Samuel L Jackson was worried about staying alive long enough to make nine Marvel movies [Video]

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Samuel L Jackson has shared his surprise at the number of movies he was offered when he first signed a contract with Marvel, fearing that he might not live long enough to see out the deal.

The 75-year-old actor, who has recently been seen advertising Warburton’s bread, has played the director of SHIELD, Nick Fury in the Marvel Cinematic Universe since 2008, debuting in a credits scene inIron Man.

Since then Jackson has appeared in 10 Marvel movies in total, one more than he was originally contracted for, with the most recent being The Marvels in 2023.

On top of that, he’s also done three television series (Agents of SHIELD, Secret Invasion and What If…?) and three video games (Iron Man 2, Disney Infinity: Marvel Super …

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