MAN OF STEEL (Michael Shannon Speaks)

• MAN OF STEEL VS ZOD 

Michael Shannon to play ZOD

Both Digital Spy and Empire got a chance to talk to MichaelShannon about playing General Zod in Zack Snyder's Superman movie Man of Steel.

But we will just give you some snip bits from the interview…

He first talks about a fight scene in the movie he has withRussell Crowe's Jor-El. "We do have a fight sequence in the film. Weworked on it for a long time, we rehearsed it for a long time, then you shootit and it's done. It's kind of strange to put all this work into somethingthat's going to be maybe a minute long [on film]."

He also said it is difficult to compare Henry Cavill'sSuperman with Christopher Reeve's at this time. "I've shot exactly onescene with Henry so far. We have a lot together, we just haven't shot it yet.He seems very appropriate for the part, he's a big fella and he's very handsomeand charming, so it's certainly understandable why they cast him. But I'llalways have a soft spot for Christopher Reeve."