Michael Shannon Elaborates On Getting The Role Of Zod And His Screen Test With Henry Cavill! |
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Saturday, 19 November 2011 03:41 |
Talking to Shortlist Magazine (via The Times of India) the Man of Steel star has looked back on his first surprise meeting with director Zack Snyder, calling it one of the "most surreal" experiences of his life. Why? Well, Michael Shannon says that he simply couldn't understand why Snyder was offering him such a role. "It was one of the most surreal experiences of my life because I was against this panoramic window, looking out on these beautiful hills, rose bushes and hummingbirds while Zack was saying, 'And then, on Krypton, this happens.'"
"By the end, I was kind of confused. I was like, 'Is this an offer or not?' We shook hands and he said he wanted me as Zod," he added. "I was thinking, 'There's something wrong here. This is one of the largest films around. I'm not Robert De Niro - I don't understand why this is being plonked Read more: |