Looks like Superman is taking its first casualty. While Viggo Mortensen was lined up to play Snyder’s version of General Zod, it seems he has backed out of that arrangement because of filming schedules.
They’re still in the midst of heavy pre-production, and they hope to get the cameras rolling by late summer. Viggo Mortensen, who had been tapped to play the villainous General Zod, will not be combating the Man of Steel because he’ll be too busy romancing Kristen Stewart in ‘Snow White and the Huntsman’.
Now that is a shame. I was really looking forward to seeing Viggo in this role giving it a fresh feel.
The problem with re-introducing Zod is that the character is SO popculture in the Superman fandom that you either are just copying the Superman II performance or you have to go an entirely different way.
I vote for different.
Who could you see as Zod knowing Snyder isn’t doing Terence Stamp’s Zod. However I still hope there is a “Kneel before Zod” moment, just for geeky giggles.
