The Flash: Michael Shannon didn’t like returning as Zod: ‘It was like playing with dolls’

In addition to the return of Michael Keaton It is ben affleck as batman, Michael Shannon back to interpret General Zod in The Flashbut he didn’t really like acting in the film directed by Andy Muschietti and starring Ezra Miller.

The first and only time shannon lived the villain was in The Man of Steel (2013), directed by Zack Snyder and starring Henry Cavill. During an interview with colliderthe actor praised that multiverse films provide opportunities for actors to reprise beloved roles, but these productions take away the humanity of these characters.

“Yes. I’m not going to lie, it wasn’t very satisfying for me as an actor. These multiverse movies are like someone playing with dolls,” said the actor in the conversation. “It’s like, ‘Here’s this person. Here’s this other person. And they’re fighting! It’s not exactly the character-study situation that I honestly felt like. The Man of Steel it was.”

Whether people think that’s crazy or not, I don’t care. I really felt that The Man of Steel it was actually quite a sophisticated story. I feel that The Flash it is too, but it’s not the story of Zod. I’m basically there to present a challenge.

“It’s pretty crazy. I never thought I’d be a doll. I never envisioned it for myself. I can’t take all the credit because the action figure isn’t me,” he continued. Michael Shannon. “And the General Zod. That would be weird, if I actually had my own action figure from Michael Shannon.”