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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 / The Iron Spider
for Peter Parker / The Iron Spider in Spider-Man Beyond Fire
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Spider-Man Beyond Fire is a 2027 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man. It was directed by Neill Blomkamp, written by Sam Raimi and Jon Watts, and produced by Marvel Studios and Legendary Pictures and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing, it is the third installment in the Spider-Man Multiverse. The film stars Gabriel Luna as Miguel O'Hara / Spider-Man alongside Emma Stone, Jake Gyllenhaal, Kirsten Dunst, Caleb McLaughlin, Tom Holland, Andrew Garfield, Justice Smith, Zendaya, Tobey Maguire, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, and Michael Shannon. In the film, Miguel O'Hara and the rest of the Spider Society must enter the multiverse to stop a resurrected Mysterio and escaped convict Alonzo Lincoln from destroying it. Spider-Man Beyond Fire opened in theaters on December 3rd, 2027; the film received generally positive reviews from critics and audiences, praising the film for its cast (particularly Luna, Stone, Holland, and Gyllenhaal), visual effects, action sequences, costume designs, the darker tone, direction, Hans Zimmer's musical score, screenplay, and emotional weight, but its story received mixed responses. It was also a financial success like the rest of the Spider-Man Multiverse films, grossing $1.2 billion worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing film in the series and of 2027. A sequel is in development.
