MAN OF STEEL Star Michael Shannon Says It's a Shame What Happened to Zack Snyder

Man of Steel star Michael Shannon recently talked to JoBlo about his upcoming project The Quarry, and as you might expect director Zack Snyder and Man of Steel came up in the conversation.

Snyder was creating a big epic story arc for Superman, Batman, and other members of the Justice League with these DC films. He had a vision for these characters and how their stories would play out, but as you know, he never got to realize that vision.

When talking about what happened to Snyder, Shannon says it’s a shame and explains:

“I love working with Zack Snyder, and I think it’s very sad-he’s been through a lot of hardship recently. I don’t know what happened with that whole DC thing. I think it’s a shame. I mean, his vision for Man of Steel, I thought, was incredible. I don’t know how that all went off the rails, but I think it’s a shame. I don’t know what happened. People think I’m in Batman v Superman, which I guess I am, for like fifteen seconds. I’m mainly in Batman v Superman as a giant, naked, rubber dummy, which I didn’t have anything to do with really.”

There’s a fascinating and sad behind the scenes story to what happened to Snyder. I know a lot of fans would love to know what that story is, and maybe one day we’ll find out.

While we’re talking about Shannon’s thoughts on Snyder, during a live stream of Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice last month, Snyder talked about the controversial decision to have Superman kill Zod at the end of the film, saying:

"Even if we understand from this outer perspective that Superman is saving the world being essentially terraformed into another planet, the greater good is being served. It's like an Ozymandias-type scenario when, you know, a big sacrifice is made to save the world, and I would say that not even intentionally, in this case, Zod is a powerful dude. To suggest you could defeat him without him nearly winning is not realistic at all or the kind of consequence I wanted from my superhero movies."

I never had a problem with Superman killing Zod like a lot of other fans did. It just had to be done to save the world.

What are your thoughts on what Shannon had to say about Snyder?