Talk over the upcoming Superman: Man of Steel has lately been centered around the female casting. Especially when there was little to no word on whether Lois Lane would even be involved in the movie.
Thankfully, Snyder doesn't let us down. Lois Lane is indeed in the movie, and she has been cast. The LA Times reports:
Three-time Oscar nominee Amy Adams will play journalist Lois Lane in Hollywood’s revival of “Superman.”
The 36-year-old star got the news on Sunday from director Zack Snyder, who phoned her from Paris, where he was promoting his just-opened film, “Sucker Punch.” There had been a crush of Hollywood interest in the lead female role in the Warner Bros. project but Snyder said that after meeting with Adams, she was the clear choice to take on a character that dates back to 1938 and has long represented the strong, professional woman who can hold her own against any man – even if he can leap tall buildings in a single bound.
“There was a big, giant search for Lois,” Snyder said. “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.”
Snyder declined to discuss the precise prominence of Lois in the story or any plot details about the film but he said the role is “a linchpin” to the project and that he considers it essential that Lois — an FDR-era creation – arrives on screen in 2012 with contemporary appeal and spirit.
“It goes back to what I’ve said about Superman and making him really understandable for today. What’s important to us is making him relevant and real and making him empathetic to today’s audience so that we understand the decisions he makes. That applies to Lois as well. She has to be in the same universe as him [in tone and substance].”
I think this is great casting, Adams will more than likely knock this role out of the park. Lois Lane is a character with a huge history, she's a comic icon herself, nearly as big as Superman. And Adams will be joining a full group of Lois Lane's spanning across the decades.
Superman: Man of Steel is set to begin production in August and currently scheduled for release in December 2012.
What do you think of the casting, News Team? Does the age difference (Cavill is 27 and Adams is 36) bother anybody? Should it?
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Tell me this doesn't scream Lois Lane at you...
Could have been worse I guess. At least it wasn't Katherine Heigl. lol
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