Samuel L. Jackson participated in a profession retrospective interview for GQ journal and admitted that he was shocked by the pace that Marvel raced by his preliminary nine-picture deal. Jackson agreed to Marvel’s preliminary provide to play Nick Fury in 9 films, beginning with a cameo look on the finish of 2008’s “Iron Man.” He has since starred in a dozen Marvel films, together with a number of “Avengers” films and standalone tentpoles like “Iron Man 2” and “The Marvels.”
“I knew I had a nine-picture deal,” Jackson mentioned. “[Marvel Studios president] Kevin [Feige] mentioned that: ‘We’re going to give you a nine-picture deal.’ How lengthy do it’s important to keep alive to make 9 films? It’s not the quickest course of on this planet. I didn’t know they have been going to make 9 films in like two and a half years. That’s type of loopy! Oh shit, I’m utilizing up my contracts. It labored out.”
Jackson beforehand instructed the Los Angeles Times that he’s by no means misplaced curiosity in his Nick Fury position and that he’d reasonably make billion dollar-grossing Marvel films than win Oscars or chase down Oscar-baiting roles.
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“As jaded as I needed to be about it, considering, ‘Effectively, I ought to have gained an Oscar for this or ought to have gained for that and it didn’t occur,’ as soon as I bought over it a few years in the past, it wasn’t a giant deal for me,” Jackson mentioned. “I all the time have enjoyable going to the Oscars. I all the time sit up for getting a present basket for being a presenter. I give stuff to my family; my daughter and my spouse would take stuff out. It’s cool. … However in any other case, I used to be previous it.”
Jackson added, “I used to be by no means 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 happy with what I’m doing? I’m not doing statue-chasing films. You realize: ‘If you happen to do that film, you’ll win an Oscar.’ No, thanks. I’d reasonably be Nick Fury. Or having enjoyable being Mace Windu with a lightsaber in my hand.”
Jackson’s tenure because the Marvel tremendous agent additionally included headlining his very personal Disney+ collection “Secret Invasion.” Watch Jackson’s full interview within the GQ video under.
