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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.
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The Hunt for the Hydra is a 2025 science fiction action film and the fifth installment in the Sea Monsters Universe. Like the first and the fourth installments, it was directed by Lexi Alexander and produced by Zack Snyder, Jerry Bruckheimer, and Gore Verbinski from a screenplay by Alexander and Bruckheimer, and is a direct sequel to The Terrors of the Lusca, being released ten months after that film. The film stars an ensemble cast including Sasha Calle, Ruby Rose, Hailee Steinfeld, Anthony Ramos, Katherine Waterston, Nick Adams, Garrett Hedlund, Michael Shannon, Daniel Kaluuya, Peter Stormare, and Salma Hayek. Its story follows Lucía and Sienna as they must hunt down a six-headed snake for the sake of innocent civilians, as well as their child. The Hunt for the Hydra opened in theaters on December 23rd, 2025; like the first and the fourth films, it received universal acclaim, with praise for the action sequences, performances (particularly Calle and Rose), visual effects, score, and emotional weight. It was also a financial success like its predecessors, grossing $1.5 billion worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing film of the Sea Monsters Universe and the second highest-grossing film of 2025. A sequel is in development.
