Warner Bros, believing no one does anything but sit in front of their laptops on a Sunday afternoon, made an official casting announcement today.
Michael Shannon is General Zod.
Shannon, you may remember, was rumored to be in the running as of late last month. Of all the names circling, he was my least favorite. I like Shannon, but it’s just so damn easy to cast him as a villain.
I have no doubt Shannon will knock it out of the park, though I wonder if he can dial back that stuffed-a-corpse-in-a-mattress vibe that he’s using to the hilt on Boardwalk Empire. Zod needs to be cold, commanding, and imperious, though I’m certainly open to a new interpretation. That’s half the reason I dig this choice of villain.
And hey, look at that. The villain is confirmed, despite all lame attempts to convince us it wasn’t Zod, or fans who insisted it was all Internet invented hype. It’s Zod! Accept it. Come to terms with it.
Oh, and I almost forgot: Superman is now officially titled Man of Steel. Not Superman: Man of Steel. Just Man of Steel.
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Elisabeth Rappe, Well, at least the film isn’t…Superman Begins! Michael Shannon is a…Super, choice for…General Zod! I hope that, Ursa and Non are involved as well. Maybe, this time…The Phantom Zone resembles a…DVD, instead of the record album style of the Donner Superman!
“Superman Takes a Mulligan, Tries Returning Again”
I love this choice. He can be commanding and a bit batshit. The fact that he’s a far cry from Terrence Stamp makes me happy; we need something new, something that helps break Supes away from all the bitching that he’s boring.
He is NOT inherently boring. Change it up! Some good arguments here: http://bit.ly/htiCiZ
after seeing him in Boardwalk Empire, he is an awesome choice!
Well, at least we’ll get some great airborne battles sequences. Supes vs. Zod at night with rain pouring down (a la Neo vs. Smith in Matrix Revolutions) could be quite awesome.
if superman punches someone, it’s already better then superman returns.
NickP, Superman Vs General Zod? Nuff Said! Their conflict already has a head start, over…SuperStalker vs EX-X-Man in a battle for…Lois’ Lanes!
Whatev, Zack Snyder will make this movie shitty and weirdly boring like ever other movie he’s directed.
Superman = boring. No one cares. Can’t make one Wonder Woman movie but can crank out one crappy Supes movie after another.
Why do they keep using the same fucking villains? Plus it doesn’t matter who they cast, Snyder is directing, which means this will be terrible.
Having just watched The Incredibles this past weekend how I wished Brad Bird was directing this movie.
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