Variety are reporting that Antje Traue (PANDORUM) will be playing a character named Faora to fight alongside Michael Shannon’s General Zod in MAN OF STEEL.
Now its good to know who she will be playing but it is still unclear about her role in the film or how her character will actually turn out. This is because we are dealing with the DC Comics Universe which is a convoluted beast, especially Superman’s has there have been so many revamps, re imaginings and recons that nothing is certain. Because of that there have been a number of different Faora’s throughout Superman’s long run. Here’s is a description on what the original Faora was all about:
The first Faora, Faora Hu-Ul, was introduced in Action Comics #471. She was a beautiful Kryptonian woman whose unexplained hatred for men led her to torture and kill 23 men at a secret concentration camp in her home. For this, she was imprisoned in the Phantom Zone to complete a sentence of 300 Kryptonian years, the second longest term after Jax-Ur.[5][6] Ironically this allowed her to survive her homeworld’s destruction, along with the other Phantom Zone prisoners, albeit in an invisible ghostlike form. While imprisoned in the Phantom Zone, she was often depicted plotting against Superman with General Zod and Jax-Ur. Her hatred of men was not limited to Kryptonians, as demonstrated by her pointless murder of a young Frenchman who was attracted by her beauty.Faora was an expert at the Kryptonian martial art of Horo-Kanu, which utilized the pressure points on the Kryptonian body. This made her an extremely dangerous foe for Superman to face in hand-to-hand combat—he was forced to flee from their first encounter. During one of her first appearances, Faora could manifest some sort of “mental lightning” to physically attack other Kryptonians, but did not exhibit this additional power during later appearances.
It’s believed, and very likely, that Ursa played Sarah Douglas in Richard Donner’s SUPERMAN II was based on Faora so with the Zod connection the new Faora will more closely be based on this comic book version of the character:
Another Faora was introduced as one of the aides of General Zod of the fictional nation of Pokolistan. This character, who debuted in Action Comics #779 (July 2001), was an orphan metahuman. Faora has the ability to disrupt molecular bonds. She was the creator of the mutagenic virus which was the linchpin of Zod’s plan. Her whereabouts following the General’s defeat are unknown.
We’ll have to wait and see since filming hasn’t commenced yet but when it does stay tuned to THN for all the latest news.
