With Kevin Costner and Diane Lane set to portray Superman's earthbound parents In Zack Snyder's much-anticipated reboot,
Man Of Steel, and actor Russell Crowe offered the role of his Kryptonian father, Jor-El, Superman's Kryptonian mother, Lara, is the last major role to fill. And according to
Deadline, Snyder has found
her in English actress Julia Ormond.
Warner Bros and Zack Snyder are in talks with Julia Ormond to play Superman's Kryptonian mother, Lara Lor-Van in Man of Steel. I expect the deal to make shortly.
Julia Ormond, 46, has appeared in
Legends of the Fall, and most recent film credits include
I Know Who Killed Me,
Che and
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
Via Wiki, Lara's role in the Superman mythos has varied over the years, with her treatment and emphasis often depending on the decade she was written in. Earlier stories treated Lara in a lesser role compared to her scientist husband; however, stories from the 1970s onwards depict Lara in more prominent roles, with the 2004 miniseries Superman: Birthright as an example of this.
After constructing his Fortress of Solitude, Superman honored his deceased biological parents with a statue of Jor-El and Lara holding up a globe of their native planet Krypton.
Man Of Steel, starring Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Kevin Costner, Diane Lane, Michael Shannon, Antje Traue and Russell Crowe, reportedly commences production in July, and slated for theaters Mid-December 2012!