was just a blast.
01:37So to feel that kind of energy reflected back at us has just been so encouraging.
01:42Did you kind of talk to any previous Lois Lanes?
01:45It's kind of a pretty strong group there.
01:47The group is incredible.
01:49I didn't, but I did talk to a lot of journalists.
01:52I felt like I was focused on the journalism piece.
01:54I spoke to a handful of journalists who really helped me get inside the head of a modern reporter.
02:00I feel like one of the interesting things about this character is that
02:03she's changed so much from her inception to kind of reflect
02:06what it would look like to be a modern, relentless,
02:12kind of intense, slightly messy reporter of that time.
02:17And so I feel like I really relied on the handful of journalists I spoke to
02:22to help me build her for now.
02:24And Amy Sherman-Palladino I know has a new show coming.
02:26I mean, are you two going to get back together at some point?
02:29I saw her two weeks ago in, maybe less, in New York.
02:34We talk about it every time we see each other.
02:36We're brainstorming.
02:38Yeah.
02:40But I got to visit the set of Etoile out in Paris briefly.
02:43Watched Luke and his element.
02:45Yeah, I mean, I can't wait for the show.