10 Movie Characters Who Aren't What You Think

5. General Swanwick Is Martian Manhunter - Man Of Steel

Man of Steel General Swanwick
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Earlier this month, Zack Snyder made the hilariously nonchalant reveal that the character of General Swanwick (Harry Lennix), who appeared in Man of Steel and Batman v Superman: Dawn Of Justice (where he was promoted to Secretary of Defense), was actually intended to be revealed as the iconic superhero Martian Manhunter in Justice League.

That film was infamously hacked to pieces in post-production, and so the deleted reveal is just another missed opportunity to add to the pile.

Accepting Lennix's considerable screen presence and suitability to the part, though, it's easy to imagine how he could've knocked Martian Manhunter out of the park.

Given that the hero, real name J'onn J'onzz, is a pivotal fixture in the comic book Justice League, it's a damn shame this never came to fruition.

But if nothing else, it presents a solid excuse to go revisit Man of Steel and Batman v Superman with a fresh pair of eyes.

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