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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
Megatron
for Megatron in Transformers: Welcome to Cybertron
Suggested by efrainflores
Even though Megatron has returned and a couple of allies have fallen, the Autobots and the Maximals, with help from the G.I. Joe have once again gained victory. But after the Decepticons retreat to Cybertron, Decepticon scientist Shockwave, who held down the fort in their absence, tells his leaders that Dark Energon was found on Earth, and so they make a plan to retrieve the Dark Energon before the Autobots discover. After retrieving a sample, Megatron resurrects a few fallen minions (Shatter, Dropkick, Scourge, Battletrap, Blitzwing, Nightbird) to outnumber the Autobots once again. It's all in attempt to please Unicron in conquering the Solar System. When the Autobots and the GI Joe finally discover Megatron's evil plan, they decide to find more allies, even if they have to MAKE some, like... Drumroll please... The DINOBOTS! This story could elements from the Generation 1 series, "The Transformers: The Movie (1986)", and the "War for Cybertron" series.
