One of my favorite Trivia facts regarding the production of Zack Snyder's Man of Steel and Batman V Superman is that a replica latex head was made from Zod actor Michael Shannon and was attached to a latex body prop cast from the body of fitness model and actor Greg Plitt. In the clip from Batman V Superman below, you can see the use of the Zod body prop when Lex Luthor uses Kryptonian technology to create the monstrous Doomsday.
For those brief moments on screen, much care was taken to create a believable likeness to move the story along convincingly. Below is a video of the process and text from the process video notes:
For the blockbuster BATMAN VS SUPERMAN, Studio ADI created two ultra-realistic replicas of the deceased General Zod that would withstand close scrutiny by a camera lense. Fitness trainer Greg Plitt came to ADI for us to lifecast his body from the neck down while our colleague Barney Burman loaned us a headcast of actor Michael Shannon. Once the Shannon headcast was copied both the head and body were run in silicone with a polyfoam fill to make them solid.
Zod body silicone runs and seaming: Tony Matijevich, Brian Clawson, and Tim Leach. Hair: Denise Baer. Paint: Mike Larrabee. PLEASE NOTE: no photographs in this video represent REAL or ACTUAL deceased individuals (they are photos of previous replica work).
Before the release of the film, Greg Plitt passed away. This video is dedicated to his memory.
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