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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.
After the events of The X-Men: Dawn of Mutants, both Remy and Anna are trying to find their place in this new family with Charles Xavier trying to help them get comfortable, but both of them keep feeling out of place. With Anna's powers she can't touch anyone skin to skin, getting too close to someone could hurt them, making it hard for her to want to be a part of a family, or even want to be with Remy. Meanwhile Remy is still trying to be content staying where he is, he hasn't been in the same place for an extended amount of time in a long time and his love for Anna is the only thing keeping him there. He doesn't like Xavier or Scott and knows if he's there for too long his past will catch up with him. When a fight between Captain Marvel and a Super Skrull named Talos gets out of hand and both Remy and Anna are caught in the crossfire, they have to help Mar-Vell take the Skrull down and find their place as heroes. Meanwhile Mar-Vell also has to find his place as a hero, he's new to Earth and isn't comfortable with being anyone's savior but with the help of Gambit & Rogue he can find his humanity.
