I love that Superman opens with Zod, Non, and Ursa being banished to the Phantom Zone, and it's a hell of a tease knowing that Superman II was going to pick up on that storyline.

Superman already defeated Lex Luthor in the DCU, but a new theory posits that he's also come face to face with another dangerous villain.

Additionally, Shannon shared advice for any actor who would be cast as General Zod in the future and said, “It’s not my property. It’s literally not my property. So, make it your own.

James Gunn recently spoke about why David Corenswet’s Superman could kill people in future DCU movies, similar to how Zack Snyder’s Superman killed General Zod in 2013’s Man of Steel. Gunn ...

Zod remains a fascinating character, though, and Shannon recognises the cultural significance of this representative of a civilisation that has ruined its own planet and now wants to colonise another.

Michael Shannon Is General Zod! Boardwalk Empire 's Michael Shannon will play the megalomaniacal Kryptonian in Zack Snyder's Man of Steel. Complex April 11, 2011 Blank pixel used during image ...