Casting About

So Amy Adams will be the new Lois Lane.  Most people seem to think it's a good choice.  Certainly she's well respected, having been nominated for three Oscars.  And she's a delightful actress, adept at comedy and drama.  She is, however, a little older than the traditional Lois.  Anyway, Lois is a tricky character.  Everyone gets Superman/Clark Kent, but who is Lois?  Is she just a foil for Superman?  Is she a wet blanket whose suspicion slows down the action?  Is she a love interest who falls for the guy she can't have and steps on the guy she can?  Is she the damsel in distress who exists for villains to threaten and for Superman to save?  Is she a feisty woman who doesn't really need anyone's help?  Is she a Pulitzer Prize-winning super-reporter whom Perry White is lucky to have?

I suppose Adams has the chops to pull off what they ask (though rarely is she asked to play out and out sexy).  The bigger question is what will they do with the character, since if not handled correctly, she just becomes a drag on the action.

In other casting new, Jennifer Garner is set to play Miss Marple.  This is mostly being met with head-scratching and bewilderment.  Obviously it's a reboot, but beyond that, I ask you, which of these two below look more like Miss Marple to you?