In a statement released today Warner Brothers announced three new additions to the highly anticipated sequel to last year’s Man of Steel. Holly Hunter, Callan Mulvey, and Tao Okamoto will all be joining a star studded cast already consisting of Henry Cavill, Ben Affleck, Amy Adams, Jesse Eisenberg, Jeremy Irons, and Gal Gadot. All three roles are apparently newly created characters for the film. In the statement director Zack Snyder praises the new additions:
Holly has always been one of my favorite actresses; she has immense talent and is always captivating on screen. I had an opportunity to meet her a while back and knew instantly that I had to work with her, so as we began writing the script I made sure to create a role specifically for her.
I just had the good fortune to work with Callan on ‘300: Rise of an Empire’ and was very impressed with his incredible talent. He’s a fantastic actor and I’m looking forward to having the chance to work with him again. And, quite simply, Tao is a striking presence whose beauty is aptly rivaled by her amazing abilities as an actress. I’m really excited to have her joining us on this adventure.
Hunter is an Academy Award winning actress from her work in the 1993 film The Piano. Mulvey stars in the recent hit 300: Rise of an Empire and will next be seen in Captain America: The Winter Soldier. Finally, Okamoto made her feature film debut in last year’s The Wolverine where she starred opposite Hugh Jackman. The, as of yet, untitled Batman/Superman movie is scheduled for a May 6th, 2016 release date. You can read the entire announcement in the source link below.
Sources: Comic Book Movie, Entertainment Weekly
