Harry Lennix Cast As General Swanwick!

Superman Supersite wrote:July 8, 2011: Harry Lennix Joins Cast of "Man of Steel"

by Neil Cole

Variety.com reports that veteran character actor Harry Lennix is the latest actor to join the cast of in Zack Snyder's Superman reboot, "Man of Steel."

According to the report, Lennix has signed on to play a high-ranking military officer by the name of General Swanwick.

Lennix is best known for his role as Commander Lock in "The Matrix" sequels as well as portraying Ray Charles' manager Joe Adams in "Ray" opposite actor Jamie Foxx. Lennix also recently appeared as a detective in Universal's "State of Play" and will soon be seen playing comedian Ron Waters in the indie film "Mr. Sophistication," which he also exec produced.

Lennix now joins a cast which includes Henry Cavill (Superman/Clark Kent/Kal-El), Amy Adams (Lois Lane), Michael Shannon (Zod), Kevin Costner (Jonathan Kent), Diane Lane (Martha Kent), Russell Crowe (Jor-El - Rumored), Antje Traue (Faora - Rumored), Julia Ormond (Lara Lor-Van - Rumored) and Christopher Meloni (Unknown General role).

"Man of Steel" is currently scheduled to debut in theaters during the 2012 Christmas season.

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Since he is ALSO playing a General, it makes you wonder just who Christopher Meloni is going to play? Or, will there be at least THREE different General's in the film?

non_amos wrote:I want you to think for a moment. General Swanwick as in SWAN-wick as in CURT SWAN. I also recall Zack Snyder saying he was influenced by Swan. Coincidence, or not? You decide, but remember, on Smallville, Christopher Reeve played Dr. Virgil Swan. Like I said, coincidence or..........?

And I know you can’t say much on “Man of Steel” but how exciting was it to get that role?
HL: Oh man! “Man of Steel” is going to be a very big deal when it comes out in Christmas of 2013. I was like a kid in a candy shop. Superman has always been my favorite superhero, it’s not even close. I guess a close second would be Spider-Man, but I’ve always been a fan of Superman since I was a little boy. As a teenager I saw the reboot with Christopher Reeve and I’ve watched that many, many times, and the second one with Christopher Reeve many, many times. To be a part of something this traditional and this foundational to the American myth is a great honor and I’m pleased to say I have a good role in it and I was honored to have been a part of the whole process.

Is your General character a little different as an authority figure than some of the other authority figures you’ve played in other films?
HL: Well I’m not at liberty to say much about it, but all characters are a little bit different. I don’t know what authority figures your referring to precisely…

Harry Lennix Actor Harry Lennix spoke with BlackFilm.com about his new movie "A Beautiful Soul", but also touched on his role playing General Swanwick in "Man of Steel". Here's an excerpt from the interview...

I know you can't say much on "Man of Steel" but how exciting was it to get that role?

HL: Oh man! "Man of Steel" is going to be a very big deal when it comes out in 2013. I was like a kid in a candy shop. Superman has always been my favorite superhero, it's not even close. I guess a close second would be Spider-Man, but I've always been a fan of Superman since I was a little boy. As a teenager I saw the reboot with Christopher Reeve and I've watched that many, many times, and the second one with Christopher Reeve many, many times. To be a part of something this traditional and this foundational to the American myth is a great honor and I'm pleased to say I have a good role in it and I was honored to have been a part of the whole process.

Source: BlackFilm.com.

· Steve Younis on May 4, 2012 7:32pm EST· 11 Comments · 1184 Reads

non_amos wrote:AP, I read that portion of that article at, of all places, duh Homopage! I went trying to find Avengers feedback, which I've found very little so far, but while there, I read that little nugget & get this, Eunuch didn't quote 'Christmas of 2013'. Instead, he printed 'in 2013'. Here it is:

http://www.supermanhomepage.com/news.php?readmore=11305#comments

May 4, 2012: Harry Lennix Talks "Man of Steel"

Harry Lennix Actor Harry Lennix spoke with BlackFilm.com about his new movie "A Beautiful Soul", but also touched on his role playing General Swanwick in "Man of Steel". Here's an excerpt from the interview...

I know you can't say much on "Man of Steel" but how exciting was it to get that role?

HL: Oh man! "Man of Steel" is going to be a very big deal when it comes out in 2013. I was like a kid in a candy shop. Superman has always been my favorite superhero, it's not even close. I guess a close second would be Spider-Man, but I've always been a fan of Superman since I was a little boy. As a teenager I saw the reboot with Christopher Reeve and I've watched that many, many times, and the second one with Christopher Reeve many, many times. To be a part of something this traditional and this foundational to the American myth is a great honor and I'm pleased to say I have a good role in it and I was honored to have been a part of the whole process.

Source: BlackFilm.com.

· Steve Younis on May 4, 2012 7:32pm EST· 11 Comments · 1184 Reads

My feeling is that Eunuch changed this on purpose. Why? Well, personally I'm hoping that Lennix had his dates wrong since it was gonna come out in Christmas of 2012. Methinks it was a mistake on Lennix's part. Even so, why did Eunuch change it? I didn't even know it'd been changed until you pointed that out. So was duh Eunuch trying to do 'apologist damage control' or what?!

thecolorsblend wrote:Part of me wants to argue that this could fall under journalistic license. Y'know, correcting an incorrect fact given in an interview. Of course, the problems there are that (A) the Eunuch long ago proved he's no journalist and (B) intellectual honesty would kind of require you to somehow acknowledge the incongruity.

But I guess either of those are way beyond Eunuch's level.

On “Man of Steel” and what superhero he’d like to play: “[Laughs.] That’s funny. I did not film [in Chicago] unfortunately. I shot in Vancouver and central California, which was great. I had a great time on it. But I wasn’t part of the Chicago end of it. I can tell you that General Swanwick is a U.S. army general and he’s the head of Northcom, northern command. Outside of that I’m prohibited from saying anything. [Laughs.] But I can tell you that the guy they have as Superman is Superman. He’s fantastic. I really like Henry Cavill. I think it’s a very good cast. I’m as excited as anyone else to see the movie. Superman has always been my favorite superhero. I like Spider-Man too and all. I was never that big on Batman, but I really loved Superman from day one and will never forget the experience of seeing “Superman” with Christopher Reeve. It was a profound experience in my mind. I loved that. I think if I could be a superhero—I’ve never really actually thought about that. Frankly, I would love to be Superman. [Laughs.] Except that’s not going to happen at this point I’m pretty sure.”