Marvel Studios Locks Up Its Nick Fury

Samuel L. Jackson makes more movies before 9 a.m. than most actors do all year, or so it seems. E Online! reports that Marvel Entertainment is working on a nine-picture deal that would keep Jackson playing SHIELD Director Nick Fury in Iron Man 2 and eight other Marvel films.

As Marvel leads up to its much anticipated Avengers movie other films rumored to be in the pipeline include Thor and Captain America. A possible scenario might involve Jackson appearing in those movies to recruit the heroes, as he did at the end of Iron Man. There’s even talk of a SHIELD centered espionage action flick.

In the “imitation is the sincerest form of flattery” climate of Hollywood, it wouldn’t surprise me if that SHIELD movie’s future rides on the success of the G.I. Joe movie. In the meantime, Col. Nick Fury is about to smite the United States’ enemies with vengeance and a furious anger.

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