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Last time Superman was on the big screen, the 80-something Eva Marie Saint played Martha “Ma” Kent to Brandon Routh’s Clark Kent. But just like ‘Spider-Man’ and the ‘X-Men’ are looking to skew a little younger, Zack Snyder’s take on the Man of Steel is getting a boost of youth.
But it’s not in the Supes department. (Henry Cavill is 27.) On the heels of rumors that Kevin Costner would play Pa Kent in ‘Superman,’](Man of Steel (2013) - Movie | Moviefone) Warner Bros. has announced that Diane Lane has signed on to play Martha Kent.
Forty-six might not seem young to some, but in a parental role usually dominated by older women, with a pushing-30 Superman, it’s certainly a twist on expectations.