Man of Steel: Henry Cavill, Michael Shannon and Russell Crowe in Character Posters Around a dozen posters have been already released for Man of Steel and it’s amazing the level of quality that WBros. has maintained. These three character posters featuring Superman (Henry Cavill), Jor-El (Russell Crowe) and General Zod (Michael Shannon) aren’t the exception. Super! “MAN OF STEEL, starring Henry Cavill as the new Superman, Diane Lane as Martha Kent, Kevin Costner as Jonathan Kent, Amy Adams as Lois Lane, and Michael Shannon as General Zod, Russell Crowe as Jor-El, Ayelet Zurer as Lara, Antje Traue as Faora. Christopher Meloni as a military character. Harry Lennix as General Swanwick, Laurence Fishburne as Perry White.” See Man of Steel in 2D, 3D and IMAX 3D May 14.