In the MAN OF STEEL reboot, Lana Lang knows Clark Kents identity. Why did JB make that change?
What was your reasoning behind having Lana be the one to have known Clark’s identity from the beginning? JB: If I had really had the free hand some fans are convinced I did, I would have dumped Lois altogether and brought Lana back as Superman/Clark’s one true love. But there were somethings that had to remain inviolable, and one was the Superman/Lois/Clark relationship. So I did the best I could to justify Lana’s position in his life — a position that was imposed not by any sort of internal logic, but by the simple fact that Superboy and his supporting cast were created years after the debut of Superman.
What was your reasoning behind having Lana be the one to have known Clark’s identity from the beginning? JB: If I had really had the free hand some fans are convinced I did, I would have dumped Lois altogether and brought Lana back as Superman/Clark’s one true love. But there were somethings that had to remain inviolable, and one was the Superman/Lois/Clark relationship. So I did the best I could to justify Lana’s position in his life — a position that was imposed not by any sort of internal logic, but by the simple fact that Superboy and his supporting cast were created years after the debut of Superman.
