2012 Movie News Archives

January 31, 2012: Cooper Timberline is Younger Clark Kent for "Man of Steel"

Cooper Timberline It appears as though we'll be seeing a few flashback or origin scenes in "Man of Steel", with young actors playing earlier incarnations of Clark Kent growing up in Smallville.

StyleWeekly.com reports that 11-year-old actor Cooper Timberline is playing a younger version of Clark Kent in the film...

    Young actor Cooper Timberline is about to be the most famous kid in Richmond, if he isn't already, playing the boy who grows up to be Superman in the movie reboot of the iconic comic book story.

    The 11-year-old landed the role of a young Clark Kent in June. "There was a little bit of nervousness, but mostly honor, getting to play that," he says by phone on his way to Fox Elementary School, where he's a fifth-grader.

    Henry Cavill is cast as the grown-up Clark Kent and Superman in Warner Bros. Picture's "Man of Steel," set for release next year. Timberline's movie parents, Jonathan and Martha Kent, are played by Kevin Costner and Diane Lane.

    "Meeting the actors was really fun," says Timberline, who's prohibited from divulging details of the production.

Read the complete report at the Style Weekly website.

While Henry Cavill is playing an adult Clark Kent, we also understand that Dylan Sprayberry will be playing a teenage Clark Kent in the movie.

"Man of Steel" will be released to cinemas on June 14, 2013.



2012 Movie News

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