Let's start with the Production Details:
Title: There hasn't been an official title yet. The film is currently being called Superman: The Man of Steel, the title of Bryan Singer's Superman sequel. There has been rumours of Superman Begins, Rise of Superman and simply Superman. There has also been rumours of the working title being "Last Son".
Director: Zack Snyder (300, Watchmen, Sucker Punch)
Producers: Christopher Nolan, Emma Thomas, Charles Roven, Deborah Snyder and Thomas Tull
Writers: David Goyer and Christopher Nolan (Story) David Goyer and Jonathan Nolan (Screenplay)
Music By: No Composer has been attached yet. Tyler Bates is Snyder's frequent collaborator but nothing has been announced. Hans Zimmer, Exec. Producer Christopher Nolan's composer has expressed interest in composing but hasn't been approached yet.
Release Date: December 2012 (Between the 14th - 17th)
Budget: $175 million
Let's move onto the plot and story of the movie:
Clark Kent will be around 28 years old and a journalist just coming to Metropolis. He will be struggling with his feelings about his powers and how to use them, if he should at all. As a reporter he can see the world in despair but doesn't want to commit to helping the world and lose his own life as Clark Kent, a simple farm boy turned journalist.
Now onto the villains. It won't be General Zod and when early rumours surfaced about Brainiac being the villain, Warner Bros. had no comment which suggests that Brainiac coming to Earth for an unknown reason will be the plot, with scheming businessman Lex Luthor and Intergang making up the rest of the villains with the main focus on Brainiac.
Let's move onto filming details:
It will be filmed entirely in Vancouver except for scenes in other countries that can't be filmed in Canada. The city of Vancouver will double as Metropolis with help from a CGI enhancement much like the work done on Batman Begins and The Dark Knight. The interior and studio shot scenes will be filmed at Vancouver Film Studios.
And finally onto the cast:
The casting of Superman will be an actor aged between 28 and 32 and an undiscovered talent who is either on TV or a completely unknown actor. Warner Bros. are currently employing Casting Directors who are requesting resumes and profiles to look over before open casting begins.
The rumoured names who are in contention for Lois Lane: Emily Blunt, Anne Hathaway, Olivia Wilde, Natalie Portman and Rachel McAdams. Portman has ruled herself out however and Hathaway had no comment on the matter.
There has been several small time actors campaiging for roles in the film but these are highly unlikely to get a role in a major capacity.
SOURCES
Comicbookmovie.com
Collider.com
FeatureFilmAuditions.com
Deadline.com
VancouverNews.com