Michael Shannon Confirms Man Of Steel General Zod Motion Capture Suit!

Michael Shannon confirms to Moviefone that it was, indeed, him in a motion capture suit we saw two weeks ago on the set of Zack Snyder's upcoming Superman reboot Man of Steel. Since it's known that Shannon will playing General Zod, the outfit sparked much online discussion about the final look of the character, especially given the fact that he was photographed next to the practical costume of fellow Kryptonian Faora (Antje Traue).

"[I]t's one of the most humiliating garments that exists in the known universe," Shannon explains, "...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."

Though he admits that he got used to the costume (which will be replaced in post-production by an currently unknown design), Shannon says he wasn't a fan of having to don the tights.

"[I]t'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... 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 badass when we're done. Trust me, it's going to be wicked.'"

The reasoning for whatever effect is being employed is still a mystery, but Shannon does tease that he's not the only actor who will be filmed in a such an outfit.

Also starring Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Diane Lane, Kevin Costner, Russell Crowe, Julia Ormond and Christopher Meloni , Man of Steel is currently targeted for release on June 14, 2013.

Also a Interview with MTV News, Shannon dropped more hints about the character.

"I'm not going to impersonate Terrence Stamp," he says of his take on Zod, "I'm not going to have a British accent or anything. I'm still getting my foot into the pool, you know? I just started working on it and all I can say is that it's very well written. There's a lot of really great opportunities to re-invent it for myself."

Asked about his reasoning in taking what is, for him, a fairly uncharacteristic role, Shannon explains that he is anxious to play up the militaristic side of Zod.

"To me, [being a General is] such an interesting kind of iconoclastic character," he says, "I can't imagine even being a Sergeant , let alone a General. He's in charge of the entire miltary of Krypton. That's going to take every little shred of imagination that I have. It's a good challenge."

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Comment by Zach on November 26, 2011 at 10:59am: cool

Comment by RushReviewz on November 18, 2011 at 10:57pm: awesome

Comment by Vincent Petronzio on October 8, 2011 at 6:51pm: looks promising

Comment by kyle michael lee jordan on September 9, 2011 at 3:10pm: neel b4 zod

Comment by Bryan Navarijo on September 8, 2011 at 2:34pm: another superman movie :D i hope its better than the last one -_-

Comment by Justin Rodriguez on September 7, 2011 at 4:14pm: Looking forward to it

Comment by lentxdoan on September 7, 2011 at 3:41pm: Wow, amazing!!!!

Comment by Nicholas Cashio on September 7, 2011 at 3:01pm: I am so excited for this movie! I cant get over how many amazing actors have been cast in this. I cant really see it failing.

Comment by Cartoon22 on September 7, 2011 at 3:00pm: cant wait !

Comment by Customfig on September 7, 2011 at 2:42pm: Cartoon, stop saying "cool" "nice" or "yes" or "awsome" make a long comment

Michael Shannon Confirms Man Of Steel General Zod Motion Capture Suit!

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