According to The Hollywood Reporter, Samuel L. Jackson has signed a nine-picture deal with Marvel to portray S.H.I.E.L.D. director Nick Fury in their upcoming movies. Jackson is now committed to portray Fury in "Iron Man 2", "Thor", "The First Avenger: Captain America" and "The Avengers" and their subsequent sequels.
Jackson sent comic book fan boys into a frenzy when he appeared as the S.H.I.E.L.D. director after the end credits of "Iron Man". What's the big deal, you ask? Well, his character is based on the Ultimate Marvel version of Nick Fury instead of the mainstream version. The most notable differences between the two versions is that the mainstream Nick Fury is a Caucasian colonel with greying brown hair, while Ultimate Nick Fury is a bald African-American general.
Ultimate Marvel features reimagined and updated versions of Marvel's popular comic book characters and the redesigned Nick Fury was modeled after Samuel L. Jackson (with his consent). So, now that Jackson will be portraying Fury in film adaptations for a long term, the circle is complete.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
Jackson sent comic book fan boys into a frenzy when he appeared as the S.H.I.E.L.D. director after the end credits of "Iron Man". What's the big deal, you ask? Well, his character is based on the Ultimate Marvel version of Nick Fury instead of the mainstream version. The most notable differences between the two versions is that the mainstream Nick Fury is a Caucasian colonel with greying brown hair, while Ultimate Nick Fury is a bald African-American general.
Ultimate Marvel features reimagined and updated versions of Marvel's popular comic book characters and the redesigned Nick Fury was modeled after Samuel L. Jackson (with his consent). So, now that Jackson will be portraying Fury in film adaptations for a long term, the circle is complete.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
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