Amy Adams is Lois Lane in Zack Snyder's Superman Reboot

Three-time Oscar nomineeAmy Adamswill play intrepid reporter Lois Lane in Zack Snyder’sSuperman: Man of Steel.

The 36-year-old actress will star opposite British actor Henry Cavill, 27, in the comic book reboot slated for a December 2012 release. Adams was not on the rumored shortlist for Lois that circulated inFebruary, which included Jessica Biel, Rachel McAdams, andWatchmenactress Malin Akerman.

“There was a big, giant search for Lois,” Snyder told theLA Times.“For us it was a big thing and obviously a really important role. We did a lot of auditioning but we had this meeting with Amy Adams and after that I just felt she was perfect for it.”  He declined to elaborate how Lois fits into the story conceived by producer Christopher Nolan and screenwriter David S. Goyer, but said the casting was the“linchpin” to the project.

Adams broke out in 2005 when she was nominated for the indie filmJunebugand landed a guest starring role on NBC’s then fledgling comedy“The Office.” Since then, Adams has cultivated a diverse career of plucky, endearing roles, like Disney’s live-action fairy tale Enchantedand the cooking treatJulie& Julia, and serious, dramatic turns, such as the controversial religious filmDoubtand, most recently,The Fighter.

Adams joins a cast that officially includes Cavill,Diane Lane(Martha Kent), andKevin Costner(Jonathan Kent).

The search is still on for the villain(s), who may or may not be General Zod and his cohorts Non and Ursa. Snyderrecently struck downrumors that Viggo Mortensen would play the antagonist, but the actor is said to have passed on the potential schedule conflict, Universal’sSnow White and the Huntsman, which could very well bring him back into the fold. Michael Shannon, who has been crushing his role on HBO’s“Boardwalk Empire,” is also reportedly in the mix, according toDeadline.

Meanwhile, the announcement arrived Sunday, curiously, as weekend box office numbers were released, which showed WB and Snyder’s $82 million girl power flick Sucker Punchopening to a disappointing $19 million and second place behindDiary of a Wimpy Kid 2.

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