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William James "Willem" Dafoe (born July 22, 1955) is an American actor. Known for his prolific career portraying diverse roles in both mainstream and arthouse films, he is the recipient of various accolades, including the Volpi Cup for Best Actor as well as nominations for four Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award, four Golden Globe Awards, four Critics' Choice Movie Awards, and five Screen Actors Guild Awards. He has frequently collaborated with filmmakers Paul Schrader, Abel Ferrara, Lars von Trier, Julian Schnabel, Wes Anderson, and Robert Eggers. Dafoe was a founding member of experimental theatre company The Wooster Group. He made his film debut with an uncredited role in Heaven's Gate (1980). Dafoe's early career includes credits for The Loveless (1982), Streets of Fire (1984), and To Live and Die in L.A. (1985). He earned his first Academy Award nomination for the war drama Platoon (1986), followed by nominations for his roles in Shadow of the Vampire (2000), The Florida Project (2017), and the Vincent van Gogh biopic At Eternity's Gate (2018). He also gained acclaim and wide recognition for his roles as Jesus Christ in The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) and as the supervillain Norman Osborn in the superhero film Spider-Man (2002), a role he reprised in its sequels Spider-Man 2 (2004) and Spider-Man 3 (2007), and the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021). His other film appearance include roles in Mississippi Burning (1988), Born on the Fourth of July (1989), Wild at Heart (1990), Light Sleeper (1992), Body of Evidence (1993), Clear and Present Danger (1994), The English Patient (1996), Affliction (1997), New Rose Hotel(1998), Existenz (1999), The Boondock Saints (1999), American Psycho (2000), Auto Focus (2002), Finding Nemo (2003), The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004), Inside Man (2006), Mr. Bean's Holiday (2007), Antichrist (2009), Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009), Nymphomaniac (2013), The Fault in Our Stars (2014), John Wick (2014), The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), Aquaman (2018), The Lighthouse (2019), Nightmare Alley (2021), Poor Things (2023), and Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024).
Green Lantern Corps is an upcoming 2022 American superhero film directed and produced by Peter Berg, written by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick serving as executive producers, and produced by Charles Roven, Richard Suckle, David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, Don Granger and Mark Wahlberg. It is the thirteenth entry in the DC Extended Universe, marks the sixth collaboration between Wahlberg and Berg after Lone Survivor, Deepwater Horizon, Patriots Day, Mile 22 and Spenser Confidential, and stars Wahlberg, Kate Beckinsale, Natalia Reyes, John David Washington, Alan Tudyk, Kevin Michael Richardson, Ken Watanabe, Luke Evans, Oscar Isaac, Domhnall Gleeson, with Dev Patel and Kenneth Branagh. The film takes place in New York City as Hal Jordan lives a perfect life with his friend, John Stewart where he works as a race car driver. Until one night, Hal sees something incredible. He finds a member named Abin-Sur, who receives Hal Jordan the Green Lantern power ring. Hal Jordan wears the ring, travels to a inhabitant planet called Oa, becomes a leader of the Green Lantern, sends the Rings to his friends, and fights Sinestro from annihilating the world. The film will have its premiere at TCL Chinese Theater on June 3, 2022 and be released in theaters and on the HBO Max streaming service by Warner Bros. Pictures on June 10, 2022.
