No Superman film would be complete without tireless newspaper editor-in-chief Perry White, demanding boss to reporters Clark Kent and Lois Lane.
According to Entertainment Weekly, director Zack Snyder's "Man of Steel" has its Perry White: actor Laurance Fishburne.
Fishburne, who was most recently seen on "CSI," which he left at the end of last summer, will next star in "Contagion," which opens in September. His varied career includes "Predators," "The Matrix" and "Akeelah and the Bee."
As for White, the character was played by Jackie Cooper in the Christopher Reeve films and Frank Langella in 2006's "Superman Returns."
Fishburne joins Henry Cavill ("Stardust") as Superman, Amy Adams ("Enchanted") as Lois Lane, Kevin Costner and Diane Lane as Jonathan and Martha Kent and Michael Shannon (HBO's "Boardwalk Empire") as General Zod. Harry Lennix ("Dollhouse") will play play Sgt. Stanwick and Christopher Meloni ("Law & Order: Special Victims Unit") will play a general.
"The Dark Knight" director Christopher Nolan is producing and helped develop the story with David S. Goyer, who wrote the screenplay.
It was recently announced that the film was moving from its spot in the holiday season of 2012 to June 14, 2013
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Fishburne, who was most recently seen on "CSI," which he left at the end of last summer, will next star in "Contagion," which opens in September. His varied career includes "Predators," "The Matrix" and "Akeelah and the Bee."
As for White, the character was played by Jackie Cooper in the Christopher Reeve films and Frank Langella in 2006's "Superman Returns."
Fishburne joins Henry Cavill ("Stardust") as Superman, Amy Adams ("Enchanted") as Lois Lane, Kevin Costner and Diane Lane as Jonathan and Martha Kent and Michael Shannon (HBO's "Boardwalk Empire") as General Zod. Harry Lennix ("Dollhouse") will play play Sgt. Stanwick and Christopher Meloni ("Law & Order: Special Victims Unit") will play a general.
"The Dark Knight" director Christopher Nolan is producing and helped develop the story with David S. Goyer, who wrote the screenplay.
It was recently announced that the film was moving from its spot in the holiday season of 2012 to June 14, 2013
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