Former Superman Henry Cavill may be jumping from one typecasting to another.

The Man of Steel actor seems to have traded in his tights and cape for whatever it is that spies wear, because in addition to playing the book cover model version of a real-live spy in Argylle, opening Friday, a trailer released Tuesday shows Cavill embracing the role of Gus March Phillips, a WWII secret agent tasked by Winston Churchill with taking out rather a lot of Nazis by neutralizing a German U-boat in the North Atlantic.

The action-comedy, called The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, is directed by Guy Ritchie. Purportedly based on a true story, the film is an adaptation of the book – deep breath – The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare: How Churchill’s Secret Warriors Set Europe Ablaze and Gave Birth to Modern Black Ops, by author Damien Lewis. (This Lewis is not actor Damien Lewis, in case you were wondering.)

According to the official synopsis, the film “tells the story of the first-ever special forces organization formed during WWII by UK Prime Minister Winston Churchill and a small group of military officials including author Ian Fleming. The top-secret combat unit, composed of a motley crew of rogues and mavericks, goes on a daring mission against the Nazis using entirely unconventional and utterly “ungentlemanly” fighting techniques. Ultimately their audacious approach changed the course of the war and laid the foundation for the British SAS and modern Black Ops warfare.”

Phillips’ team of unconventional operatives include Eiza González, Alan Ritchson (Reacher), Alex Pettyfer, Hero Fiennes Tiffin, Babs Olusamokun, Henrique Zaga, Til Schweiger, Henry Golding, and Freddie Fox as future James Bond scribe Ian Fleming. Cary Elwes plays the official who recruits the unorthodox and unpopular Phillips for the mission.

Cavill nearly got the opportunity to play James Bond, losing out to Daniel Craig in 2006. (Cavill was deemed too young.)

Director Ritchie has another project set to debut soon with a very similar name: Netflix adapted Ritchie’s film The Gentlemen into a series with the same name. There is no official debut date for that show yet, though it will be this spring.

The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, will blow away theaters beginning on April 19th.