I have seen that much, Fate, through other groups I'm in posting blurbs. But that was in a sense, IMO, jumping the shark. Sam Jackson as Fury is a well-known conceit cooked up by one of the guys doing the Marvel Ultimates line, and it works. THERE. I do need to see "Iron Man" to know for certain whether it's based on Marvel or Ultimates continuity. If it's Ultimates-based, then I'll start wearing a sign promoting Jackson for the role every time I walk out of my front door. If not, then I don't want the shift. I've already had to endure paying eight bucks to see "Spiderman", only to see Spidey developing organic web-shooters. I remember reading Spidey comics when Peter was struggling to get his web-shooters to wor properly, the fun of seeing him run out of web-fluid sixty stories up and having to figure out how to land without becoiming street pizza. And I won't even *mention* the mockery made of my beloved FF by H'Wood.
Continuity. Call me stupid, but I'm fond of it... ---------[ Received Mail Content ]---------- Subject : Re: [scifinoir2] Sam Jackson Out as Nick Fury? Date : Thu, 15 Jan 2009 05:30:57 -0800 (PST) From : Augustus Augustus <[email protected]> To : [email protected] Martin, at the very end of Iron Man (and u really need 2 see it.....it's fun), after the credits Tony Stark walks into his house and Nick Fury is there. this Fury is Sam Jackson, so that is where the Universes cross. The Ultimates (which i totally get down with) and the regular Marvel Verse. Fate. --- On Thu, 1/15/09, Martin Baxter wrote: From: Martin Baxter Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Sam Jackson Out as Nick Fury? To: [email protected] Date: Thursday, January 15, 2009, 7:54 AM Fate, I could see your point if this movie were set in the Ultimates Universe. To the best of my knowledge (admittedly still not having seen Iron Man), it's set in the standard Marvel Universe. There, Nick Fury is a White man. I wouldn't mind Jackson as Fury, were this in the Ultimates "Verse. I like my comics continuity. ---------[ Received Mail Content ]---------- Subject : Re: [scifinoir2] Sam Jackson Out as Nick Fury? Date : Thu, 15 Jan 2009 04:08:31 -0800 (PST) From : Augustus Augustus To : [email protected] makes me wonder, are they trying 2 push out the Black actors? since in the comic book Rhodey is Black, guess you have to make that casting move legit (or they could do the downey thing from tropic thunder). is it that the studio thinks that Blacks are not SciFi fans? if u look at the 'made 4 tv movies' on SciFi channel one would tend to think NOT. Fate. --- On Thu, 1/15/09, [email protected] wrote: From: [email protected] Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Sam Jackson Out as Nick Fury? To: [email protected], [email protected], "'Cinque3000'" Cc: "Tracey de Morsella" Date: Thursday, January 15, 2009, 12:59 AM Well, the author's joke about Howard aside, there is truth in the fact that something may be amiss. Howard specifically states he was dumped unceremoniously, and didn't see it coming. Remember, he asserted that he'd had a gentleman's agreement, which was broken. Perhaps the suits are jerking Jackson's chain around too. If so, they need to be careful: Jackson doesn't suffer fools gladly, and he always feels studios are trying to screw him around anyway, so I can see him walking. ------------ -- Original message ------------ --------- - From: "Tracey de Morsella" > > Jackson Out as Nick Fury? > > > Star says negotiations with Marvel have broken down. > > > by Jim Vejvoda > > > > January 14, 2009 - Samuel L. Jackson > has dropped a bombshell: he > just might not be back to play Nick Fury > in Iron Man 2 > or The Avengers > . > > Jackson, who made a cameo as the director of S.H.I.E.L.D. at the end of the > first Iron Man, told the > > Los Angeles Times that he heard from his representatives last week that > things weren't going so well. "There was a huge kind of negotiation that > broke down. I don't know. Maybe I won't be Nick Fury," Jackson said. > > He continued, "Maybe somebody else will be Nick Fury or maybe Nick Fury > won't be in it. There seems to be an economic crisis in the Marvel Comics > world so [they're saying to me], 'We're not making that deal.'" > > A Marvel spokesperson advised the paper that the studio "does not comment on > active negotiations. " > > No word yet on who might replace Jackson if the role of Fury is recast, but > we all know that > Terrence Howard is available. Oh, snap! > > http://movies. ign.com/articles /944/944835p1. html > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds
