Exclusive trailer for hitman thriller The Iceman: watch now

Michael Shannon has pretty much cornered the market when it comes to terrifyingly intense tough guys. But before we kneel before him as Zod in Superman reboot Man Of Steel , he’s bringing his own unique brand of menace to The Iceman .

Shannon takes the title role as real-life mafia hitman, Richard Kuklinski, who was said to have killed more than 100 people over the course of his career.

A New Jersey resident of Polish and Irish descent, Kuklinski was a devoted family man in his downtime, a characteristic which is in stark contrast to his ruthless professional reputation.

Winona Ryder co-stars as Kuklinski’s oblivious wife Deborah, and the eclectic supporting cast includes Chris Evans, Ray Liotta, David Schwimmer and James Franco.

Check out the exclusive trailer below:



The Iceman opens in the UK on 7 June 2013. For more on the making of The Iceman , pick up Total Film magazine issue 207 .

Matt Maytum
Editor, Total Film

I'm the Editor at Total Film magazine, overseeing the running of the mag, and generally obsessing over all things Nolan, Kubrick and Pixar. Over the past decade I've worked in various roles for TF online and in print, including at 12DOVE, and you can often hear me nattering on the Inside Total Film podcast. Bucket-list-ticking career highlights have included reporting from the set of Tenet and Avengers: Infinity War, as well as covering Comic-Con, TIFF and the Sundance Film Festival.