With The Avengers sequel set to shoot at year’s end, Samuel L. Jackson has been tapped to first lead a film called Barely Lethal being produced by Brett Ratner opposite True Grit’s Hailee Steinfeld. The Nick Fury-player is said to be in final negotiations for a role under the direction of Kyle Newman (Fanboys) reading from a script by John D’Arco. His role in all this will be that of a mentor to a 16-year-old assassin. Of course, you will not have to wait until this or The Avengers to next see Jackson on the big screen. That will come in Spike Lee’s Oldboy which is due out in October. Variety is credited with breaking this story.
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Fortunately though, Jackson did not actually say what we think he said. The actor took to Twitter to explain that the mess-up was something he said in cutaway a few seconds after that was definitely not on the cue cards: Continue Reading
In a sense, today’s publication of this news straight from the actor’s mouth courtesy of Total Film is proliferating for confirmation purposes. There are a flood of rumors revolving around these comic book properties in the run-up to production, and it is always good to get something squarely identifying as ‘happening.’ The most high-profile one that got quite a few believers was that Maria Hill would be in the next Iron Man movie simply because the How I Met Your Mother actress who plays her tweeted out she was in North Carolina during the same time of the film’s production. It turns out she was simply there shooting a much smaller project called Safe Haven. Continue Reading
Speaking with Empire, Feige shed some light on the extent of cross-pollination between The Avengers and Iron Man going forward, and what he said pretty much validates this belief. The producer basically says that no one special is showing up, and that he thinks Iron Man can carry the full load on his shoulders without the help of S.H.I.E.L.D. Continue Reading
Additional cast members includes Scarlett Johansson, Mark Ruffalo, Cobie Smulders, Jeremy Renner, and Chris Evans among others. Directing is Joss Whedon. Look for the film to hit theaters on May 4.
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They may have competing movies each opening on Christmas Day, but Samuel L. Jackson and Anne Hathaway joined up for a holiday-themed Funny or Die video. Don’t worry, the two are both using the appearance to promote their new movies with a gimmick called “The Sad-Off” in which the two stars stump for the film’s right to be the most depressing movie of the season. ”You made a slave house? I thought we were making gingerbread houses.” 
Much has been said about the upcoming reboot for RoboCop, but nothing has been seen aside from the OmniCorp website. 
MGM’s remake of RoboCop is finding itself quite the cast. The latest to join Jose Padihla’s adaptation of the franchise is Samuel L. Jackson who is hot off his portrayal of Nick Fury in Marvel’s The Avengers. 
Check out the latest iPhone 4S commercials. They use New Girl star Zooey Deschanel and Samuel L. Jackson to promote the smartphone, but really they are promoting the utilization of Siri. The feature has been a bit controversial as many considered it to be a mere novelty act with no real added benefit beyond screwing around when the device is first purchased. Apple is hedging its bets though in that Siri might provide their product with a unique advantage over rival smartphones, so it is in their best interest to get people using it even if that means teaching the public how it is done.
Check out these new clips from The Avengers. The first one features Tom Hiddleston’s Loki imprisoned by S.H.I.E.L.D. and bantering with Samuel L. Jackson’s Nick Fury. The second one is a bit more engaging though as it pits Robert Downey, Jr.’s Iron Man against Christ Hemsworth’s Thor. Good times.
Samuel L. Jackson has another low-budget feature coming out in the form of The Samaritan. Be prepared to see this one out of the theater as it has a limited release coinciding with The Avengers on May 4.
Samuel L. Jackson is continuing to prove that he is not above the on-demand release every now and then if it means stat padding his IMDB profile. His latest film is called Meeting Evil, and it pits the actor as a villain alongside a disillusioned family man played by Luke Wilson. The trailer just hit the net this past week, and by the looks of it you can probably tell why the Chris Fisher-directed film will not be getting a nationwide release. On-demand availability starts March 30 with a limited theatrical run planned for May.