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Michael Shannon, 'Man Of Steel' Star, On Playing An Empathetic Version Of General Zod. Zack Snyder's Superman reboot casts Michael Shannon as the villainous general, but leaves behind the catchphrase that Terrence Stamp made famous in Superman II, when he played the same role.
While the film's been overshadowed by Pixar in the years since, Z himself is a distillation of every character Woody Allen ever played, a handy introduction to the director for kids. He's also really, really funny - the middle child of five million, barely able to lift ten times his own bodyweight.