Samuel L. Jackson Recalls His Reaction To First Nick Fury MCU Contract
Samuel L. Jackson recounts his initial reaction to his first MCU Nick Fury contract, which saw him sign a nine-picture deal with the studio. Jackson's Nick Fury role originated back in 2008's Iron Man with the MCU's first end-credits scene cameo, and he has gone on to star in a number of subsequent projects the S.H.I.E.L.D. director became more involved. Audiences most recently saw the character in 2019's Spider-Man: Far From Home, when it was revealed that Talos the Skrull had been standing in for him on earth, while the actual Nick Fury was off-planet for reasons that are yet to be explained.
After his brief MCU hiatus, Jackson is set to return in the upcoming Disney+ series Secret Invasion, which is expected to arrive later this year. The series will also see the return of the MCU's Maria Hill, played by Colbie Smulders, while welcoming Game of Thrones' Emilia Clarke in a currently undisclosed role. Just what the Secret Invasion show story has in store for Jackson as a long-established MCU veteran remains to be seen, but the star is also set to appear in both Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania and The Marvels in 2023. Having appeared in no less than 11 MCU films thus far, Jackson's brief absence has certainly been felt, and now the actor is opening up about his early days in joining the MCU.
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During a recent roundtable for THR, Jackson talks about joining the MCU, revealing that he was initially unsure about how long it would take him to fulfill his nine-movie contract. The actor jokes that it didn't take long for him to realize that Marvel has a fairly jam-packed release schedule, meaning the length of his contract was not as daunting as he
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