Michael Shannon Talks MAN OF STEEL And Zod's Costume

Michael Shannon Talks MAN OF STEEL And Zod's Costume

Michael Shannon recently caught up with Collider to talk about his newest film, Man Of Steel. Hit the jump to hear what Zod had to say!

By Khan - Apr 22, 2013 04:04 PM EST
Filed Under: Superman
Source: Michael Shannon Talks Zod



Yesterday I posted an article where Michael Shannon talked very little about Man Of Steel all he really had to say was that Zod was "a patriot". This time though, Collider was able to get a little bit more out of the General.



Michael Shannon on Zod's suit
"I never wore the armor. That is a CG outfit, I think I can say that without getting assassinated, yes. Honestly, the armor would be very heavy – like in Iron Man, Downey Jr. doesn’t ever wear armor – Oh, but there is a guy who wears it. I know the guy, the guy who was the Iron Man double, who had to wear that freakin suit was on Man of Steel and he said it was a freakin nightmare, it’s so freakin heavy. They wanted me to have freedom of movement and if I would have actually been wearing a giant metal suit I would have been walking around like this, you know? So every time you see me in that metal suit just close your eyes and imagine me in an Arlequino outfit; green, red, blue, with the little tight around the midsection. Yeah, we all looked like bunch of dorks."



David Goyer's script
"I thought the whole script was just very sophisticated for the genre that it is. It was as sophisticated as scripts for other movies I’ve done that have been considered more highfalutin, or whatever. It has a lot of deep themes in it, and the way they deal with Kal-El’s journey is really fascinating.”



So that's about it guys, are you a fan of the CGI armour or not? Comment below and let us know!

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AlibiBreakfast
AlibiBreakfast - 4/22/2013, 4:21 PM
It's funny that he still refers to him as Kal-El.
themidnightking
themidnightking - 4/22/2013, 4:25 PM
I can't wait for this movie
MrReese
MrReese - 4/22/2013, 4:27 PM
Zod will own only Loki can compete.
MrReese
MrReese - 4/22/2013, 4:41 PM
@MrSpock I meant this yr in movies.
MrReese
MrReese - 4/22/2013, 4:42 PM
not overall :)
ChrisEl
ChrisEl - 4/22/2013, 4:49 PM
That's it. If I ever have a son, I'm naming him Kal. :)
BANEofExistence
BANEofExistence - 4/22/2013, 4:51 PM
Joker, Bane, Zod, Mark Strong Sinestro... Noone can complain about DCs villain castings!
TheActionAce
TheActionAce - 4/22/2013, 4:53 PM
Cannot wait
Luminus
Luminus - 4/22/2013, 5:11 PM
@MrReese: You put Dr. Octopus over Terrence Stamp's Zod. Or even Jack Nicholson's Joker? Or Pfeiffer's Catwoman? Lunacy. Dr. Octopus didn't even match his comic counterpart. He was just temporarily nuts.
MrReese
MrReese - 4/22/2013, 5:17 PM
@Luminus I meant as in movies that r coming out just this yr.U know villains such as Mandy,Malekith,Loki,Zod,Faora.

P.S I think u meant to respond 2 @MrSpock
TayDee
TayDee - 4/22/2013, 5:46 PM
Somebody should make a poll on how much MOS will make. The future of DC films is kinda dependent on this film so I believe it'll be cool to see how much people think it'll make.
JayJayCAW
JayJayCAW - 4/22/2013, 6:21 PM
MrSock:....that is not Logical lol, sry I had to say that :p
MrReese
MrReese - 4/22/2013, 7:09 PM
I liked both Michelle & Hathaway's Catwoman
Luminus
Luminus - 4/22/2013, 7:17 PM
No, I was talking to you Coleman MrReese. And if you don't agree with me within 1 hour, "he" blows up a hospital. >:) In all seriousness, I was talking to MrSpock who hasn't even seen those performances yet, so he can't say that.
MrReese
MrReese - 4/22/2013, 7:34 PM
@Luminus lol
AmazingFantasy
AmazingFantasy - 4/22/2013, 8:41 PM
I WILL FINE HIM
lucio7lopez
lucio7lopez - 4/22/2013, 9:16 PM
The Zod's armor look awesome, is perfect CGI to me.
@TheCaptain "Every time I see Zod I hear him yelling, "I will find him."
Me too!! Shannon is a great actor. Villain of the year.
GenerationX
GenerationX - 4/22/2013, 9:23 PM
nothing we didn't know before
DCfan89
DCfan89 - 4/22/2013, 10:14 PM
just him saying Kal-El felt very Kryptonian and Zod-like
RexDartEskimoSpy
RexDartEskimoSpy - 4/23/2013, 9:39 AM
Yeah, we all looked like bunch of dorks.


They kinda still do, in my humble opinion. Fingers crossed that Snyder didn't fvck this up royally.
JULEZ13
JULEZ13 - 4/23/2013, 1:23 PM
He said he could say that without getting assassinated! LOL Sounds like somebody reads fanboy forums!

Shannon is an amazing actor. I'm looking forward to his interpretation of Zod almost as much as I'm dying to see Cavill as Superman in action!!
Emjeed
Emjeed - 4/23/2013, 8:37 PM
@JULEZ.. I believe he was talking about things he could say about the movie without getting shot by WB assassins.. you know.. all the secrecy and all
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