NME reports that Michael will appear in the Manic Street Preachers‘ new videoclip for (It’s Not War) Just the End of Love due to be shot in early August.

“It looks like Michael Sheen is gonna be in the video, which we’re really thrilled about,” says bassist Nicky Wire. “We’ve tried to recreate the classic ’70s chess match between Kasparov and [Bobby] Fischer. That’s the kind of vibe behind it. It’s real ’70s Russia – just that idea of ‘it’s not war, just the end of love’, I think a chess game really fits that.”

Manic Street Preachers release ‘(It’s Not War) Just The End Of Love’ on September 13, a week ahead of new album ‘Postcards From A Young Man’.

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