Samuel L. Jackson will not reprise his role as Nick Fury despite his cameo in
Iron Man, according to
The Los Angeles Times, which reported the upcoming slate of Marvel Studios projects that includes
Iron Man 2,
The First Avenger: Captain America and
The Avengers.
"There was a huge kind of negotiation that broke down. I don't know. Maybe I won't be Nick Fury. Maybe somebody else will be Nick Fury or maybe Nick Fury won't be in it. There seems to be an economic crisis in the Marvel Comics world so [they're saying to me], 'We're not making that deal.'"
I called Marvel Comics and they gave me a statement that suggested that they still want to see Jackson wearing the eyepatch. "Marvel does not comment on active negotiations," was the boilerplate repsonse, but there was that emphasis on the word "active" in the voice of the spokesman who phoned me back.
Jackson might just have been taking a public position that could lead to a bigger payday (it certainly wouldn't be the first time a Hollywood star used an interview as a negotiating tactic) but he seemed especially sour on the whole the topic of working with Marvel ...
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zZz
there's no more loyalty in Hollwoodland, either the directors, tire of their projects or lose their touch in a franchise (Batman franchise, Indiana Jones, Star Wars), actors want more money for sequels, what have you, get casted in another movies, or just lose thier intrest, or writers get lazy, or can't think of anything better then before (Sopranos, New Indiana Jones, bad remkaes), or even the studios make be important chnages.
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what next war machine gets pulled?
First Terrance Howard
Now Samuel L. Jackson
Also in regards to whoever said the they didnt know who Nick Fury was must not be actual comic fans. The only person who MIGHT be more important the Director Fury is Captain America.Nick Fury is and has been a pivotal character in the Marvel universe since his creation. For instance if it wasn't for Fury and his secret commandos the Earth would have just recently been successfully invaded by the Skrulls in Secret Invasion. Don't call yourself a comic fan if you dont know who Fury is, plain and simple.
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