Will Beyonce be playing Lois Lane??

[The Serge]

And by the way, there was a Kenneth Branagh Shakespeare movie that had an african american cast in a major role (can't remember the name, but someone pretty famous), with Keanu Reeves as his evil brother! (I think it was "Much Ado About Nothing"). It seemed to work.

Once people get over the initial shock value, then it becomes no big deal.

Yes, it was Much Ado About Nothing, a very good adaptation of the play.

And, yes, it was an African American/black actor: Denzel Washington.

I think the ethnic background of a character depends on the character. As an African American, I would have a problem with Superman suddenly being black. But, I didn't have a problem with Harvey Dent being black (Billie Dee Williams) in the first (and only good) Batman.

I didn't have a problem with Halle Berry as Catwoman... I do have a problem with a crappy costume and a bad move to isolate the character from its comic roots... Not to mention the fact that Michelle Pfiefer already played the character (and tolerably well despite the garbage story and direction).

As for Beyonce... I think this could be a good cast if the direction is handled well. However, I've never imagined Lois Lane as drop dead gorgeous and Beyonce is far too attractive to may a plausible Lois...

 

[Villano]

I think the Superman comics did experiment with making Lois african american in the 80's but switched back (Clark Kent was going into television for a while there, too).

Are you talking about this?

http://www.studioalaska.com/caputoland/Pages/lois.html

Is it just me or does Lois look hotter black?

 

[ConnorSB]

Its not just you.