1 00:00:00,360 --> 00:00:02,880 Speaker 1: Direct from Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest. 2 00:00:03,320 --> 00:00:06,360 Speaker 2: Michael Shannon reprises his DC Universe role as the villainous 3 00:00:06,519 --> 00:00:09,240 Speaker 2: General Zod in the new movie The Flash, alongside Ezra 4 00:00:09,360 --> 00:00:12,000 Speaker 2: Miller in the quick footed lead role. Michael's known as 5 00:00:12,000 --> 00:00:14,480 Speaker 2: an actor's actor, the kind of performer who other entertainers 6 00:00:14,520 --> 00:00:17,240 Speaker 2: are in awe of, but Michael himself has high praise 7 00:00:17,280 --> 00:00:20,240 Speaker 2: for Ezra after working with him. He tells Collider, I 8 00:00:20,280 --> 00:00:23,119 Speaker 2: can't wait to see Ezra's performance. It's a huge challenge. 9 00:00:23,160 --> 00:00:25,520 Speaker 2: I don't want to give anything away, but what Ezras 10 00:00:25,560 --> 00:00:27,680 Speaker 2: to do in this movie is pretty crazy, and I 11 00:00:27,720 --> 00:00:29,400 Speaker 2: think they're up for the task. I know a lot 12 00:00:29,400 --> 00:00:31,680 Speaker 2: of times with movies like this, people are excited about 13 00:00:31,680 --> 00:00:33,440 Speaker 2: the big set pieces of the effects, but for me, 14 00:00:33,600 --> 00:00:37,080 Speaker 2: it's always about the performance. The positive buzz surrounding the 15 00:00:37,080 --> 00:00:40,960 Speaker 2: movie is hard to deny. The Flash sprints into theaters today. 16 00:00:41,720 --> 00:00:43,400 Speaker 1: That's Direct from Hollywood.