If you were surprised that Michael Shannon locked down the role of General Zod in Superman: Man of Steel, imagine being Shannon. "It just came out of nowhere," he told an audience at the RiverRun International Film Festival in Winston-Salem, NC. "I'm talking to my agent [and he said] 'How about Superman?' I'm like, 'What?' The idea that I would ever be in Superman. I'm like, 'Are you serious?'" Very serious. Click ahead to watch the hilariously amazing Shannon explain his audition process with Zack Snyder.
In case you missed it, here's what Shannon had to say about new Superman Henry Cavill: "I think this guy will be all right." Warner Bros., there's the marketing campaign!
[via Deadline]