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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
Mac Gargan
for Mac Gargan in The Amazing Spider-Man 2
Suggested by matthewsimmons
Film still opens with a flashback showing Peter’s parents death. Then we jump to the gentleman meeting with a crippled Mac Gargan who agrees to wear the Scorpion suit. We then cut to Scorpion attacking an Oscorp competitor before Spider-Man jumps in to save the day. The main villain of the film would be Lizard. Conners is working on the future Goblin formula with Osborn and Stromm. Instead he makes a different version and becomes Lizard by accident. Mary Jane would be introduced during a college tour where we find out she was Peter’s childhood crush who moved away. Peter would be working as a pizza delivery boy in this film.Harry and Liz break up. Graduation would be in the third act. Gwen would decide to go to school in England. Peter wants to go with her. During the final fight with Lizard, Gwen shows up to help because of her connection with Conners, they bring Conners back. Norman and Stromm work on the Goblin formula at Oscorp. Norman takes the formula and goes to the clocktower where Spider-Man is fighting Lizard. He plans on defeating Lizard but ends up fighting Spider-Man. Gwen falls from the tower, Spider-Man tries to save her but fails. Gwen dies and Goblin gets away. The film ends on a dark note with Peter giving up being Spider-Man after Gwen’s funeral. Norman, afraid of the Goblin, covers up the formula.
