Michael Shannon actually fell asleep while watching Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

Michael Shannon might have landed himself in it after admitting that he fell asleep during Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.

And, no, we don't mean during the film where all he had to do was lie down with his eyes closed (although getting paid to do that sounds great).

In an interview with Fandango, Shannon said: "You're gonna get me in trouble, man! Okay, I'll tell you the god's honest truth. Zack (Snyder) is gonna kill me for this – he's gonna kill me. I watched it once and I fell asleep."

Oh Michael...

Expanding on his confession, Shannon said: "I was on an international flight and I was tired."

When pressed on just why he was watching a film like Batman v Superman on a tiny screen with headphones in on a flight, Shannon replied: "I shouldn't have been watching it on a plane. But I never go to the movies anymore! I don't have time to see anything.

"I used to go to the movies all the time when I was 20 years old and wasn't working 10 days a week."

Pretty sure there's only seven days in a week, mate.

Shannon was also asked if he was interested in taking on any of these other huge movie universes, but he revealed it's very much not his thing.

"When I did Man of Steel I thought the story was interesting; I thought it was relevant," he said. "It was about a civilisation that destroys the planet they live on and goes looking for another one. Ring any bells?

"That's why I did it. I didn't do it because I felt I needed a big comic book franchise – I honestly thought it was a beautiful story."

We're not sure many fans would call Man of Steel "beautiful" with all the collapsing buildings and whatnot but hey ho.

If you still haven't seen Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and are thinking of picking it up for Christmas, why not check out our review of the extended cut right here?

And here's the trailer again, just in case you're still on the fence:

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Joe Anderton

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