Fan Casting Jimmy Olsen in Kevin Smith's Superman Lives

The young, eager Daily Planet photographer with a knack for getting into trouble. Jimmy idolizes Superman and considers Lois Lane his mentor. When Lex Luthor's soldiers invade the Planet, Jimmy escapes with Lois to Clark Kent's apartment, where he helps download incriminating files from Lex's computer. He later scales LexCorp Tower and shuts down the holographic projector powering Brainiac's fake alien armada, nearly falling to his death before Superman saves him. Jimmy represents the everyday heroism of ordinary people—brave, resourceful, and loyal, even when the world has lost all hope.