Michael Shannon s latest comments have caused a disturbance in the Force.

While the classically trained actor starred in the 2013 Superman reboot Man of Steel and reprised his role of General Zod in The Flash , Shannon told Empire magazine he turned down the Star Wars franchise in 2016 because he doesnt find giant movies stimulating.

I dont ever want to get stuck in a franchise, he told the outlet in a piece for the July issue . I dont find them interesting and I dont want to perpetuate them. If Im making something, I want there to be some kind of purpose to it I dont want to make mindless entertainment.

The world doesnt need more mindless entertainment. Were inundated with it, he added.

Shannon didnt name the Star Wars movie in question, but the timeline suggests he may have been offered a part in The Last Jedi. While appearing in it might have made him a target of online backlash , his comments to Empire last week have arguably done just the same.

He cashed that check for The Flash tho. I tell you that much right now, tweeted one person about Shannons mindless entertainment barometer, while another tweeted : Says the guy who just starred in the most mindless movie of all time.