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April 29, 2013: Michael Shannon Gives High Praise to "Man of Steel" and Zack Snyder

The Huffington Post caught up with actor Michael Shannon to discuss with him, amongst other things, he role as General Zod in "Man of Steel", what it was like working in a Motion Capture suit, and whether he feels any pressure from comic book fans. Here's a part of the interview...

This is your first big superhero movie. Was it weird going from being in that odd-looking CGI suit to seeing the final product?

It's exhilarating. It's what Zack [Snyder] promised would happen, you know? Because I remember the first couple of days I was on set, I thought This is ridiculous. I look like an idiot. I don't look anything like General Zod. I'm a total failure. I went over to the screen for playback and it was ridiculous. All of us were wearing pajamas, basically. And there was this neon green set of stairs that was supposed to be our spaceship. So you see us all marching down these neon green stairs in our pajamas and I'm like, "This looks like a Monty Python skit." And he's like, "I know right now it looks pretty silly, but, two years from now, it's going to look like the most badass thing you've ever seen in your life." And he's right.

Do you worry about the diehard comic book fans? They can be vocal.

No. I mean, it is their thing. It's not my thing. I'm not in that club. So, I have a respect for it. To people, it's like a religious experience and I don't discount that. I understand it. We're very sheltered from all that on set. I mean, yeah, if people want to know if it was a high pressure job - it was very high pressure. And everybody felt a lot of anxiety about getting it right. But, Zack's strategy - which is very intelligent - is to keep everything very calm and fun and playful and not get tied up about it. Because if you get overly anxious about pleasing people, you can't make anything. You have to be relaxed and have a good time.

Read the entire interview at the Huffington Post website.