Amy Adams is Lois Lane in new 'Superman' film

Superman has his Lois Lane. Warner Bros. announced Sunday Amy Adams ("The Fighter," "Julie & Julia") will play the intrepid reporter in the forthcoming "Superman" reboot directed by Zach Synder ("Sucker Punch," "300").

"Second only to Superman himself, the question of who will play Lois Lane is arguably what fans have been most curious about," Synder said in the studio's official statement.

"So we are excited to announce the casting of Amy Adams, one of the most versatile and respected actresses in films today. Amy has the talent to capture all of the qualities we love about Lois: smart, tough, funny, warm, ambitious and, of course, beautiful."

Adams has proved to be a versatile actress, which is what is needed to capture fiery reporter who keeps Clark Kent on his toes at the "Daily Planet." She has earned three Oscar nominations in the past six years for "The Fighter," "Doubt" and "Junebug," and also drew praise for a wide variety of roles in "Julie & Julia," "Enchanted" and "Sunshine Cleaning."

Here she will be stepping into a role most recently portrayed in film form by Kate Bosworth in 2006's "Superman Returns." While that film failed to live up to hopes of fans or studio bosses--hence the reboot--it's failings were not the fault of the cast but more a less-than-original script.

Christopher Nolan ("The Dark Knight") is among the producers of the new film and helped develop the story with David S. Goyer, who is writing the script, so hopefully that won't be a problem this time around.

Adams joins Henry Cavill ("Stardust," "The Tudors"), who will play Superman and his alter-ego Clark, as well as Diane Lane ("Secretariat") and Kevin Costner ("Waterworld") as Clark's human parents Martha and Jonathan Kent. The film is scheduled for a December 2012 release.