Russell Crowe is Jor-El in Superman: Man Of Steel

*Russell Crowe has landed the key role of Jor-El, Superman’s
biological father, in Zack Snyder’s _Superman_ reboot.*

While Kevin Costner has already signed on to play Jonathan Kent, Clark
Kent’s human father, Jor-El is Superman’s Kryptonian
father who died during the destruction of the superhero’s home
planet.

The role was most famously brought to life on screen by Marlon Brando,
who played the part in Richard Donner’s original _Superman_.

Footage from that appearance was also resurrected and re-used in Bryan
Singer’s more recent _Superman Returns._

It’s not hard to see why Snyder was keen to cast a big name in
the role, and Crowe’s gruff swagger should bring the requisite
pomp to the part.

Jor-El’s wife Lara is yet to be cast, though _Dark Horizon_s
report that Crowe’s _Gladiator_ co-star Connie Nielsen is in
negotiations for the role.

That means we should probably expect to see a flashback to Superman's
origins in Snyder's system reboot.

_Man Of Steel_ opens summer 2012.

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