Overview
- Speaking in Vanity Fair’s career rewatch published Nov. 7, Michael Shannon revisited the finale of Zack Snyder’s 2013 film and reflected on its moral stakes.
- He said Snyder "engineered" the scenario to confront Superman with an impossible decision between protecting civilians and upholding a no‑kill ethos.
- Shannon emphasized that he opposes violence in principle yet praised the collaboration, saying he loved working with Snyder and is proud of the movie.
- Snyder has previously told GQ the antagonist would not relent, describing the confrontation as leaving no middle ground.
- The moment remains polarizing as DC enters a new leadership era under James Gunn and Peter Safran, and Shannon later reprised his role in The Flash through a multiverse storyline after initial confusion about returning.