Originally Posted by
Jim Kelly
It has to be Terence Stamp. We probably wouldn't be talking about Zod if it wasn't for Stamp's role in the Superman movies. But to tell the truth, when I first saw Stamp in those movies he didn't impress me much. It was only later, when I started to have an appreciation for his body of work, that I came around to thinking more highly of his Zod.
Colin Salmon's Zod deserves recognition for being the most developed version of the character in live action yet. And we still have more of his story to discover. The other Zods spend most of their time being angry and yelling at people--Stamp's Zod seethes with hate where Shannon's rants uncontrollably.
On the other hand, I never wanted to have sympathy for General Zod. Some bad guys are best when they don't have a back story, then you can boo them unreservedly. With the Salmon Zod, it's hard to hate the guy because there are so many levels to his character. That's fine for KRYPTON, but I don't need Zod to be an anti-hero.