Samuel Jackson Out As Nick Fury?

I still remember seeing Iron Man for the first time. When the credits started to roll I desperately tried to get as many people… strangers… to sit back down and not leave yet… that something was going to come after the credits. Those who stayed were very glad they did when a shadowy figure who called himself Nick Fury appeared on screen… and then emerged out of the shadows to reveal that he was being played by Sam Jackson.

It’s been known for some time that Marvel has wanted to tie the various heroes together for a future Avengers movie, and that Jackson as Fury was going to be key to that. But now it appears that Jackson MIGHT be out of the equation. The good folks over at ComingSoon give us this:

SAMUEL JACKSON: “There was a huge kind of negotiation that broke down. I don’t know. Maybe I won’t be Nick Fury. Maybe somebody else will be Nick Fury or maybe Nick Fury won’t be in it. There seems to be an economic crisis in the Marvel Comics world so [they're saying to me], ‘We’re not making that deal.’”

This would be a damn shame. I’m all for the idea that any actor CAN be replaced… but that doesn’t mean they should be. Hell, even the new comic version of Nick Fury was modeled after Jackson and honestly I thought he’d make a great Fury.

For now nothing is certain. I’ll survive if I hear Jackson is 100% out… but it would be unfortunate.