Actor Harry Lennix once again expressed his excitement over playing General Swanwick in next year’s anticipated superhero film ‘Man of Steel,’ Comic Book Movie is reporting. In an interview with Black Film, Lennix said he has a good role in the film, and is a huge Superman fan.

Of starring in ‘Man of Steel,’ Lennix said the film “is going to be a very big deal when it comes out…I was like a kid in a candy shop. Superman has always been my favorite superhero…As a teenager I saw the reboot with Christopher Reeve and I’ve watched that man, many times, and the second one with Christopher Reeve many, many times.”

Lennix added that “to be a part of something this traditional and this foundational to the American myth is a great honor.” He added that he’s “pleased to say I have been a part of the whole process.”

Lennix said he couldn’t elaborate on the character of General Swanwick, who isn’t based on anyone from the DC comic. However, with the announcement of the character, it was confirmed that director Zack Synder’s reboot would have a military element included in the plot-line.

Written by: Karen Benardello