Samuel L. Jackson Says He Won't Be in CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR

There are going to be so many actors in Captain America: Civil War, it's going to feel like we're watching another Avengers movie already. It should be great practice for Anthony and Joe Russo, the brothers who are directing Civil War and both parts of the upcoming Avengers: Infinity War, but it sounds like the experience will be missing one of the most important members of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Samuel L. Jackson spoke with Collider in a new interview, and the actor said that he would not be appearing in the upcoming Captain America sequel (see bold text below):

“It’s an amazing amount of fun. I finally met [comics writer] Mark [Millar], last year, when I was doing Kingsman, ‘cause he was on set one day, and I finally got a chance to thank him for making Nick Fury black and changing the whole dynamic. It’s really great to be the connective tissue between so many different characters in so many different films, that brings those guys together. But I’m not in Captain America 3. I can’t figure that out, but I’m not. I guess I’m still out there, trying to figure out what happened to S.H.I.E.L.D. and who these other people are.

But it’s an amazing honor to be that guy, to be Nick Fury, to be in that particular world, and to be a character that people believe. It’s great. I’m as grateful for being in that, as I was being in Star Wars with George [Lucas] and to play a character that people remember, like Mace Windu. It’s all great. It’s hard not to be a part of something that you know, if people study film for the next 200 years, they’ll be talking about Star Wars and The Avengers series, and all that stuff.”

Do you think Jackson's telling the truth here? It seems like a veteran like Nick Fury might be able to actually help Iron Man and Cap come to some sort of agreement. But then again, aside from his brief appearances in Age of Ultron, we saw him go off the grid at the end of The Winter Soldier, so it might be tough to justify his appearance if the government has anything to do with the Registration Act like it does in the comics.

He still has two more films on his 9-picture deal with Marvel, but he also told the outlet that he's looking for a contract extension to appear in more Marvel films in the future. Unlike a lot of the other more major players, it seems clearer that Fury would be a good candidate for bouncing all over the MCU and interacting with all sorts of different groups, and it will be cool to continue to see Jackson doing solid work as the eyepatch-wearing (former) spy if he gets the extension he's looking for.