MY MOVIE WEEKwith Mike Shaw

» A million movie fans breathed a sigh of relief earlier this week as it was announced that the part of Lois Lane in the new Superman film will not be played by sourfaced talent-void Kirsten Stewart, but instead by the lovely Oscar-winner-in-waiting Amy Adams.

Director Zack Snyder refused to give any details about how much Lane will actually appear in the film, but surely they wouldn’t hire someone of Adams’ calibre for a small part.

Some people are already complaining about the age difference between Adams and the new Man of Steel, Henry Cavill (Cavill is 27 while Adams is 36), which is just daft. It’s not as if Adams is a haggard old witch (be honest, you’re surprised she’s just four years off 40, aren’t you?).

Besides, when Clark Kent joins the Daily Planet, Lois is an older, more experienced journalist, so it makes sense that the actress playing her should have a few years on Cavill.

If you are filled with fear by the idea of the man behind hyper-stylised stuff like 300 handling Supes, don’t let it worry you too much. “The awesome thing about Superman is that Superman lives in the real world,” said Snyder.

“And it probably will be the most 'real’ movie I’ve made. It will more real than even Dawn of the Dead… compared to Sucker Punch, Superman will be a documentary.”

Superman: Man of Steel starts shooting in August for a planned December 2012 release. So, we’ve got our two leads, Diane Lane and Kevin Costner are playing Martha and Jonathan Kent… now we need to know who’s gonna be the bad guy.

» Even before winning his Oscar for The King’s Speech, Tom Hooper was being linked to loads of films, some more believable than others (Iron Man 3, really?).

However, one rumour that carries more weight than others is the suggestion that he has been offered a new, big-budget cinematic version of Les Miserables.

Elizabeth: The Golden Age’s William Nicholson is lined up to produce the script and breathe new life into the story based on Victor Hugo’s novel.

Les Mis has been brought to the big screen before, with the last major attempt being Bille August’s rubbishy 1998 effort starring Liam Neeson, Uma Thurman and Geoffrey Rush, and if this latest story does end up being true, it’d be great if Hooper tackled a musical movie adaptation. As long as he avoids the stunt casting that has plagued the West End show in recent years, the famously obsessive Les Mis fans shouldn’t have too much to complain about.

» Black Swan star Mila Kunis has officially signed on to join the cast of Oz, the Great and Powerful, for Spider-Man and Evil Dead director Sam Raimi.

James Franco has the starring role as a conman and illusionist who flees a travelling circus when a romantic liaison lands him in trouble. Attempting to leave his worries behind via hot air balloon, he’s caught up in a tornado and finds himself in the magical land of Oz.

Franco’s character will meet the witches – Theodora (Kunis) and sister Glinda, who are initially both aligned with the forces of good. But when the wizard-to-be turns down Theodora’s advances, she joins up with bad witch Evanora to take over the land.

After a long period of development, Raimi is getting ready to direct the movie this summer and is busy looking for actresses to play the other witches, with reports that Olivia Wilde, Kate Beckinsale, Rebecca Hall and Keira Knightley are all under consideration. Sounds fun, no?

While we’re talking about Oz, you must go and see Andrew Lloyd Webber’s The Wizard of Oz at the London Palladium; it’s really ever so good.

» Are you old? Does CI5 mean anything to you? Then you might be interested to hear that Bodie and Doyle are having the dust blown off them for a new movie version of The Professionals. Lionsgate UK are behind the plan, with two of the guys behind Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace producing.

No news yet on whether the film will be set in the present day, but as long as it doesn’t go down the spoof route (I’m looking at you, Starsky and Hutch), The Professionals 2.0 could be a really cool project.

Already though, I have a creeping feeling that we’ll end up getting some watered-down version starring Nick Frost and the Smuggest Man in Showbusiness, Simon Pegg.