<P> After losing out on the role of Lois Lane in two previous films about Superman , Adams secured the part in Zack Snyder 's 2013 reboot , Man of Steel , starring Henry Cavill as the titular superhero . She played Lane with a mixture of toughness and vulnerability , but Peter Bradshaw thought that the character was `` sketchily conceived '' and criticized her lack of chemistry with Cavill . Even so , the film earned over $660 million to become one of her biggest box - office hits . Adams next featured in Her , a drama from the writer - director Spike Jonze about a lonely man ( Joaquin Phoenix ) who falls in love with an operating system ( voiced by Scarlett Johansson ) ; Adams played his close friend . She had unsuccessfully auditioned for Jonze 's 2009 film Where the Wild Things Are and was hired for Her after Jonze looked back at those tapes . Adams was drawn to the idea of portraying a platonic male - female friendship , which she believed was rare in film . </P>
<P> After losing out on the role of Lois Lane in two previous films about Superman , Adams secured the part in Zack Snyder 's 2013 reboot , Man of Steel , starring Henry Cavill as the titular superhero . She played Lane with a mixture of toughness and vulnerability , but Peter Bradshaw thought that the character was `` sketchily conceived '' and criticized her lack of chemistry with Cavill . Even so , the film earned over $660 million to become one of her biggest box - office hits . Adams next featured in Her , a drama from the writer - director Spike Jonze about a lonely man ( Joaquin Phoenix ) who falls in love with an operating system ( voiced by Scarlett Johansson ) ; Adams played his close friend . She had unsuccessfully auditioned for Jonze 's 2009 film Where the Wild Things Are and was hired for Her after Jonze looked back at those tapes . Adams was drawn to the idea of portraying a platonic male - female friendship , which she believed was rare in film . </P>
who played lois lane in the man of steel
who played lois lane in the man of steel
Adams
Adams