Sam Jackson Fired As Nick Fury?

By Josh Tyler: 2009-01-13 22:37:24

This should be a week of celebration in geekland, with Warner Bros. and Fox close to nearing an agreement that will get Watchmen in theaters. But all is not well in the world of comics adaptations. Watchmen is on track, but now it looks like Marvel Studios is about to do something very stupid with their upcoming Avengers themed superhero flicks: They may fire Samuel L. Jackson.

If you hung around till the very end of Iron Man you saw Sam Jackson pull a cameo as the noteworthy Marvel universe character Nick Fury. The plan, or so we were all told, was to give the character a larger role in subsequent Marvel films, with Sam playing him all the way through. Today in the LA Times though, Jackson reveals that negotiations between he and Marvel have broken down. Says Sam, “there seems to be an economic crisis in the Marvel Comics world.” Sounds like he’s having trouble getting paid.

The worst thing about all of this is that Jackson says as recently as a week ago he talked to Iron Man 2 director Jon Favreau and was told they’re busily writing stuff for him to do in the sequel. But a week later Sam says he talked to his manager and negotiations between he and Marvel “aren't really working that well.” Jackson explains, “There was a huge kind of negotiation that broke down. I don't know. Maybe I won't be Nick Fury. Maybe somebody else will be Nick Fury or maybe Nick Fury won't be in it.”

Marvel still insists they wan him in the role, so it sounds like they really are just wrestling over money. Actually this sounds a lot like a negotiating tactic on the part of Sam. Fans with long memories will remember that Jon Favreau pulled a similar stunt a few months ago while negotiating his new contract with the studio. When fans hard Marvel might be playing cheap with its star director, the resulting fanboy outrage helped push Marvel into giving Jon everything he wanted. Maybe Jackson is trying to pull something similar.

Or maybe this is Terrence Howard all over again. The studio has already shown a willingness to drop integral actors and replace them with people willing to work cheaper. I hope not. Iron Man 2 needs more Sam.

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Skunk Vendetta
January 14, 2009 at 20:41

Is this article a joke? I joined this site just so I could leave a comment! Does anyone here actually watch "Sam Jackson's" movies? He is the SAME EXACT character in EVERY MOVIE! I rejoiced while watching Stars Wars as he got electrocuted and flung out the window. Come on. He gets mad. He screams. He yells. And tries to act all bad. I am a huge comic fan. In the Marvel Ultimate Line I didn't mind them switching from a white Nick Fury to a black Nick Fury because its well written and has no relevance unless you're one of the die hard Fury fans. But all they have is David Hasselhoff. I did mind however when they turned a criminal mastermind like the Kingpin and wrote him to be a gangster thug in the Daredevil movie. A key example when you choose a character for looks instead of acting ability. M. C. Duncan was chosen because he had the body of the Kingpin. And Daredevil flopped. If Marvel is going to compete with DC's Christopher Nolan and Chrisitan Bale they are going to need someone with something more. I don't feel like watching Lakeview Terrace all over again except this time Sam has an eyepatch.

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Kristopher
January 14, 2009 at 07:36

Agreed MiiiKe. Though didnt they have him contracted anyway? Thats kind of pay or play considering.

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MiiiKE
January 13, 2009 at 22:50

This would be another big mistake on marvels part after replacing Howard with Cheadle.

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