2012 Movie News Archives

March 9, 2012: Michael Shannon Feels Unworthy of Zod

Michael Shannon Michael Shannon has told The Independent that playing the role of Zod in the up-coming "Man of Steel" movie is quite daunting, while once again admitting to not being a fan of comic books, finding them hard to follow.

    For starters, he's got to measure up to a titanic Terence Stamp, who played the villain in Superman II. "I find that pretty intimidating, honestly. I think he pretty much nailed it. My girlfriend [actress Kate Arrington], had it on. She was watching it out of curiosity. And I saw it and said: 'You've got to turn it off. I can't watch that. I'm not worthy!'"

    Shannon knows he must deal with the difficulty of playing such a fan favourite ­ not easy when, apparently, you're not much of a comic-book aficionado. I ask if he's got a big stack of them by his bedside right now, and he practically blanches. "Oh, no, Jesus!" he yelps. "I can't read comic books. They don't make any sense to me. I find they're very hard to follow. I'm never sure which panel to look at, and then I just get confused."

Source: Independent.co.uk.



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