Diane Lane has been cast as Martha Kent, Superman’s adoptive mother, in director Zach Snyder’s upcoming Man of Steel reboot for Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures. At 46-years-old, Lane is the youngest actress to play the role (Eva Marie Saint was 80 in the 2006 Bryan Singer redo Superman Returns; Phyllis Thacker 57 in the 1978 original).

Lane tells USAWeekend:

It’s going to be a wild ride… I love [director Zack Snyder’s] 300 and I’m very flattered to play Martha Kent and live up to his vision. It’s pretty cool… I’ve always wanted to raise a good man. I thought that was the biggest challenge a woman could have, and so I get the embarrassment of riches.

Lane is the first to be cast in the film since the studios announced “Tudors” star Henry Cavill as their Superman. (Update: Hollywood vet Kevin Costner will play Jonathan Kent in the Christopher Nolan-produced project).

Lane’s recent genre creds include Doug Liman’s (The Bourne Identity) teleporting sci-fi thriller Jumper and Gregory Hoblit’s (Fallen) internet-killer drama Untraceable. Additional creds include Judge Dredd (1995), Knight Moves (1992) and Lady Beware (1987).  However, it’s her Oscar-nominated performance in the erotically-charged drama Unfaithful (2002) that continues to haunt my penis to this very day.