Christopher Meloni who is best known for his television roles as NYPD Detective Elliot Stabler on the NBC police drama Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and as inmate Chris Keller on the HBO prison drama Oz is in negotiations for a major role in Man Of Steel.
Christopher recently surprised people by deciding to leave his role on Law & Order. Deadline.com is reporting that Christopher is up for a part in Zack Synder’s Man of Steel, the Superman reboot. The movie is set to shoot in Vancouver this summer. Written by Mark Waid, the storyline is suppose to show a bit more of the internal struggle Kal-El has with becoming Superman.
Already case is Henry Cavill as Superman, Amy Adams as Lois Lane, Kevin Costner as Jonathan Kent and Russell Crowe (rumor) as Jor-El. No word yet on what part Christopher may get.
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