Michael Shannon Confirms Donning 'General Zod' Mo-Cap Suit For Man Of Steel!

Michael Shannon Confirms Donning 'General Zod' Mo-Cap Suit For Man Of Steel!

Responding to the mystery set photo said to be the actor in a motion-capture suit, Michael Shannon has confirmed that his 'General Zod' costume will be fully CGI. Check it out!

By DCMarvelFreshman - Sep 07, 2011 11:09 AM EST
Filed Under: Superman
Source: MovieFone



After a photo appeared from the set of Zack Snyder's Man Of Steel movie, supposedly showing actor Michael Shannon in a motion-capture suit, the actor has essentially confirmed with MovieFone that his 'General Zod' costume will in fact come into existence with CGI. And also sharing thoughts on his first time wearing it, with words of enthusiasm from Snyder, read on below!

Yeah, it's one of the most humiliating garments that exists in the known universe, yes. It's very tight. It has a variety of different colors and shapes on it and it makes you feel like you're the court jester. And it's funny because when I met with Zack we were talking about it before it started and he mentioned that there was going to be a lot of CGI, or whatever. I said, 'Just don't make me wear one of those silly suits.'

He said, "Oh, yeah, don't worry, I know exactly what you're talking about."

I was like, "It's going to be really hard for me to be intimidating if I have to wear one of those silly suits." He said, "I totally understand."

Then I showed up and he's like, "Dude, I swear to God, it's going to be so bad ass when we done. Trust me, it's going to be wicked." And, you know, people understand and you get used to it. The first day, you feel like you're getting rushed by a fraternity... and then it wears off the next day. Because I'm not the only one wearing one – there are other people wearing them, too.



Man Of Steel, under Zack Snyder's direction, stars Henry Cavill (Clark Kent), Amy Adams (Lois Lane), Diane Lane (Martha Kent), Kevin Costner (Jonathan Kent), Michael Shannon (General Zod), Antje Traue (Faora), Julia Ormond (Lara Lor-Van), Russell Crowe (Jor-El), Harry Lennix (General Swanwick), with Christopher Meloni (Colonel Hardy) and Laurence Fishburne (Perry White). And while solid story details are currently being kept underwraps, the reboot is slated for release on June 14, 2013!

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PaulRom
PaulRom - 9/7/2011, 11:41 AM
PaulRom
PaulRom - 9/7/2011, 11:42 AM
So it's Zod who gets the CGI suit but not Superman. Interesting.
I'm sure it'll look fine.
Greengo
Greengo - 9/7/2011, 11:43 AM
OMG!!

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Greengo
Greengo - 9/7/2011, 11:45 AM
Hmmmm.... I wonder if he will be the mo-cap guy from the leaked pics.... hmmmmmm.... interesting
MovieMaster
MovieMaster - 9/7/2011, 11:47 AM
awesome. they better not pull off a GL though
Greengo
Greengo - 9/7/2011, 11:47 AM




????
nuck82
nuck82 - 9/7/2011, 11:47 AM
lame, i dont care about zod, give me some LOBO LOVE!!!
Greengo
Greengo - 9/7/2011, 11:48 AM
Greengo
Greengo - 9/7/2011, 11:48 AM
^he looks kinda beastly
HelaGood
HelaGood - 9/7/2011, 11:50 AM
boooooooooooooooooooo!
does WB not remember their horrible CGI mess called Green Lantern???
HelaGood
HelaGood - 9/7/2011, 11:51 AM
why would they attempt that again???
Greengo
Greengo - 9/7/2011, 11:56 AM
At least Snyder has got some experience with CGI.
I hope there aren't any floating heads.
Greengo
Greengo - 9/7/2011, 11:59 AM
@Gaston: Is there a parrot in here??? :)

Greengo
Greengo - 9/7/2011, 12:00 PM
MarkV
MarkV - 9/7/2011, 12:00 PM
Doood! Check out the height reference stick on him. Gonna make zod HUGE!
Greengo
Greengo - 9/7/2011, 12:00 PM
DCMarvelFreshman
DCMarvelFreshman - 9/7/2011, 12:02 PM
I don't believe this is supposed to be Zod.
Greengo
Greengo - 9/7/2011, 12:02 PM
@MarkV: I think it's still to be determined whether mo-cap guy is actually Zod or another creature. If it is Zod, yes Zod will be HUGE.
villain001
villain001 - 9/7/2011, 12:02 PM
Still would have loved to see Darkseid
SageMode
SageMode - 9/7/2011, 12:03 PM
@Gaston: Pretty much ALL the 6 packs on 300 were CGI'd LOL.
villain001
villain001 - 9/7/2011, 12:04 PM
Synder will make Sup kickass.... idk about story line though. Eh as long as he sticks to form and lets Sup let loose.
PaulRom
PaulRom - 9/7/2011, 12:05 PM
Yeah the mo-cap guy is definitely not Zod. Probably just some Kryptonian creature...hopefully not Doomsday.
villain001
villain001 - 9/7/2011, 12:05 PM
Hoping Zod doesnt have silly dialog
supercajun
supercajun - 9/7/2011, 12:06 PM
Hey said he is not the only one wearing a mo cap suit.
Greengo
Greengo - 9/7/2011, 12:08 PM
Snyder also has experience with making people giants:

dahamma
dahamma - 9/7/2011, 12:08 PM
Idk why ZOd would have to have CGI, but I have faith in this movie, Im super hyped for it
Greengo
Greengo - 9/7/2011, 12:08 PM
villain001
villain001 - 9/7/2011, 12:09 PM
DOOMSDAY deserves his own movie. no other villains needed. Please dont over do it like Spiderman 3
kriswone
kriswone - 9/7/2011, 12:10 PM
the suits are called "tion-ture" (pronounced shun-shure) suits, mo-cap suits are so Q1 2011...
Greengo
Greengo - 9/7/2011, 12:11 PM
@PaulRom: I don't know about 'definitely not', but I don't think it's likely. I still thinks it's possible.
villain001
villain001 - 9/7/2011, 12:12 PM
Gerard butler would have been a dope Zod.. just saying
ForceOfLegend
ForceOfLegend - 9/7/2011, 12:17 PM
Who cares if Zod's suit will be CGI? Superman is going to wipe the Earth clean with him any ways! Before this film is over Zod will kneel before Superman lol
jbak368
jbak368 - 9/7/2011, 12:28 PM
The dude with the stick on his head isn't Zod, it's someone else who is also wearing a motion-capture suit.
JackBauer
JackBauer - 9/7/2011, 12:30 PM
I wish they would cgi a 6 pack on me ;) Right now I just have a keg ;(
jazzman
jazzman - 9/7/2011, 12:37 PM
@HelaGood

actually a cgi costume only did not work with Green Lantern cause they had Sony Pictures Imageworks did not do a great job.

if ILM, Weta Digital is involved with Man of Steel you will get some great work.

but then again Zack Snyder has used other cgi company in his movies.
jazzman
jazzman - 9/7/2011, 12:39 PM
@ckal

maybe because he might have a armor suit

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