Just out: Henry Cavill to play Superman

Henry Cavill in The Tudors

Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures have announced that British actor Henry Cavill will play Clark Kent in the studios' new Superman reboot. Cavill is best known for his role as Charles Brandon in the TV series The Tudors. He can next be seen on the big screen later this year with Mickey Rourke in Relativity Media's fantasy action film Immortals.

Superman: Man of Steel will be helmed by Zack Snyder who directed the film adaptation of Watchmen (2009). The reboot is produced by Christopher Nolan who has already successfully rebooted the Batman franchise and is now working on the last instalment in his Gotham trilogy.

The release of the new Superman film is currently planned for December 2012.

Source: Deadline.com