DIANE LANE is Martha Kent In Zack Snyder's SUPERMAN

Warner Bros/Legendary Pictures have annouced that Diane Lane is to play Martha Kent, Superman’s Adoptive Earth mum  in Zack Snyder’s directed SUPERMAN. With Henry Cavill (The Tudors) already confirmed to play the man of steel himself, Kevin Costner is rumoured to play Marhta’s husband Jonathan Kent with the possiblity of Viggo Mortensen to play Genral Zod and Lindsay Lohan, Diane Kruger, Rosamund Pike, Alice all been connected to  play the  lead female role or possibly female villian(Ursa?) so now  the cast for This movie due to be released December 2012 is starting to take some shape now.

Charles Roven, Emma Thomas, Christopher Nolan and Deborah Snyder are producers on the film with David Goyer on scripting duties, check out the offical press release below:

DIANE LANE CAST AS MARTHA KENT IN WARNER BROS. PICTURES’ AND LEGENDARY PICTURES’ NEW SUPERMAN MOVIE

BURBANK, CA, March 2, 2011 – Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures announced today that Oscar^®-nominated actress Diane Lane will play Martha Kent, the only mother Clark Kent has ever known, in the new Superman movie to be directed by Zack Snyder.

Snyder stated, “This was a very important piece of casting for me because Martha Kent is the woman whose values helped shape the man we know as Superman.  We are thrilled to have Diane in the role because she can convey the wisdom and the wonder of a woman whose son has powers beyond her imagination.”

Lane will star with Henry Cavill, who was recently announced as the new Clark Kent/Superman.

Lane earned an Academy Award^® nomination for her performance in the 2002 drama “Unfaithful.”  She most recently starred in the family hit “Secretariat.”  She next stars in the HBO feature “Cinema Verite,” opposite Tim Robbins and James Gandolfini.  Lane’s long list of film credits also includes “Nights in Rodanthe,” “Hollywoodland,” “Must Love Dogs,” “Under the Tuscan Sun,” “Perfect Storm,” “My Dog Skip,” “Chaplin,” “The Cotton Club” and “A Little Romance,” to name only a portion.

Charles Roven, Emma Thomas, Christopher Nolan and Deborah Snyder are the producers of the film.  The screenplay is being written by David S. Goyer based on a story by Goyer and Nolan.  Thomas Tull and Lloyd Phillips are serving as executive producers.

Slated for release in December 2012, the new Superman movie will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company

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