Samuel L. Jackson didn't think he would live long enough to fulfill his Marvel contract: "I didn't know they were gonna make nine movies in like two and a half years"
Sep. 26, 2024The Nick Fury star thought it would take forever to make nine movies
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Samuel L. Jackson says he didn’t think he would live long enough to fulfill his nine-movie-long contract withMarvel Studiosbut was pleasantly shocked to see how fast the films actually got made.
“I knew I had a nine picture deal when Kevin said, he was like, ‘We wanna offer you a nine picture deal’ I was like, ‘How long I gotta stay alive to make nine movies?'” said Jackson in an interview withGQ. “It’s not the quickest process in the world and people don’t do it, so I didn’t know they were gonna make nine movies in like two and a half years. Which is kind of crazy. I was like ‘Oh shit, I’m using up my contracts!’ but it worked out.”
Now, nine movies over a 13-year run is pretty impressive. But if you feel like you have seen the star in a little more Marvel movies then you’d be right, as he also made uncredited cameos in Thor andAvengers: Infinity War.
When asked for his favorite Nick Fury moment ever, the star replied, “In Winter Soldier when he’s in that car. I mean that’s like quintessential Nick Fury. It’s like, okay, no panic, he’s cool figuring out, you know, make the next move, make the next move, make the next move. Badass, badass shit.”
Although Jackson’s Fury isn’t expected to show up in any already announced Marvel project in the near future, we sure hope to see him soon. Who knows, maybe he will pay his old friend Bucky Barnes a visit inThunderbolts*?
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