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Michael Rooker (born April 6, 1955) is an American actor who mainly plays roles of antagonists. He first rose to prominence for portraying the titular role in Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986) and is best known for starring as Merle Dixon in the AMC series The Walking Dead (2010–2013) and as Yondu Udonta in Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), followed by its sequels Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023). He is a recurring collaborator of Guardians of the Galaxy director and co-CEO of DC Studios, James Gunn, appearing in all of his films to date, including Slither (2006), Super (2010), and The Suicide Squad (2021). Rooker's other notable roles include Chick Gandil in Eight Men Out (1988), Frank Bailey in Mississippi Burning (1988), Terry Cruger in Sea of Love (1989), Rowdy Burns in Days of Thunder (1990), Bill Broussard in JFK (1991), Hal Tucker in Cliffhanger (1993), Sherman McMaster in Tombstone (1993), Jared Svenning in Mallrats (1995), Detective Edward Kennesaw in Deceiver (1997), Detective Howard Cheney in The Bone Collector (1999), Detective Jake Riley in Replicant (2001), and Buddy in F9 (2021).
Nineteen-year-old Thomas Tennyson has spent the last four years as the world’s most versatile hero: Omni-X. Wielding the Omnitrix—a piece of Level 20 alien technology that grants him access to sixty unique extraterrestrial forms—Thomas has evolved from a mysterious urban legend into a cornerstone of Earth’s defense. However, being a "Next Gen" icon comes with a target on his back. As a coalition of Earth’s most tactical villains and galactic scavengers unites to harvest the device's DNA database, Thomas finds himself caught in a global game of cat-and-mouse that threatens to bring the cosmic war directly to the streets of Metropolis. As the conflict escalates, the story dives into the evolution of a veteran hero who is outgrowing his "boy" moniker. To protect his home, Thomas is forced to bypass the Omnitrix’s safety limiters, unlocking the high-stakes world of Alien Fusions—seamlessly blending his sixty forms into powerhouse hybrids like Atomic-X and Fourmungosaur. This cinematic epic explores the thin line between man and machine, tracing Thomas’s journey as he moves beyond simple transformations to master the "Master Control." Ultimately, the story is about the person behind the power, proving that even in a universe of gods and monsters, the strongest force is the human will driving the watch.
