It has been reported that Laurence Fishburne, who recently departed "CSI", has signed on to star in Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures film, "Man of Steel".

Fishburne joins a cast that already includes Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Russell Crowe, Christopher Meloni, Kevin Costner, Diane Lane and Harry Lennix. He will be playing Perry White, editor of the Daily Planet newspaper.

There is no official word yet from the studios about the casting news.