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Laurence John Fishburne III (born July 30, 1961) is an American actor. He is a three-time Emmy Award and Tony Award winner known for his roles on stage and screen. He has frequently portrayed forceful, militant, and authoritative characters. Some of Fishburne's best-known roles are Morpheus in The Matrix series (1999–2003), Jason "Furious" Styles in the John Singleton drama film Boyz n the Hood (1991), Tyrone "Mr. Clean" Miller in Francis Ford Coppola's war film Apocalypse Now (1979), and "The Bowery King" in the John Wick film series (2017–present). For his portrayal of Ike Turner in What's Love Got to Do with It (1993), Fishburne was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor. He won a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performance in Two Trains Running (1992) and an Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his performance in TriBeCa (1993). Fishburne became the first African American to portray Othello on film when he appeared in Oliver Parker's 1995 film adaptation of the Shakespeare play. He has also received five Screen Actors Guild Award nominations. He received an Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead nomination for his performance in Deep Cover (1992). Other film credits of Fishburne include Steven Spielberg's The Color Purple (1985), Spike Lee's School Daze (1988), Abel Ferrara's King of New York (1990), Clint Eastwood's Mystic River (2003), Steven Soderbergh's Contagion (2011), and Richard Linklater's Last Flag Flying (2017). He has also gained a wider audience with the blockbuster films Man of Steel (2013), Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), and Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018). On television, he starred as Dr. Raymond Langston on the CBS crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2008–2011) and as Special Agent Jack Crawford in the NBC thriller series Hannibal (2013–2015), and had a recurring role as Earl "Pops" Johnson in the ABC sitcom Black-ish (2014–2022).
Laurence Fishburne
Perry White
for Perry White in Superman Bullletproof (DCEU Remade)
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Inspired by the Black Lion video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjLQyBD-wfA Clark Kent and Lois Lane are newly engaged as Jimmy Olsen joins the Daily Planet, quickly becoming Clark's confidant and learning his secret. The film opens with a charity race between Superman and The Flash, ending in a tie with a hint that Flash let Superman catch up. Lex Luthor, driven by a deep hatred for Superman, discovers Kryptonite and hires Robert Dubois (Bloodsport) to kill Superman, equipping him with a Kryptonite exoskeleton. Bloodsport shoots Superman, who, believing himself invincible, is critically injured by a Kryptonite bullet, forcing him to confront his mortality. As Superman recovers, Lois investigates and learns that Luthor coerced Bloodsport by threatening his daughter. She convinces Bloodsport to ally with Superman, and together they face Lex, who has also created Metallo (John Corbin) with Kryptonite enhancements. In a climactic battle, Bloodsport sacrifices himself to defeat Metallo, while Superman overcomes Lex in an advanced exosuit. Lois exposes Luthor's crimes, leading to his imprisonment. The film ends with Superman discovering a mysterious pod containing a young woman.
