Amy Adams to play Lois Lane in new Superman film

Amy Adams to play Lois Lane in new Superman film
Amy Adams, the three-time Oscar nominee, has been cast as Lois Lane in the new Superman movie.
Amy Adams is Lois Lane in new Superman alongside British actor Henry Cavill
Amy Adams will star opposite British actor Henry Cavill Photo: GETTY


Adams, 36, will star opposite British actor Henry Cavill, 27, who will play the Man of Steel.

"There was a big, giant search for Lois," director Zack Snyder told the Los Angeles Times. "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."

Adams was nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress this year for her role as Charlene Fleming in boxing drama The Fighter.

She was also nominated in the same category for her role as a young nun in Doubt, and for the 2005 film June bug.

Other credits include the 2007 Disney hit Enchanted and Julie & Julia in 2009.

The new film, Superman: Man of Steel, due for release in 2012, will be the sixth big screen instalment in the series.

Lois Lane has previously been played by Margot Kidder and Kate Bosworth.

Several big Hollywood stars were said to have been interested in taking on the role this time.

Kevin Costner and Diane Lane will play Superman's adoptive parents.

Cavill previously screen-tested to play the Man of Steel in the 2006 movie Superman Returns and was also considered for Batman and James Bond.