Amy Adams will play Lois Lane in new "Superman" movie

Amy Adams will play Lois Lane in new "Superman" movie


Superman has found his Lois Lane.

Amy Adams, the three-time Oscar nominee and star of such films as "Enchanted" and "The Fighter," will play The Daily Planet's plucky reporter in director Zack Snyder's upcoming reboot of the "Superman" comic-book franchise, The Los Angeles Times reported.

Snyder won't talk about how big a role Lois Lane will play in the new film, but she is "a linchpin" in the story. Lois also embodies the movie's contemporary spirit, Snyder said.

“It goes back to what I’ve said about Superman and making him really understandable for today," Snyder told the Times. "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].”

British actor Henry Cavill will portray Superman/Clark Kent in the film, due in theaters in 2012. Kevin Costner and Diane Lane have been cast as Superman's human foster parents, the Kents.