I know it’s not a very popular opinion, but whenever I get the chance to, I feel the urge to remind myself how fantastic Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel is. The reasons that make it one of the best superhero movies ever They are very diverse, but there is no doubt that one of them is Michael Shannon’s paper like the fearsome General Zod.
Luckily, after the good old Kal-El broke his neck in one of the most controversial scenes of the film, what we enjoy about the villain of the show we will have a new opportunity to see him on the big screen in the brand new ‘The Flash’ by Andy Muschietti. But this has only been possible thanks to the approval of Snyder.
the generalissimo returns
As Shannon told during an interview on the Bingeworthy podcast, he had his doubts about returning to bring the Kryptonian tyrant back to life, since He was not very happy with the fate of the SnyderVerse and how good old Zack was treated after the infamous ‘Justice League’ released in theaters.
“I was on the fence because I wasn’t very happy with what happened to Zack Snyder in this whole thing. And I love Zack. The fact that he asked me to play that role is probably the biggest surprise of my career. It almost seemed like a joke. I was like, are you kidding me right?”
Fortunately, the filmmaker gave his blessing to the actorwho ended up really enjoying his collaboration with Andy Muschietti on the Scarlet Sprinter tape.
“But I talked to Andy [Muschietti] about it, I liked Andy, and I said, ‘Andy, look, I want to have Zack’s blessing because it doesn’t feel right without it.’ And Zack was very understanding. He gave me his blessing and I went to do it. I also loved Andy. I loved working with him. They are both super creative guys. Andy is an amazing artist. He would draw when I was sitting there talking to him, and I would look at him and say, ‘Hey, can I keep it?’, and he would say, ‘Sure!’, and he would sign it and give it to me.”
Of course, do not expect to see a Zod like the one from ‘The Man of Steel’ in ‘The Flash’. Shannon has already dropped that will not have too complex or detailed developmentbeing partly to blame for this the multiversal chaos of the film.
“But, you know, it’s very different, with these kinds of multiversal situations. The story is much more spread out, and I feel like I mainly exist in ‘The Flash’ as a hindrance or a problem, whereas in ‘Man of Steel’ it was more of a story. ‘The Flash’ definitely revolves around The Flash, as it should. So it’s not as detailed.”
Personally, I have my doubts about the film starring Ezra Miller, and Michael Shannon’s words, added to his latest trailer, have not helped me dispel them. Although, at this point, as long as it’s not a fanservice party like ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ I’ll be satisfied. He June 16 I will leave doubts.
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