Antje Traue Rumoured to be Frontrunner for Villainess Role in Superman: Man of Steel
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Deadline.com is reporting that they have been informed that German actress Antje Traue is the frontrunner to join Michael Shannon as the major villains of the Zack Snyder-directed Superman film Man of Steel.
As Michael Shannon is -playing General Zod in the upcoming movie, speculation has it that the villainess role will likely be that of Ursa, as featured in Superman & Superman 2.
Further speculation has it that the character won’t be Ursa, but rather will be Faora, the original character from the comics, upon which Ursa was based.
Superman fans in the know will be aware that Faora Hu-Ul is the name of a kryptonian villainess who first appeared in Action Comics #471. Richard Donner based the character of Ursa in Superman & Superman 2 on that of Faora.
More on this story as it happens!
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