Michael Shannon Featured In New MAN OF STEEL Promo

Stage regular, screen notable and BOARDWALK EMPIRE star Michael Shannon takes on the villainous role of General Zod in the new Superman feature film reboot, MAN OF STEEL, and a frightening new Zod-centric promo for the highly anticipated DC Comics-based superhero extravaganza directed by Zack Snyder has finally been released.

"My name is General Zod. For some time your world has sheltered one of my citizens," Shannon intones forebodingly in the clip.

Then: "I request you return this individual to my custody," he continues, over the feedback-heavy, static-strewn image displayed in the announcement. But who?

"To Kal-El, I say this: surrender within 24 hours or watch this world suffer the consequences."

Blackout. Clearly, Superman has found his new arch-nemesis!

The official synopsis for MAN OF STEEL is as follows: "Clark Kent/Kal-El (Henry Cavill) is a young twenty-something journalist who feels alienated by powers beyond his imagination. Transported years ago to Earth from Krypton, a highly advanced, distant planet, Clark struggles with the ultimate question 'Why am I here?' Shaped by the values of his adoptive parents Martha (Lane) and Jonathan Kent (Costner), Clark discovers having extraordinary abilities means making difficult decisions. When the world is in dire need of stability, an even greater threat emerges. Clark must become a Man of Steel, to protect the people he loves and shine as the world's beacon of hope - Superman."

Michael Shannon has proven himself expertly adept at portraying anti-heroes judging from his stunning work onstage and onscreen in the Tracy Letts drama BUG as well as in Martin McDonagh's THE PILLOWMAN in addition to many other notable unpleasant characters to date, ranging from REVOLUTIONARY ROAD to BOARDWALK EMPIRE to the forthcoming THE ICEMAN. Shannon was most recently seen onstage last year in GRACE, co-starring Paul Rudd.

MAN OF STEEL stars Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Diane Lane, Kevin Costner, Laurence Fishburne and Russell Crowe. It is set to be released on June 14.

View the new "You Are Not Alone" promo for MAN OF STEEL featuring Michael Shannon below.

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