Age: 51
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Michael Corbett Shannon (born August 7, 1974) is an American actor, producer, musician, and theatre director. He has been nominated twice for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his roles in the Sam Mendes period drama Revolutionary Road (2008) and the Tom Ford psychological thriller Nocturnal Animals (2016). He earned Screen Actors Guild Award and Golden Globe Award nominations for his role in 99 Homes (2014), and a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Play for the Broadway revival of Eugene O'Neill's Long Day's Journey into Night (2016). Shannon made his film debut in 1993 with Groundhog Day and received widespread attention for his performance in 8 Mile (2002). He is known for his on-screen versatility, performing in both comedies and dramas such as Pearl Harbor (2001), Bad Boys II (2003), Bug (2006), Before the Devil Knows You're Dead (2007), Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009), The Iceman (2012), Premium Rush (2012), The Night Before (2015), The Shape of Water (2017) and Knives Out (2019). He played Superman's Kryptonian adversary General Zod in Man of Steel (2013) and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), and is set to reprise the role in The Flash (2022). Shannon is a frequent collaborator of Jeff Nichols, appearing in all of his films: Shotgun Stories (2007), Take Shelter (2011), Mud (2012), Midnight Special, and Loving (both 2016). He is also known for his role as Nelson Van Alden in the HBO period drama series Boardwalk Empire (2010–2014), for which he was nominated for three Screen Actors Guild Awards. In 2021, he had a main role in the Hulu drama miniseries Nine Perfect Strangers.
Michael Shannon
General Zod
for General Zod in DC Zach Snyder-Verse
Suggested by andrewmmovies
The idea is basically what would the DC universe look under Snyder, if I was the head executive above him. I see it as more of closer to a saga than the MCU is however this is plenty of room for solo films, etc. This is my proposed run. Man Of Steel (June 2013) Batman Vs Super-Man (March 2016) Suicide Squad (July 2016) Wonder Woman (June 2017) Justice League (December 2017) Aquaman (December 2018) Man Of Tomorrow (July 2019) The Batman (October 2019) Wonder Woman: Blood of The Amazons (December 2019) Justice League: Part II (December 2020) Justice League: Part III (December 2021) Suicide Squad: Bring Out Your Dead (October 2022) The Batman: Under The Red Hood (December 2022) Flashpoint (June 2023) I have further details but have to adhere to the wordcount. Hopefully you think this is a smarter run, alot of the difference is essentially in the small decisions. Casting and plot differences. I don't think that making a JL movie so early is the worst thing, LoTR and Star Wars are sagas which start out with a group of characters. You just have to make the characters interesting and focus in on the best ones.
