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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.
Elden Ring is an expansive action role-playing game set in the Lands Between, a sprawling realm of breathtaking beauty and brutal danger. Players assume the role of a Tarnished—a graceless being summoned to seek the Elden Ring, a source of cosmic power shattered into fragments called Great Runes. Guided by cryptic NPCs and driven by ambition, the Tarnished must traverse diverse landscapes—from golden meadows to rotting swamps to scarlet rot wastelands—defeating demigods and collecting their runes to restore the Elden Ring and become the Elden Lord. The game seamlessly blends exploration, challenging combat, and environmental storytelling. Players encounter towering bosses with intricate attack patterns, discover hidden dungeons and catacombs, and uncover a rich mythology woven through item descriptions and NPC dialogue. The open-world design grants unprecedented freedom, allowing players to tackle challenges in any order and approach problems creatively. With multiple endings determined by player choices and questlines, Elden Ring offers profound replayability. The collaboration between FromSoftware and George R.R. Martin creates a dark fantasy world of political intrigue, ambition, and the corrupting nature of power.
