After months of speculation and numerous instances of misinformation and press teasing, it was finally confirmed that Samuel L Jackson’s Nick Fury would not be making an appearance in Thor.
Surprising, considering not only that talk of The Avengers is bubbling along nicely with Joss Whedon at helm (in which Nick Fury plays a big part), but also because Jon Favreau went to great lengths to include Fury in Iron Man 1 and 2.
Says Jackson of his nine picture Marvel deal: “I got started on it when I did the end of Iron Man 1. My foot was on the path. Now, my foot is a little deeper on the path 'cause we've got Iron Man 2. I'm not in Thor. I’m supposed to do Captain America this summer in London.”
So why isn’t he in Thor? “I have no idea. I'm not in charge of making those decisions. I thought I was. They said I was in the trades, and I was like, ‘Oh, I've got a job!’
“And then, I called my agent and she said, ‘Nah, you're not in it. They misprinted.’ I was like, ‘Well shit, they need to pay me just 'cause they put my name in it.’ The Avengers is my own starring vehicle for that character, pretty much.”
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Gaz83
May 5th 2010, 18:59
I can not wait thor this. Everything sounds great so far! Thor is one of my fav marvel characters, so to see Chris Hemsworth in the suit for the first time was pretty amazing!
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Agent69
May 8th 2010, 13:42
"“Now imagine a version of Lord Of The Rings that was a bit less artsy..." Lord of the Rings was artsy???????????
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MagneticEye84
May 10th 2010, 4:58
MARVEL STUDIOS can do no wrong at the moment. Fox & Sony ought to take note on how to faithfully adapt MARVEL characters for the big screen.
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MagneticEye84
May 10th 2010, 5:03
Kenneth Branagh is a perfect pick for this movie.
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MagneticEye84
May 10th 2010, 5:15
The aesthetics in "Thor" sounds like it's going to look absolutely amazing. This is what I love about MARVEL STUDIOS. They respect and are true to the original source material. Their passion, their dedication and great work ethic in faithfully bringing their characters to the big screen without comprimise really sets them apart. Unlike Fox & Sony who have totally butchered the MARVEL characters they have undeservedly been privileged to work with .
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MagneticEye84
May 10th 2010, 5:23
Whilst I'm a fan of Samuel L Jackson, I'm not a big fan of the "Ultimate" series at all. I would have prefered the original Nick Fury. Oh well, you win some, you lose some. :-)
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