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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
Peter Parker
for Peter Parker in Spider-Man Begins
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Spider-Man Begins is a 2024 American dystopian superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Miguel O'Hara / Spider-Man. Produced by Marvel Studios and Legendary Pictures, it is the first installment in the Spider-Man Multiverse, and the first R-rated Spider-Man film overall. The film was directed by Neill Blomkamp from a screenplay by Sam Raimi and Marc Webb; Spider-Man Begins stars Gabriel Luna as Miguel O'Hara / Spider-Man alongside Jeffrey Wright, Topher Grace, Saoirse Ronan, Daniel Craig, Jude Law, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Donald Glover, Anjelica Huston, and Michael Shannon as Peter Parker. In the film, teenager Miguel O'Hara suffers an accident during an experiment and discovers his spider-like abilities. As an adult, he investigates the crimes of scientist Walker Sloan and realizes that he turned an alternate Eddie Brock into a monster called Anti-Venom. Spider-Man Begins opened in theaters on January 19th, 2024; the film was a financial success, grossing $874 million against a $395 million and a break-even point of $200 million. It was also well-received by critics and audiences, who praised its darker themes compared to previous Spider-Man films, as well as the performances, story, action sequences, visual effects, story, Blomkamp's direction, and the score. A sequel entitled Spider-Man into the Dark Multiverse was released on December 6th, 2026.
