After a steady stream of casting announcements that have placed The Tudors’ Henry Cavill in the leading role of Clark Kent/Superman, Prince of Thieves’ Kevin Costner and Diane Lane (Judge Dredd) as his adoptive parents Jonathan and Martha Kent respectively, and The Fighter’s Amy Adams as Lois Lane (Clark’s famed love interest), it appears as though we now have a some possible leaked plot details for the upcoming Superman reboot; Man of Steel.
MovieWeb picked up the story released by The Baseline Studio System; the same people who accidentally leaked the 100% accurate script for M. Night Shyamalan’s Devil; who released a short statement suggesting that Kent/Superman would find himself in West Africa (something that until now has remained a rumour), diffusing a crisis, and eventually revisiting the origins of his unusual abilities.
“A young reporter named Clark Kent roams the world covering various news stories. When he is compelled to use his secret powers to intervene in a crisis in West Africa, he returns to Smallville to learn more about his origins and the hero he was born to be.”
Written by David S. Goyer (Batman Begins), produced by Christopehr Nolan (The Dark Knight), and directed by Zack Snyder (300), Man of Steel will also star Boardwalk Empire’s Michael Shannon; as the infamous General Zod; an uncast actress in the role of Faora (the comic-book villain who formed the basis for Ursa in Superman II), and will aim to bring the classic Superman story up-to-date, when it enters production this coming August, ahead of a December 2012 release date for both the US and UK.
Matt Wheeldon.
Source: MovieWeb via The Baseline Studio System.
