Nick Fury: Definitely in Iron Man. Or not.

Samuel L.Jackson's cameos in (definitely) Iron Man and (probably) The Incredible Hulk have been widely reported around the web and a few shots of the cult favourite actor have escaped the set to be distributed around the globe. The short scene, together with the notion that it might set up a future Avengers movie, is something that has excited the vast legion of Internet-savvy fanboys to an almost fever pitch.

Except now it might not happen. Or it might. There's talk over on Comic Book Resources that it 'may' not:

“Iron Man” will hit theatres on May 2nd. Samuel L. Jackson IS playing Nick Fury but his cameo may not appear in THIS film. They also confirmed that there is a crossover between this movie and “The Incredible Hulk”. [my italics]

Whether the Fury scene is being held back for some sort of DVD extra, or whether Marvel are just trying (quixotically) to restore the element of surprise is hard to say. It seems improbable that Jackson's performance will end up on the cutting room floor. He's still in IMDB's cast list and one look at the Ultimate Avengers incarnation of Fury (see pic) will convince you that Marvel believe in Sam L. as the director of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Comments

[Gerry]

Re-create Nick Fury all you want, but the REAL head of SHIELD should have been:

Chuck Heston
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... just look at his eyepatch-wearing appearance in "True Lies"....

[Comicology]

I will be sorely disappointed if Samuel L. Jackson's cameo does not push thru. As is sorely.