Kevin Costner: Jonathan Kent of Superman

The Hollywood Reporter has broke the news that Kevin Costner is now officially attached to play Jonathan Kent in the June shooting Superman: The Man of Steel. Jonathan, or sometimes Pa Kent, is the adopted father of Clark, played in the new film by relatively unknown British actor Henry Cavill – and it’s about as perfect a casting as you are gonna get.

Diane Lane was announced as Martha Kent. Warner Brothers issued a statement shortly after the story broke, confirming the news….

“Jonathan Kent is the only father figure Clark has ever had, the man who was there to help Clark understand what he was meant to do in the world as Superman. Kevin will be able to communicate the quiet strength of this rural American man who raised the greatest superhero of all time.”