"She showed up and said she was going to take me to lunch. Samuel L. Jackson says 'Maybe I won't be Nick Fury', "Jackson's Fury in flurry of Marvel films", "Russo brothers tapped for 'Captain America 2': Disney and Marvel in final negotiations with 'Community' producers to helm pic", "Samuel L. Jackson Has 2 Movies Left in his Marvel Contract", "Samuel L Jackson's Marvel contract has two films left", "Will Smith Could Be DJANGO UNCHAINED, Samuel L. Jackson Cast", "Quentin Tarantino's 'Hateful Eight' Launches With $1.9 Million on Christmas", "Is There Room On 'Kong: Skull Island' For Samuel L. Jackson And Tom Wilkinson? One Mens Health writer suggested that while in-universe explanations like glass eyes could explain Furys appearance in the swearing-in photograph, the real reason for the discrepancy is probably much more simple. "We didn't know what to expect when we got to Memphis. Fury was just another enlisted grunt albeit a nigh-mythical, unkillable, unbeatable, unflappable one until 1965, when Marvel decided there just might be something to the post-war globe trotting spy archetype so recently and charismatically embodied by Sean Connery. Speaking to Golf Digest, the actor revealed that used to take hislightsaberonto the green while filming Star Wars: Episode II. It wasnt the Blockbuster Video store or the Nirvana T-shirts it was Nick Furys good left eye. We made the roster requirements . Ikeblueflames postulates: [The swearing-in] photo isnt dated, but another picture that Fury has of Pierce is dated 9/18/92. One Eight Seven. Anyone who's even vaguely aware of Samuel L. Jackson work knows he's fond of one particular epithet. He's added dozens more since then (Jackson used his favorite curse word a whopping 40 times in 2019's Shaft alone), but he isn't just doing it because he can pull it off like nobody else. 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Jackson has become the undisputed king of the box office and a true living legend in Tinseltown, which is quite incredible when you consider everything that he's had to endure in his personal life. [65][66] Jackson then acted as an NSA agent, alongside Vin Diesel in XXX, and as a kilt-wearing drug dealer in The 51st State. Nick Fury has an iconic look, as he is rarely shown without his signature eye patch. [86] On November 4, 2005, he was presented with the Hawaii International Film Festival Achievement in Acting Award. Jackson's breakout role was as Gator Purify in Spike Lee's 1991 film Jungle Fever. He also received Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for the performance as well. For Jackson's eyes, Lola made allowances for how the distance between a person's eyeball and the lower eyelid increases as they age, which gives more of the red tissue inside the lid. During his appearance onLive with Kelly and Michael, he revealed that black people were expected to act a certain way when visiting this part of town. Nick Fury and his elite unit of hand-picked soldiers, the Howling Commandos. [140], Throughout the 1990s, A.C. Neilson E.C.I., a box officetracking company, determined that Jackson appeared in more films than any other actor who grossed $1.7billion domestically. "I was a hippie, you know?" [129][130] He was in the Pilot for Ghostwriter. The Tragic Real-Life Story Of Samuel L. Jackson. KTLA entertainment reporter Sam Rubin was interviewing Jackson on Monday morning about the film "RoboCop" when he asked the actor if he'd gotten a lot of reaction to his recent Super Bowl. Samuel L. Jackson Jokingly Confirms Several Internet Rumors About Himself The 73-year-old actor tackled some of the various rumors from his golf game to his acting style during a segment. By keeping the appearance of his eye hidden from everyone he worked with, Nick Fury made it difficult for a Skrull to sim Fury in his totality, because his eye was always hidden behind the patch. He still uses the word "motherfucker" to get through a speech block. In July of that year,American bombers began air raids on cities in the north of the country for the first time. [171], Over his career, Jackson has received various awards for his performances on film. Whats the Deal With Benedict Cumberbatchs Eyes. He had already proven that he wasn't afraid to go up against the authorities, but Jackson just couldn't say no to his mother. [a] The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences gave him an Academy Honorary Award in 2022 as "A cultural icon whose dynamic work has resonated across genres and generations and audiences worldwide".[4][5][6]. The short answer is, he caught a Nazi grenade, but didnt throw it away fast enough to evade the blast. In 2021, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences named Jackson as one of its Academy Honorary Award recipients as "A cultural icon whose dynamic work has resonated across genres and generations and audiences worldwide. And in late 1965 or early 1966 (comic book publishing dates can get a little hazy), Stan Lee and Dick Ayers canonized how he lost his eye in Sgt Fury and his Howling Commandos #27. [28] He decided to return to Atlanta, where he met with Stokely Carmichael, H. Rap Brown, and others active in the Black Power movement. "Sometimes there's no better word than 'motherf*****' to describe someone or a situation. [59], On June 13, 2000, Jackson was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7018 Hollywood Blvd. Oops. [13] The couple have a daughter named Zoe (born 1982). I had to sometimes not make direct eye contact." - Samuel L. Jackson 2. "[152] His first bald role was in The Great White Hype. Samuel L. Jackson questioned podcaster Joe Rogan's claim. Another reason Samuel L. Jackson isn't too keen on nude scenes is that he got an injury while filming. Please review our privacy policy here: https://heavy.com/privacy-policy/, Copyright 2023 Heavy, Inc. All rights reserved. He has been acting for 47 years and has starred in nearly 150 films. [131] He voiced the main antagonist, Officer Frank Tenpenny, in the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. But MCU fans arent the first people to wonder how Nick Fury lost his left eye. Sure enough, by Captain Marvels denouement, Fury has already adopted an eyepatch. [77] The film received a 97% approval rating, and Jackson's performance earned him an Annie Award nomination for Best Voice Acting. Starring: Tom Holland, Samuel L. Jackson, Jake Gyllenhaal, Marisa Tomei Directed By: Jon Watts Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) 90% #10 Critics Consensus: Suspenseful and. Samuel L. Jackson is an American producer and highly prolific actor, having appeared in over 100 films, including Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995), Unbreakable (2000), Shaft (2000), Formula 51 (2001), Black Snake Moan (2006), Snakes on a Plane (2006), and the Star Wars prequel trilogy (1999-2005), as well as the Marvel Cinematic Universe. This would mean that Fury jumped from a level 3 agent straight to Director within the span 2 years. note: This post will contain spoilers for Captain Marvel.]. Entertainment Weekly wrote: "As superb as Travolta, Willis, and Keitel are, the actor who reigns over Pulp Fiction is Samuel L. Jackson. 20th Century Studios/Amazon. Denzel gets the offer first. 10 questions we have about Captain Marvel, 5 comics to read now that youve seen Captain Marvel, Captain Marvel is all about the Kree-Skrull War heres how it started, This is what Captain Marvels Supreme Intelligence looks like in the comics, Its a cat its a flerken its a cat its a flerken its a cat its a fl-. To some viewers, theres an apparent discord between the information presented in Captain America: The Winter Soldier, and how Furys on-screen eye attack played out in Captain Marvel. " The Atlanta native also shared her secrets for a long-lasting marriage with the publication. And, unfortunately, Samuel L. Jackson noticed it and. he wrote in a guest column forThe Hollywood Reporter. In the new six-episode Apple TV+ miniseries, "The Last Days of . [23] He then travelled to Memphis, Tennessee, to join an equal rights protest march. In Marvels most famous alternate timeline, the Ultimate Marvel Universe, Nick Fury who is likely the reason Samuel L. Jackson was cast as the character in the MCU lost his eye in another military encounter. LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Jackson's wife, is also directing the play. [136] He also recorded the Audible.com audiobook of Go the Fuck to Sleep. However, given Furys track record (Colonel in the Army and his espionage work in the CIA) and given that he was directly promoted by Pierce (who was impressed by Fury, and Fury saved his daughter), I dont think this is unreasonable to believe., This timeline would still have Fury becoming director in 1997, two years after fans know he lost his eye during the events of Captain Marvel. Jackson has supported more than two dozen charities and foundationsin his time. Samuel L. Jackson: Eh, well, I got nominated for an Academy Award. The accident did major damage to Jackson's knee. It was during this time in Bogot that Fury impressed Pierce, ultimately leading to Fury being offered the role of director. [80], In 2005, he starred in the sports drama Coach Carter, where he played a coach (based on the actual coach Ken Carter) dedicated to teaching his players that education is more important than basketball. Viewers were told via dialogue in Captain America: The Winter Soldier that the photo in question was taken five years after Nick Fury and Alexander Pierce first met. And that meant, going in, that Captain Marvel could potentially show us how Nick Fury lost his eye in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. "I was reading by the time I was, like, two." Part of it is hereditary: my father died of alcoholism. The 2009 edition of The Guinness World Records, which uses a different calculation to determine film grosses, stated that Jackson is the world's highest-grossing actor, with $7.42billion generated across 68 films. Jackson had a small part in the Public Enemy music video for "911 Is a Joke". David Moye. A narration box in the next panel states that Fury served the rest of the war with his eyesight intact, adopting his eyepatch in 1963 which explains why hes wearing one in his contemporary adventures. As Alexander Pierce explains in The Winter Soldier, the photograph was taken five years after Nick and I met, when I was at State Department in Bogot. Pierce goes on to explain that Nick was Deputy Chief of the S.H.I.E.L.D. When I had to start dealing with my problems, I was worried I wouldn't find something satisfying, beyond work and family, to keep me going. Here's why he wears the eye patch. Additionally, he reprised his role as Fury in a cameo appearance on the ABC television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Jackson also revealed that it was his aunt who sparked his interest in acting. Allison Williams And Samuel L. Jackson On Acting Boners | WWHL Watch on The two were asked to answer a viewer's question, about whether it was flattering for an actress if an actor became aroused. In 187 he played a dedicated teacher striving to leave an impact on his students. . And thats how Nick Fury lost his eye, in the comics: He sacrificed it to keep his men safe, and to keep kicking Nazi butt uninterrupted. Samuel Leroy Jackson Nick Name Sam, King of Cool, Mr. Samuel L. Jackson graduated from Morehouse College in 1972 and began his acting career on stage. Mace Windu's purple lightsaber in the film was the result of Jackson's suggestion;[13] he wanted to be sure that his character would stand out in a crowded battle scene. He's managed to stay on the straight and narrow ever since and he thanks golf for that. ", According to Jackson, he only crossed paths with white people in person when he went to downtownChattanooga. In a desperate attempt to prove his innocence, a skilled police negotiator accused of corruption and murder takes hostages in a government office to gain the time he needs to find the truth. [108] Additionally, Jackson has appeared in five films with actor Bruce Willis (National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1, Pulp Fiction, Die Hard with a Vengeance, Unbreakable, and Glass) and the actors were slated to work together in Black Water Transit before both dropped out.[109]. Although starting out with small roles and trouble with the law, Samuel L. Jackson has since become a highly sought after actor and film producer. We all thought it was probably going to be something physical, even though the National Guard was there." And you must all be very dear to his heart!. Nick Fury, being exactly the kind of perfect soldier that romantic wartime adventure stories call for, chose to sacrifice his future sight to remain with his men. [78][79] He made a cameo in another Quentin Tarantino film, Kill Bill: Volume 2. These include Tupac Shakur (Juice), Queen Latifah (Juice/Sphere/Jungle Fever), Method Man (One Eight Seven), LL Cool J (Deep Blue Sea/S.W.A.T. 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