The LA Times Hero Complex has the exclusive and we’re here to regurgitate it to you. Over the weekend, Zack Snyder phoned Amy Adams to let her know she’d won the part of Lois Lane in his Superman reboot.

Is it any coincidence that Snyder held off on this announcement until the weekend of the release of Sucker Punch? It seems like this was a very shrewd distraction by the director, as Sucker Punch is hovering in the teens on Rotten Tomatoes.

Adams might just be perfect for the role. She has incredible acting chops and is completely adorable.

From the LA Times:

“There was a big, giant search for Lois,” Snyder said. “For us it was a big thing and obviously a really important role. We did a lot of auditioning but we had this meeting with Amy Adams and after that I just felt she was perfect for it.”

Snyder declined to discuss the precise prominence of Lois in the story or any plot details about the film but he said the role is “a linchpin” to the project and that he considers it essential that Lois — an FDR-era creation – arrives on screen in 2012 with contemporary appeal and spirit.

She joins Henry Cavill who is playing Superman and Clark Kent and Diane Lane and Kevin Costner as Ma and Pa Kent respectively.

The cast for this film is incredible, the only thing that could make this suck is Snyder. And if reviews of Sucker Punch are to be believed, it’s a distinct possibility. Let’s hope the Nolan Brothers and David Goyer can turn in a great script and story, because Snyder is incredible visually. If they can deliver on the writing front as they have with the Batman films, we might have the best Superman film ever made.