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Jeremy John Irons (born 19 September 1948) is an English actor and activist. After receiving classical training at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, Irons began his acting career on stage in 1969 and has appeared in many West End theatre productions, including the Shakespeare plays The Winter's Tale, Macbeth, Much Ado About Nothing, The Taming of the Shrew and Richard II. In 1984, he made his Broadway debut in Tom Stoppard's The Real Thing, receiving the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play. Irons's break-out role came in the ITV series Brideshead Revisited (1981) and is frequently ranked among the greatest British television dramas as well as greatest literary adaptations. It would earn him a Golden Globe Award nomination. His first major film role came in the romantic drama The French Lieutenant's Woman (1981), for which he received a BAFTA nomination for Best Actor. After starring in dramas, such as Moonlighting (1982), Betrayal (1983), and The Mission (1986), he was praised for portraying twin gynaecologists in David Cronenberg's psychological thriller Dead Ringers (1988). Irons has won multiple awards, including the Academy Award for Best Actor, for his portrayal of the accused attempted murderer Claus von Bülow in Reversal of Fortune (1990). Irons had roles in Steven Soderbergh's mystery thriller Kafka (1991), the period drama The House of the Spirits (1993), the romantic drama M. Butterfly (1993), voiced Scar in Disney's The Lion King (1994), played Simon Gruber in the action film Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995), Humbert Humbert in Lolita (1997) and Aramis in The Man in the Iron Mask (1998). He starred in the action adventure Dungeons & Dragons (2000), played Antonio in The Merchant of Venice (2004), appeared in Being Julia (2004), the historical drama Kingdom of Heaven (2005), the fantasy-adventure Eragon (2006), the Western Appaloosa (2008), and the indie drama Margin Call (2011). In 2016, he appeared in Assassin's Creed and portrayed Alfred Pennyworth in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Justice League (2017), and Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021). On television, Irons appeared in the historical miniseries Elizabeth I, receiving a Golden Globe and an Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actor. From 2011 to 2013, he starred as Pope Alexander VI in the Showtime historical series The Borgias. In 2019, he appeared as Adrian Veidt / Ozymandias in HBO's Watchmen. He is one of the few actors who have achieved the "Triple Crown of Acting" in the US, winning an Oscar for film, an Emmy for television and a Tony Award for theatre. In October 2011, he was nominated the Goodwill Ambassador for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
(PHASE 2) In the aftermath of the Justice League’s final battle, Clark Kent is no longer at peace. Though the world sees Superman as its greatest protector, Clark is haunted by nightmares and anxiety, visions of worlds lost and threats he failed to stop. Fearing the next catastrophe, his obsession with preparedness drives him to secretly construct an army of Superman robots, autonomous guardians meant to protect Earth when he cannot. The project isolates him, straining his relationship with Lois Lane and pulling him further away from his life as Clark Kent. A new terror soon emerges: Brainiac, a cold, calculating intelligence that launches devastating attacks across the globe. Declaring Earth “worthy of preservation,” Brainiac reveals his true goal, to collect the planet, as he has countless worlds before. Superman confronts him directly, but the encounter ends in disaster. Brainiac destroys the Fortress of Solitude, shattering Clark’s sanctuary and leaving him gravely injured, his powers severely weakened. Barely able to fly, Clark crashes near Smallville, where he is taken in by a resourceful local boy who recognizes him not as Superman, but as someone who needs help. Stripped of his powers and his certainty, Clark is forced to rely on his courage, compassion, and intelligence rather than strength. Through this quiet time, he begins to piece together the truth behind Brainiac’s campaign. The trail leads to Kord Industries, where brilliant inventor Ted Kord is unknowingly being manipulated by Brainiac. Clark discovers that Brainiac intends to shrink and store Earth, just as he once did to Krypton, revealing that Brainiac was not only behind the current attacks, but also the destruction of Clark’s homeworld and the events that set earlier crises in motion. As the threat escalates, John Henry Irons, now operating as Commander Steel, becomes a prime target in Brainiac’s plan to neutralize Earth’s defenders. At the same time, Lois Lane and the Daily Planet staff are pulled directly into the conflict. To survive a critical encounter, Lois dons one of Superman’s emergency suits and uses a temporary Kryptonian serum that grants her powers for 24 hours, allowing her to fight alongside Clark. The final confrontation takes place aboard Brainiac’s colossal spacecraft. In a desperate last stand, Superman unleashes all of his Superman robots, sending them into battle against Brainiac’s drone army. Fighting side by side with Steel and Lois, Clark ultimately defeats Brainiac, freeing the bottled cities and ending the collector’s reign. In the aftermath, Clark finally confronts the truth behind his fear: his powers do not make him Superman. his choices do. Realizing that obsession and control nearly cost him everything, Clark chooses a new path. For the first time, he steps away from being Superman, entrusting the world to others for a while so he can focus on his human life, his healing, and the man he wants to be
