The Man Of Steel Professor

Variety is reporting that Emmy winner Richard Schiff has joined the cast of Man of Steel as Dr. Hamilton. No further naming is given in the article, but fans familiar with the Superman mythos can assume this is Professor Emil Hamiltion. The doctor has gone through several variations throughout his time in comics, sometimes aiding Supes when he needs to recuperate and in recent stories he feels like the Son of Krypton could be a threat to the world.

He was also once an employee of the US Government which fits in with rumors of the military feeling uneasy about the appearance of Superman. Whether he is in the story to be a friend or to conduct experiments on the Kryptonian, it's nice to see them bring some characters in that have already been established rather than create new ones should he end up being of the same persona.