After causing some Doomsday-level confusion late last month with his comments about "flipper hands," star Michael Shannon appeared on Larry King Now to further clarify his comments, which, he reiterated, were just a joke.
Following up that brief clarification, Shannon divulged a few more interesting nuggets about his presence in the upcoming Zack Snyder film Batman v. Superman: Dawn Of Justice. He confirmed to King that he does in fact appear in the film outside of being just a corpse and also, once again, likened his role to Jor-El's in Man Of Steel and said he's sort of a ghost that presumably haunts Clark throughout the course of the film: “It’s the same thing like in the first one with Jor-El. Russell Crowe’s character is kind of like a ghost... So I guess I’m a ghost, kind of.”
However, while admitting that he does share at least one scene with Henry Cavill's Superman, when asked whether he crossed paths with Ben Affleck's Batman, Shannon replied: "I did not cross paths with Batman, no."
Check out Shannon's comments for yourself in the video below:
“Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice”is written by Chris Terrio, from a screenplay by David S. Goyer. Charles Roven and Deborah Snyder are producing, with Benjamin Melniker, Michael E. Uslan, Wesley Coller, David S. Goyer and Geoff Johns serving as executive producers.
Principal photography will take place on location at Michigan Motion Picture Studios and on location in and around Detroit, Michigan; Illinois; Africa; and the South Pacific.
Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice will feature:
Director: Zack Snyder
Henry Cavill as Clark Kent/Superman
Ben Affleck as Bruce Wayne/Batman
Amy Adams as Lois Lane
Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor
Gal Gadot as Diana Prince/Wonder Woman
Jason Momoa as Arthur Curry/Aquaman
Ray Fisher as Victor Stone/Cyborg
Diane Lane as Martha Kent
Laurence Fishburne as Perry White
Jeremy Irons as Alfred Pennyworth
Holly Hunter as Senator Finch
Tao Okamoto as Mercy Graves
Harry Lennix as General Swanwick
Christina Wren as Major Carrie Farris
Michael Shannon as General Zod
Scoot McNairy in an unspecified role
Callan Mulvey in an unspecified role
Jena Malone in an unspecified role
Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice hits theaters March 25, 2016