(From the L.A. Times) Three-time Oscar nominee Amy Adams will play intrepid reporter Lois Lane in Zack Snyder’s Superman: Man of Steel.
The 36-year-old actress will star opposite British actor Henry Cavill, 27, in the comic book reboot slated for a December 2012 release. Adams was not on the rumored shortlist for Lois that circulated in February, which included Jessica Biel, Rachel McAdams, and Watchmen actress Malin Akerman.
“There was a big, giant search for Lois,” Snyder told the LA Times. “For us it was a big thing and obviously a really important role. We did a lot of auditioning but we had this meeting with Amy Adams and after that I just felt she was perfect for it.” He declined to elaborate how Lois fits into the story conceived by producer Christopher Nolan and screenwriter David S. Goyer, but said the casting was the “linchpin” to the project.
Adams broke out in 2005 when she was nominated for the indie film Junebug and landed a guest starring role on NBC’s then fledgling comedy “The Office.” Since then, Adams has cultivated a diverse career of plucky, endearing roles, like Disney’s live-action fairy tale Enchanted and the cooking treat Julie & Julia, and serious, dramatic turns, such as the controversial religious film Doubt and, most recently, The Fighter.
Adams joins a cast that officially includes Cavill, Diane Lane (Martha Kent), and Kevin Costner (Jonathan Kent).
The search is still on for the villain(s), who may or may not be General Zod and his cohorts Non and Ursa. Snyder recently struck down rumors that Viggo Mortensen would play the antagonist, but the actor is said to have passed on the potential schedule conflict, Universal’s Snow White and the Huntsman, which could very well bring him back into the fold. Michael Shannon, who has been crushing his role on HBO’s “Boardwalk Empire,” is also reportedly in the mix, according to Deadline.
*She's certainly pretty enough, and has the acting chops, but is she the right fit for the role ? I'm not so sure. Your thoughts?*