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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
"Home Base"
for "Home Base" in The Hulk: Promethean
Suggested by castingsinmyblood
7:45 pm Mountain Daylight Time: Los Diablos Missile Base readies to test the Gamma Emission Modulator (G.E.M.), a device designed to filter, even block the most dangerous radiation known to man. 7:50 pm Mountain Daylight Time: countdown until the testing of the G.E.M. begins. 7:58 pm Mountain Daylight Time: Dr. Bruce Banner, head of the project, witnesses as civilian walk out onto the field. Banner rushes out onto the testing ground, ordering the countdown to be stopped. 7:59 pm Mountain Daylight Time: the countdown is not stopped. 8:00 pm Mountain Daylight Time: nuclear device being used to test the G.E.M. is detonated. 8:14 pm Mountain Daylight Time: a sweep of the test sight shows no signs of the civilian or Dr. Banner. Both are reported as Missing. 9:31 pm Mountain Daylight Time: A mysterious creature is sighted on the premises of Los Diablos Missile Base and apparently engages personnel. Creature given the codename: Hulk.
