The face of S.H.I.E.L.D. chief Nick Fury, Samuel L. Jackson first made his presence known in the Marvel movie universe back in 2008's "Iron Man." While his appearance in other upcoming Marvel movies outside "Iron Man 2" is still in question, fans have been assured of one thing: he'll have a more notable part to play in the superhero team-up film "The Avengers."
When MTV News caught up with Jackson at the press junket for "Mother and Child," he spoek to the recent news that "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" creator Joss Whedon was in talks to direct "Avengers," as well as "Fantastic Four" actor Chris Evans landing the role of Captain America (who will be one of the heroes featured in "Avengers," of course).
"[Evans is the] right guy," said Jackson. "Not a problem. They seem to be making great steps in the right direction to make all these films happen in the right way. So I'm loking forward to going to London and meeting Captain America."
As for the filmmaker who will likely be directing Jackson and Evans, as well as Robert Downey Jr. (as Iron Man) and Chris Hemsworth (as Thor), Jackson seemed certain that Whedon was a done deal. He also looked forward to meeting the fan-friendly filmmaker.
"They signed [Whedon], didn't they? I thought I actually saw something the other day that said he was in," he said.
"I'm looking forward to connecting with [Whedon] sometime," he added. "I guess that's, like, next February."
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