Superman Gets a New Mommy – Julia Ormond is out, Ayelet Zurer is in!

Superman Gets a New Mommy – Julia Ormond is out, Ayelet Zurer is in!

It looks as though Julia Ormond, who was listed earlier this year as Lara Lor-Van, birth mother to Henry Cavill’s Kal-El, the last surviving son of the doomed planet Krypton, is no longer attached to the film.  Deadline is now reporting that Ayelet Zurer is now attached to the film to star alongside Russell Crowe as Superman’s birth parents.

Ayelet Zurer is best known for her roles in MUNICH and ANGELS & DEMONS.  As of now, there are no reports as to why the change has been made.  Filming on MAN OF STEEL is currently underway with Ayelet expected to join the rest of the cast this week.  You can catch Ayelet next year opposite Kevin Kline and Diane Keaton in DARLING COMPANION.

The Zack Snyder directed MAN OF STEEL stars Henry Cavill as Clark Kent / Kal-El / Superman.  He is joined by Amy Adams as Lois Lane, Laurence Fishburne as Perry White, Diane Lane and Kevin Costner as his adoptive parents Martha and Jonathan Kent, Russell Crowe and now Ayelet Zurer as his birthparents Jor-El and Lara Lor-Van, Harry Lennix as U.S. military man General Swanwick and Christopher Meloni as Colonel Hardy. This film will follow Superman as he faces off against two surviving Krptonians, Michael Shannon as the evil General Zod and Antje Traue as Faora.

MAN OF STEEL is set to hit theaters on June 14, 2013.

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