Amy Adams, who is a Disney cartoon princess come to life (“Enchanted” was a documentary, obviously), will play Lois Lane in the forthcoming “Superman” reboot. (This news comes courtesy of Geoff Boucher, who runs the excellent L.A. Times blog Hero Complex.)

Amy Adams! The three-time Oscar nominee, perpetual charmer of audiences and scene partners alike, is much more famous than her co-star, Henry Cavill. This makes me happy for some reason. Maybe it’s because of the inherent gender inequality in superhero flicks? It’s probably that. (Will their fame disparity be true three or four years after this movie comes out? It very well may be, because she is delightful, and he has a thankless role as the most boring major superhero in comics. Superman’s an iconic character, but interesting? Please.) She also joins Diane Lane and Kevin Costner, who will play Superman’s adoptive parents, and whatever classy actor is handed a huge paycheck to play the bad guy.

Adams is racking up the iconic roles/franchises these days. She’s in “The Muppets,” Jason Segel’s update of that series, which is very fitting. She’s going to play Janis Joplin, maybe, if that movie ever gets made. And now she’s Lois Lane, Superman’s journalistic paramour. (If the movie is going for modernity and realism, she’ll probably just be a Daily Planet blogger with a hyperactive Tumblr.) I can’t wait for the angry fanboys to picket the movie because Lois Lane doesn’t have red hair.