‘CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER’ to feature Nick Fury’s story. Woop?
Despite being in all thirty-seven (I didn’t count them) Marvel films, Nick Fury has yet to have his own feature. And while that ain’t changing any time soon, the actor behind the One-Eyed Bastard has said that Fury’s tale will be partially told in the second Captain America movie.
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During a conversation with Coming Soon, Jackson expressed his affection for the character. “Everybody likes a franchise character,” he said. “Bruce [Willis] had his and Sylvester Stallone had Rocky, so I like coming back to Nick Fury. Nick Fury’s a great guy.”
However, Jackson doesn’t seem to think Fury needs his own film, at least as of yet. “I think a lot of people know [Fury’s story],” he said. “I know him as something else because I’ve been alive longer than most of the fans that watch the movies so I know Nick Fury as the World War II veteran and all that stuff. It might be interesting to do one day but we find out little bits and pieces about Nick and we’re going into Captain America 2 in late March.”
His latest comments are a sharp contrast to remarks he made in 2010, when he claimed that a S.H.I.E.L.D. movie would be released “sometime after” The Avengers. Jackson hasn’t definitively ruled out the possibility of a Nick Fury film, but it doesn’t sound like there’s one coming up anytime soon.
Moreover, The Playlist calls attention to earlier rumors that Nick Fury’s story had been partially folded into Captain America: The Winter Soldier; Jackson’s responses suggest that may in fact be the case. In addition to Fury, S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Maria Hill (Cobie Smulders) is also set to appear in Captain America: The Winter Soldier. There’s no word yet on how or if the S.H.I.E.L.D. storyline in the movie will tie into the upcoming TV series.
What do you think? Would you be down for a Nick Fury movie? Personally, I don’t think the lad is interesting enough to warrant an entire hour and a half dedicated to him. He’s great as an auxiliary character, or one that serves as a lynchpin. At this point in my life though, I can only handle Jackson barking orders in small doses.