Henry Cavill Confirmed As Superman

As one legacy ends, another must begin: Tom Welling is set to depart his role as Superman in the US drama Smallville after ten years of super-speed and flying (well, moving towards it anyway), and with that Henry Cavill will don the red and blue tights to fight evil in the 2012 reboot of the film franchise. Currently titled The Man of Steel, the flick will focus on Clark Kent departing his hometown of Smallville and moving to Metropolis while he comes to terms with the hero that he must inevitably become while taking on Lex Luthor for the first time. It's pretty old hat, yes, but after 2006's simply atrocious Superman Returns (1.5/5) we'd take just about anything as long as it restores the franchise to its former glories with Christopher Reeve in the lead. Cavill hasn't got many big roles to his name so far, only making cameos in the likes of Stardust and Whatever Works, but viewers can get a good look at his probable screen talent with new film Immortals due out this Summer. Let's hope things can only go up, up and away from here!