Michael Shannon Says Zod Will Be ‘A Ghost’ In Batman v Superman

Michael Shannon has been constantly sticking his foot in his mouth regarding his role in ‘Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice’ but we may finally have an idea of what to expect.

The actor has revealed that his character, General Zod, will return, having torn it up with Supes in 'Man Of Steel’, as a ghost-like figure similar to Russel Crowe’s Super-Daddy Jor-El.

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“Yeah, I say some stuff [in the movie], but not a whole lot! I mean, I am dead,” he told Cinema Blend with a laugh. “I’m just like a ghost. It’s kind of like Russell Crowe in the first one. Jor-El. For some reason, these Kryptonian spirits, they linger.

"Even once you crack my neck, you can’t shut me up.”

Reports had circulated that the film would depict Jesse Eisenberg’s Lex Luthor tinkering with the corpse of Zod, accidentally creating the villain known as Doomsday.

After appearing in the 'Batman v Superman’ trailer the speculation ramped up, and people started to ask Shannon questions. This led to joke answers suggesting he had flipper hands in the movie.

Shannon description of Zod’s appearance as “like a ghost” obviously doesn’t mean he literally will be. Jor El’s character appears ghost-like but is kind of like a consciousness on a hard drive. This could be how Zod appears too, or in a vision of some kind - taunting Superman for killing him.

We’ll know for sure when the movie hits next year. It stars Ben Affleck as Batman, Henry Cavill as Superman and Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman. There’s also Eisenberg, Amy Adams, Laurence Fishburne, Diane Lane, Jason Momoa and Jeremy Irons.

'Batman v Superman: Dawn Of Justice’ is set for release on 25 March 2016.

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