Director:JJ Abrams
He worked wonders on the Star Trek reboot and I feel he could do an even better job with Superman.
Plot:
Film starts with Jor-El and Lara sending Kal-El to Earth where Krypton is under attack. It then flashforwards to Clark in the present. He's late for work and so decides to fly to work. Its revealed that Clark is working at the Daily Planet. After work, he tries to talk Lois into going for a coffee. After failing he goes home. At night he flies across the city and see's a fight in an alley way. He goes down and the man robber starts to shoot him. Obviously not affected he punches the robber in the chest and tells the guy to call 911. Back at work he is paired with the Lois to get a new story. Both of them are bottom end reporters and so Lois is desperate to get her big break. As she studies files she notices how Lexcorp have become stronger with all their rivals being ruined. She decides to investigate further. Meanwhile Lex Luthor has been hiring the Intergang lead by Bruno Manheim to ruin rival companies so he can get their deals. As Lois gets more information she challenges Lex and after realising she has found out he hires Intergang to kill her. As Clark's night duty become more and more famous, the mysterious crusader becomes an internet hit and worldwide news. He decides that with his powers he will become a super hero. He and Ma Kent make himself suit. The next day Lois presents her piece to Perry White. Perry disregards her evidence and tells her to scrap it. She leaves the office and as Clark watches on, an intergang car pulls up and grabs her. Realising this is a good time to use his new suit, Clark runs out the office, down an alley and rips open his shirt to reveal his logo. He flies off after the car. Lois is gagged inside an abadoned factory. Bruno and his men stand in front of her. Then Lex Luthor walks in, with a mask on. He walks up to her and interrogates her. They all hear a bang. They look around and Bruno sets his men off. One by one Superman takes them down. He creeps up behind Bruno and crushes his hand into his shoulder. Lex shoots Superman but he stops it with his hands. A shocked Lex runs whilst Bruno gets up and tackles Superman. He falls to the floor and Bruno pulls out an uzi and starts to shoot yet Superman is able to get up. He grabs him by the collar and throws him across the room and into the wall. Superman picks up Lois and flies off and shatters the window. He drops Lois off at her flat. She asks how he knows where she lives and he replies I know many things and smiles and flies off. The next day Lois hands in her piece titled "The Day Superman Saved My Life". Perry reads it and prints it front page. Everyone is talking about Superman after Lois dubs him that. Realising how special Superman is, Lex asks Superman for an interview. Superman arrives on top of Lexcorp where Lex tells him that with him they could rule the world. Superman says that he protects the world, not rules it. He flies off and leaves Luthor angered. He desperately wants Superman's death. He gets Intergang to kill him. Meanwhile on Krypton, Brainiac beats Jor-El asking for where the crystal of knowledge is. Jor-El knows that its on Earth but doesn't tell him. Brainiac threatens Lara's death and although she tells him not tell Brainiac he confesses. Brainiac invades his ships into Metropolis. He destroys the city and Superman heads to fight him. Brainiac is overpowered by Superman and gets in his ships and leaves. Lex see's Brainiacs potential and offers Braniac to work for him. He offers him a new suit in return for Brainiac killing Superman.Luthor builds him a metal suit with a strong metal named Metallo. Brainiac gathers an army and once again fights Superman. This time he is able to follow Superman and he follows him to Smallville. He goes into the house and starts destroying the place. Superman jumps at him and the robots enter the house and kill Pa Kent. Enraged his smashes Brainiac through the wall, he takes Ma and Pa Kent to the barn and continues his fight with Brainiac. Brainiac locates the crystal of knowledge and starts digging it up. Superman then realises he cant get away without his ship so destroys the ship. Brainiac has the crystal of knowledge but cannot get away. He orders Superman to fly him away or he will destroy the world. Superman says no and fights off all the bots and Brainiac. He then collapses as he is severely hurt. He stumbles to the barn where Pa Kent dies in Clarks hands. The next scene is Pa Kents funeral with only few people there. Meanwhile Lex Luthor recovers the metallo suit and gets starts to build it up again. It ends with Superman stopping Brainiac but losing Pa Kent.
Superman/Kal-El/Clark Kent:Henry Cavill
I would choose Routh but I now its very unlikely he would be cast in a reboot so I think Henry Cavill would be definitely be suitable replacement.
Lois Lane:Emily Blunt
I orignaly wanted Olivia Wilde for the role but after seeing someone else cast Emily Blunt, she is perfect. I didn't like the original Lois Lane for some reason but I think Blunt could be very good.
Lex Luthor:Ralph Fiennes
My original pick was Billy Zane but Fiennes is a much better actor and great at playing villains.
Jor-El:James Caviziel
A bit too old to play Supes now so I thought why not as Supes father?
Lara:Catherine Zeta-Jones
Around the same age as Caviziel and could easily play Supermans Mother
Pa Kent:Mark Harmon
Again I had two picks, Harmon and Tommy Lee-Jones but I chose Harmon
Ma Kent:Meryl Streep
My one and only pick, great actress and right age to play Ma Kent
Perry White:Ray Wise/Alec Baldwin
I cannot decide on either, both would be great
Jimmy Olsen:Michael Cera
Seeming as I picked Anton Yelchin for Harry Osborn so Cera was my next pick and he still be good
Brainiac:Viggo Mortensen
Hugo Weaving was my favourite but it seems like he's been in so many other CBM's I wanted to go with someone more original
Bruno Manheim:Tom Hardy
Tom looks tough and intimidating and looks like Bruno so he would be a great pick