General Zod
Played by: Michael Shannon
Movie: Man of Steel, 2013
Villain Info: Going up against former Men’s Fitness cover star Henry Cavill is tough—especially when you check out his Superman workout program—but Shannon was perfectly cast as the manic Kryptonian villain who puts the Man of Steel through a skyscraper or two. The actor was “all about the squats” during his training for the film, bulking up with trainer Mark Twight (who has worked with Jason Momoa, Ray Fisher, and director Zack Snyder on Justice League), getting Shannon in shape enough to take on the ‘Man of Steel’ as the two basically destroy all of downtown Metropolis in the film.
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