Is Samuel L. Jackson’s Nick Fury Actually In ‘Avengers: Infinity War’?
Avengers: Infinity Warispackedwith characters, but there’s one character who allegedlywon’tbe in the film (and no, we’re not talking about Hawkeye). That character isSamuel L. Jackson’s Nick Fury. Jackson himself has said, flat-out, that he won’t be in the film. But could the actor be bending the truth? We might have the answer below. Or we might be wrong!
This is apotential spoilerforInfinity War, so if you want to go into the latest super-charged entry in the MCU, turn back now.
Avengers: Age of Ultronwas the last time we saw Samuel L. Jackson’s Nick Fury in the MCU. While we know for a fact that he appears inCaptain Marvel, is there a chance we might see him before that, inInfinity War? Perhaps. Jackson has been absent from any and allAvengers: Infinity Warpromotional material, and thatcouldbe because he’s not in the film. In the past, Jackson himself hassaidhe’s not inAvengers: Infinity War, nor is he inAvengers 4:
Jackson might be telling the truth. Or he could be practicing the fine art of misdirection to make his appearance in the film a surprise. We have noconcreteproof of this, but in the spirit of wild speculation, we turn to IMDb. /Film reader Brian Sosin pointed out to us that on theIMDb page forAvengers: Infinity War, there are two crew members listed with direct associations to Jackson. They are:
Jake Garber … make up artist for Samuel L. Jackson
Qualen Bradley … stand in: Samuel L. Jackson
Of course, it goes without saying thatanyonecan edit IMDb, and that there is often incorrect info uploaded to the site as a result. That said, it’salsolikely that Garber and Bradley uploaded these credits themselves. Smaller crew members on big films will typically add themselves on IMDb since no one else will, and it helps with their résumés. This is very common and it has helped shed light on (and spoil) major movies in the past.
So is Samuel L. Jackson inInfinity War? If he is, my guess is that it’s a small part. He might even appear in a post-credit scene that sets upAvengers 4. Having Fury pop-up post-credits would also be a direct call-back to the very first Marvel Cinematic Universe film – the character made his MCU debut in theIron Manpost-credit scene, after all. SinceInfinity Waris being billed as the culmination of every MCU film up until this point, there’s a certain dramatic unity to bringing Fury back for the post-credits here.
This would also lead directly intoAvengers 4. In the quote above, Jacksonsayshe’s not inAvengers 4, but the actor was allegedlyspottedon the set. Then again, there’s a chance this isallmisdirection.Michael Rookerappeared in a “deleted scene' on theThor: RagnarokBlu-ray, even though he was never intended to be in the film itself. And he was also seen around theInfinity Warset, which turned out to be a master act of trolling.
In other words, nobody knows nothing, and we’re all just speculating wildly untilAvengers: Infinity Warhits theaters onApril 27, 2018.
