Samuel L. Jackson Reflects On His Original Nine-Picture Deal; Still Hopes To Take Nick Fury To Wakanda

Samuel L. Jackson Reflects On His Original Nine-Picture Deal; Still Hopes To Take Nick Fury To Wakanda

When Samuel L. Jackson first joined the MCU, it was with a massive nine-picture deal. Now, the actor admits that he was shocked at how quickly that went and shares his hopes to take Nick Fury to Wakanda.

By JoshWilding - Sep 26, 2024 07:09 AM EST
Filed Under: Avengers

In the early days of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, much was said about Marvel Studios signing actors to six or nine-picture deals. Many of those contracts concluded with Avengers: Endgame but, in Samuel L. Jackson's case, it didn't take quite as long.

In a career retrospective with GQ, the iconic actor reflected on joining the MCU with 2008's Iron Man and the fact Nick Fury quickly started showing up, well, pretty much everywhere. 

"I knew I had a nine-picture deal," Jackson started. "[Marvel Studios president] Kevin [Feige] said that: 'We’re going to offer you a nine-picture deal.' How long do you have to stay alive to make nine movies? It’s not the quickest process in the world."

"I didn’t know they were going to make nine movies in like two and a half years," he admitted. "That’s kind of crazy! Oh shit, I’m using up my contracts. It worked out."

Later saying he still enjoys pulling off Fury's "badass shit," Jackson reiterated his interest in taking the former S.H.I.E.L.D. Director to Black Panther's home nation of Wakanda. 

"All the Black people in the Marvel Universe were trying to figure out, 'Why can't we go to Wakanda?' Me, Don, Anthony Mackie... but they made it. They got to go fight. I still didn't get there," he noted. "I thought that about 'Civil War' when the kids were fighting. The kids are fighting and I'm not gonna make them go to their rooms? How does that make sense?"

After being sidelined in movies like Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War, and Avengers: Endgame, Fury took centre stage in Secret Invasion and The Marvels, neither of which really managed to strike a chord with fans or critics. 

With any luck, Jackson will get to go out on a high before the Multiverse Saga ends.

Looking back at his work a couple of years ago, Jackson admitted that he'd rather have fun with blockbuster roles than chase after an Oscar.

"As jaded as I wanted to be about it, you know thinking, ‘Well, I should have won an Oscar for this or should have won for that and it didn’t happen,’ once I got over it many years ago, it wasn’t a big deal for me," he said at the time. "I always have fun going to the Oscars. I always look forward to getting a gift basket for being a presenter"

" I give stuff to my relatives; my daughter and my wife would take stuff out. It’s cool. But otherwise, I was past it. I was never going to let the Oscars be a measure of my success or failure as an actor. My yardstick of success is my happiness: Am I satisfied with what I’m doing? I’m not doing statue-chasing movies."

Jackson added, "You know: 'If you do this movie, you’ll win an Oscar.' No, thanks. I’d rather be Nick Fury. Or having fun being Mace Windu with a lightsaber in my hand."

Check out the full interview in the player below.

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KingLeonidas
KingLeonidas - 9/26/2024, 7:56 AM
Sounds like sour grapes. He clearly wants an Oscar.
Vigor
Vigor - 9/26/2024, 8:30 AM
@KingLeonidas - that's what you took from that?
HammerLegFoot
HammerLegFoot - 9/26/2024, 7:57 AM
Man, Samuel L Jackson is one bad mutha[frick]a
harryba11zack
harryba11zack - 9/26/2024, 8:00 AM
sadly the writers ruined his fury. it's about time Mavrel bring out the OG Fury
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JustAWaffle
JustAWaffle - 9/26/2024, 8:10 AM
Either get a good ending as the supporting character Fury has always been, or end it on a whimper via whatever that was on D+.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 9/26/2024, 8:20 AM
I love that Sam Jackson after being in like 14 or so MCU projects still wants to be involved more because he seems to genuinely enjoy…

Say whatever you want about Secret Invasion or The Marvels (the former of which I still argue had good stuff in it) , he was never the issue and always did well with the material he was given.

I still find him to be an enjoyable presence in the MCU so as long as he wants to keep doing it , I will gladly have him!!.

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slickrickdesigns
slickrickdesigns - 9/26/2024, 8:28 AM
He should’ve got an Oscar for his role in Deep Blue Sea or Snakes on a plane.
Vigor
Vigor - 9/26/2024, 8:31 AM
So down to earth. Cool dude
PartyKiller
PartyKiller - 9/26/2024, 8:33 AM
He'll be in the Mando movie. It's the only big cameo left for Disney to play with Star Wars.
PartyKiller
PartyKiller - 9/26/2024, 8:35 AM
Just imagine how much better Winter Soldier would've been in Marvel had the guts to kill a big character instead of a death fake-out. Since that movie Fury has sucked.
Order66
Order66 - 9/26/2024, 8:38 AM
Black Panther 3 is where Nick Fury should show up.
WakandanQueen
WakandanQueen - 9/26/2024, 8:56 AM
They did him so bad in Secret Invasion. Hope we get to see a lot of Fury in the next Avengers movies tho. I forgot, is he back in space or on Earth rn?
Apophis71
Apophis71 - 9/26/2024, 9:06 AM
@WakandanQueen - Back in space I think, went back up there at the end of the show and if memory serves was working on repairs of the space station at the end of the film but could be wrong and wouldn't need to start out up there next time around.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 9/26/2024, 9:33 AM
@WakandanQueen - that finale really sadly hurt that show

I was actually enjoying his dynamic with Talos and even his wife in that:
AgentSmith
AgentSmith - 9/26/2024, 10:55 AM
@WakandanQueen - He needs a proper, impactful ending, and deserves as much, at the same level if not bigger than Iron Man/RDJ. He has also been there from the beginning and giving his character anything less than that would simply be unjustified and would be seen as a huge failure IMHO
IAmAHoot
IAmAHoot - 9/26/2024, 9:32 AM
Man knows how to have his fun, and his fanbase loves him. He's also been one of the most quoted actors for lord knows how long, and it ain't for no damn reason. He's beloved, and he brings the goods.

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KennKathleen
KennKathleen - 9/26/2024, 10:03 AM
Samuel L. Jackson deserved better than Secret Invasion... who wrote this?


Kyle Bradstreet? 🤔😐...🤨

"SECRET INVASION’ had Kyle Bradstreet working on the scripts for a year until he was fired. During production, it was weeks of people erupting at each other & vying for supremacy. A good portion of the team on the series was then replaced."


I'd like to know the story behind this.
Arthorious
Arthorious - 9/26/2024, 11:20 AM
I just would’ve like for them to have recast T’Challa but it is what it is

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