Kevin Costner Up for Role is Superman Reboot?

I was just saying yesterday that I can’t recall another comic book movie with as many frequent rumors as Zack Snyder’s Superman reboot.

Here’s another one.

Deadline is reporting that there is strong interest in Kevin Costner to play a pivotal role in the film. I can only think of two characters who Costner would be perfect for—and yes they are important roles: Jor-El or Jonathan Kent. If the rumor is true (and you can never tell these days) I think Costner would be perfect as Pa Kent just because he has easily embodied the pure Americana kind of a character when the film calls for it (think Field of Dreams or JFK).

So take the news with a grain of salt, but I think Costner would be a welcome addition to the film in either of these roles.

Snyder’s Superman film is scheduled for Winter 2012.