When news broke that Christopher Meloni was leaving Law & Order: SVU fans started speculating what would be next for the ex-detective. A while back however rumors started surfacing that Meloni would be joining Zack Snyder’s upcoming Superman film Man of Steel.
Now thanks to Vulture, we know what role Chris Meloni will be taking on, or at least we sort of know which role he will play. Recently Meloni himself revealed that he would be playing some sort of General in the film, but any details as to who that General is or what he has to do with Superman or the plot of the film was left out. Chris even joked when pressed for more info on his character, by responding, “I can’t tell you, or I’d have to kill you.”
He went on to say that he starts filming at the end of August and he’ll shoot his part over the course of five months in locations including Chicago, Vancouver, and EdwardsAir Force Base.The movie is slated for a December 2012 release date.
