Every Superman Movie Villain Ranked Worst To Best

As great as Michael Shannon is, there's just no beating Terence Stamp's original big-screen portrayal of Zod in Richard Donner's two Superman films.

Stamp gives a mesmerising performance as Zod, alternating between icy cool and indignant rage as a scene requires, but maintaining a ferocious distate for humanity in every which moment.

Despite his intimidating persona, he's also a surprisingly funny character at times - perhaps most memorably when he says of a cop car flagging him down, "I like the glow that flashes red like our Krypton sun. But not this irritating noise."

Plus, who else on this list managed to breach the White House and make the President of the United States kneel before him? He's a rare villain who achieves a winning mix of playful and terrifying,