Michael Shannon Breaks Silence on His Surprising DC Return as Zod

Michael Shannon, Zod in 2013s Man of Steel, discussed reprising the character in The Flash.

Super Bowl 2023 brought audiences their first major look atEzra Millers Flash film.

Among the many notable characters in the trailer was General Zod, played again by Michael Shannon.

Michael Shannon, Superman, Flash

But what was the fan-favorite actors stance on coming back to portray the DC character again?

I was a little confused.

I said, ‘As memory serves me, I think I died in Man of Steel.

Michael Shannon as General Zod

Are they sure they got the right guy?’

But then they explained to me the whole multiverse phenomenon, which …

I was a little behind the times on that.

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Shannon continued, mentioning that he found stepping back into the DCEU to be great fun.

It was nice to revisit the character.

I wasnt there for a terribly long time.

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Andys a lovely guy and a great artist, visually, and I had a blast.

Hes a little different in this film.

Hes a little more …

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I dont know how to put it.

Its not necessarily his movie.

But its really Ezra [Millers] movie.

As far as big-screen villains go, Shannons Zod was a pretty memorable one.

Showing great intensity and rage in the role, he more than posed a challenge toHenry Cavills then-fledgling Superman.

That could be what Shannon meant when he said Zod would bea little differentthis time around.

It seems quite likely that she and Zod will be on a collision course in the film.