In a press release this morning Warner Bros. announced three-time Oscar-nominee Amy Adams (The Fighter) will play Lois Lane in Zack Snyder’s Superman: Man of Steel.
Adams wasn’t among the shortlist revealed back in February which included Malin Akerman (Watchmen), Dianna Agron (“Glee”), Jessica Biel, Rachel McAdams, Olivia Wilde, Mila Kunis, Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Scott Pilgrim vs. the World) and Kristen Bell (Forgetting Sarah Marshall).
Snyder was quoted in the release saying, “Second only to Superman himself, the question of who will play Lois Lane is arguably what fans have been most curious about. So we are excited to announce the casting of Amy Adams, one of the most versatile and respected actresses in films today. Amy has the talent to capture all of the qualities we love about Lois: smart, tough, funny, warm, ambitious and, of course, beautiful.”
As far as Lane’s involvement in the story, Snyder told the “Los Angeles Times” the role is “a linchpin” to the project and that he considers it essential that Lois arrives on screen in 2012 with contemporary appeal and spirit.
Adams joins a cast that includes Henry Cavill (“The Tudors”) as Clark Kent/Superman and Kevin Costner and Diane Lane as Kent’s Earth parents Jonathan and Martha. Adams is nearly ten years older than Cavill, which makes me wonder if they’ll play up the age difference or ignore it altogether. I’ll assume it’s likely the latter, but could make for some interesting one liners if the former.
There is still plenty of casting to be done before the film begins shooting later this year for a December 2012 release, most notably that of the villain, General Zod. Viggo Mortensen, Michael Shannon and Edgar Ramirez have all been rumored for the role.
