Michael Shannon Sells '99 Homes'

Michael Shannon was nominated for a Golden Globe Award, a SAG Award, and a Critics' Choice Award for his portrayal of Rick Carver, a real estate shark who has no qualms about profiting from other people's misfortunes, in the independent film 99 Homes. The versatile actor has played everyone from General Zod in Man of Steel to a straight-arrow Bureau of Prohibition agent on "Boardwalk Empire." He spoke with IMDb about playing one of year's most memorable villains. — Sara Bibel