Harry Lennix Is A General In ‘Man Of Steel’
He lead the people of Zion inThe Matrixsequels and now he’ll lead the American military with Superman.Varietyreports thatHarry Lennixhas been cast as a “high-ranking military officer named General Swanwick” inZack Snyder’sMan of Steel. He’ll join an impressive cast that includesHenry Cavillas Superman,Amy Adamsas Lois Lane, Michael Shannon as that other General, Zod, andKevin Costner, Diane Lane, Russell CroweandJulia Ormond’s as Superman’s Earth-bound and Kryptonian parents. Read more after the jump.
Thanks to Varietyfor the heads up.
If you don’t know Lennix from his roles as Jason Lock, leader of the Zion defense forces inThe Matrix ReloadedandRevolutions, you might know him from his ongoing role as Boyd Langton in Joss Whedon’s showDollhouse. He was also in the Oscar-winning filmRay, the 6th season of24and about 70 other things going back two decades or so.
In the common Superman mythology, there doesn’t seem to be a character called “General Swanwick” so we can’t be sure exactly what the role will entail. If anything, usingSuperman 2as a broad reference, maybe he’s one of the high ranking officials that will eventually kneel before Zod. That’s just a guess though.
Recently inSuperhero Bits, where you can read a ton of stuff on the production ofMan of Steelas well as all the other superhero movies, we ran a brand new rumored plot description for the film. Actually, it seems to be more an “act 1” description as it doesn’t talk about how several of the main characters fit in but it’s worth highlighting again:
Clark Kent is a freelance reporter in his early 20’s, traveling all around the world covering various news stories. However, Kent is forced to fly back into action to attain a fleeing assassin instead of covering an ethnic conflict between the Ghuri and Turaaba clans in West Africa. Upon his return to form, Kent returns to Smallville to learn more about his origins and become the hero he was born to be.
you’re able to also justclick hereto read everything we’ve written about the film, which includes some set construction photos, casting calls and more.
Are you fans of Lennix? How do you think he’ll fit into theMan of Steeluniverse? And what about this General Swanwick?
