Author: Umbrax
Sam Jackson: I am indeed Nick Fury
Friday, February 15th, 2008 @ 12:01 pm
Samuel L. Jackson has confirmed that he will be playing Nick Fury on the big screen. But we already knew that. In fact, it has been listed on the Iron Man Hub for months.
It was back in August of 06 when Jackson first mentioned he was in talks with Avi Arad to play Ultimate Nick Fury…
Marvel began using Sam’s likeness for Nick Fury way back in 2002. He appeared in The Ultimates, which is an alternate universe version of The Avengers.
The Ultimates were a big hit and recently started it’s third volume.
In the winter of 2006 Marvel released it list of upcoming projects and a Nick Fury movie was listed for 2010. I’ve always liked this casting choice. But forums across the ‘net could do nothing but complain about Nick Fury being black.
Yes, the original Nick Fury is a cigar chompin’ white guy. There is nothing wrong with the original concept. He’s still in comics and so is Ultimate Nick Fury. They are not canon with each other. The movie isn’t canon with the comics.
So get over it if you don’t like a black Nick Fury. Sam is awesome and should absolutely play a character that was modeled after him. If you still don’t like it, you can forget about liking any Marvel movie from here to 2011. Odds are good that he will appear in ALL of them.
Early rumors were coming out that Sam (Nick Fury) Jackson would have a surprise appearance in the Iron Man movie. Avi Arad eventually confirmed it.
The better kept secret is the one about Hillary Swank.
Now, in a recent interview, Samuel L. Jackson has confirmed that he is indeed Nick Fury. But he is being really careful about which Marvel movie he is in. Why the secrecy there? We know he is in Iron Man.
It would be logical to use him for every Marvel movie leading up to the big Avengers cross that is slated for 2011. He formed the Ultimates, and he is Ultimate Nick Fury after all.
Don’t forget, Sam Jackson is a Bad Mother Fucker.
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February 15th, 2008 at 1:12 pm
I shall repeat this here:
SHIELD: When you absolutely have to capture every motherf**kin’ criminal on the planet, accept no substitutes.
May 3rd, 2008 at 11:42 am
Get over it if we don’t like a black ‘Nick Fury’? Stupid attitude. Marvel came up with a character and a backstory. Changing him to a black man changes the character completely. For fans who’ve given Marvel their support over the years it looks like pandering to PC sensibilities.
No, it is pandering to PC sensibilities.
May 3rd, 2008 at 12:01 pm
No, a stupid attitude is blaming “PC” for a creative choice in building an alternate Marvel universe.
Nick Fury isn’t changed to anything. You might want to reread the above post or maybe pick up a comic book once in a while.
Sam Jackson IS Nick Fury in Iron Man and Marvel has used his likeness for the character since 2001 in comics and animated features.
May 5th, 2008 at 3:35 pm
Im not complaining, because Sam L. Jackson is the best
But this isn’t the first time Marvel have done this, remember Daredevil, well in that the Kingpin was black and he was originaly white.
But Sam L. Jackson suits the role entirely!
May 8th, 2008 at 3:53 pm
As a fan of the actual Marvel Universe, and not the Ultimate BS, the issue isn’t that this Nick Fury is black. The issuer is that the movie is not “Ultimate Iron Man,” and so if Nick Fury is to be included, he should be the Nick Fury of the real Marvel Universe.
Mixing and matching is a ridiculous move, and I know I’m not the only one put off by having any influence of the Ultimates in these films, since the Ultimates are just shitty “remakes” of the original comics.
June 29th, 2008 at 11:58 am
I have to agree a hundred percent with Comic Fan, mixing and straying from the original sucks. Especially since I’ve been reading comics since before Spider-Man #1 hit my local drugstore revolving rack. Yep old guy and there was no such thing as comic book specialty shops yet. Not for another twenty years. While certainly though Wilson Fisk was mainly a Daredevil villain he was no stranger to Spider-Man’s camp either. So when I saw Michael Clarke Duncan who even though he’s a got the build and is a decent actor playing Kingpin in the Daredevil movie it actually kinda hurt. I mean what, they have to destroy originality and rewrite history to placate someone or something? I mean it’s just like the obscurants who are trying to rewrite Mark Twains Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer books so the N word doesn’t appear in them. Things like that which rob us of history and heritage simply aren’t right and will rob all future generations of what can be learned from what such things have to teach us. While to further compound such bad moves from Marvel I’ve heard the Thor movie whether original or ultimate, either way Thor will be minus his winged helmet, original caped outfit and have the bright shiny steel looking ultimate Thor hammer instead of the cruder, more Northman looking one of the original. I sincerely hope this is all misinformation but I guess only time will tell.