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Tom Holland wasn’t aware of the Nick Fury ending in Spider-Man: Far From Home

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Spider-Man: Far From Home star Tom Holland was unaware of the big Nick Fury twist during the movie’s post-credits scene. During a panel at ACE Comic-Con this weekend (via ComicBook.com), Holland admitted he wasn’t aware of the scene until he saw the entire film. “I’m trying to think if I did know that. No, I […]

James Gunn, Joss Whedon and Samuel L. Jackson respond to Martin Scorsese’s Marvel criticism

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During a promotional interview for his new movie The Irishman last week, Martin Scorsese ruffled the feathers of fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the legendary filmmaker stating: “I don’t see them. I tried, you know? But that’s not cinema. Honestly, the closest I can think of them, as well made as they are, with […]

Blu-ray Review – Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)

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Spider-Man: Far From Home, 2019. Directed by Jon Watts. Starring Tom Holland, Jake Gyllenhaal, Zendaya, Samuel L. Jackson, Cobie Smulders, Jacob Batalon, Angourie Rice, Jon Favreau, Tony Revolori, Martin Starr, J.B. Smoove, Remy Hil, Numan Acar, Hemky Madera, Toni Garrn, and Marisa Tomei. SYNOPSIS: The post-Avengers: Endgame era of the MCU continues with Spider-Man: Far […]

Blu-ray Review – Shaft (2019)

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Shaft, 2019. Directed by Tim Story. Starring Jessie T. Usher, Samuel L. Jackson, Richard Roundtree, Alexandra Shipp, Regina Hall, Matt Lauria, Avan Jogia, Lauren Vélez, Method Man, Almeera Jiwa, Ian Casselberry, Aaron Dominguez, and Isaach De Bankolé. SYNOPSIS: John Shaft Jr., a cyber security expert with a degree from MIT, enlists his family’s help to […]

Nick Fury references Spider-Man and the X-Men in alternate Iron Man post-credits scene

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While 2008’s Iron Man launched the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it wasn’t until the film’s post-credits scene that fans first realised we’d taken our first step into a larger world, as Samuel L. Jackson’s Nick Fury appeared to Robert Downey Jr.’s Tony Stark, inviting Iron Man to be part of the Avengers Initiative. As it turns […]

SPOILERS: Spider-Man: Far From Home director discusses the Nick Fury twist

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Warning. Major spoilers for Spider-Man: Far From Home follow… With Avengers: Endgame opting to forgo Marvel’s traditional post-credits scene, Spider-Man: Far From Home certainly made up for things with two huge reveals: firstly, the returning J.K. Simmons as J. Jonah Jameson revealing Spidey’s secret identity to the world, followed by the revelation that Samuel L. […]

Samuel L. Jackson, Max Minghella and Marisol Nichols join Chris Rock in Saw reboot as filming begins

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Back in May it was announced that Lionsgate and Chris Rock are joining forces to reboot the Saw horror franchise, and now comes word that the comedian is set to be joined in the cast of the film by Samuel L. Jackson (Spider-Man: Far From Home), Max Minghella (The Handmaid’s Tale) and Marisol Nichols (Riverdale). […]

Samuel L. Jackson says Nick Fury isn’t in the Black Widow movie (yet)

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Having featured prominently in this year’s Captain Marvel and Spider-Man: Homecoming, as well as making a cameo appearance in Avengers: Endgame, it seems that Samuel L. Jackson’s Nick Fury will be sitting out the next MCU adventure, the Scarlett Johansson-headlined Black Widow movie. “It’s Natasha who was always been my favourite because I recruited her,” […]

Movie Review – Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)

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Spider-Man: Far From Home, 2019. Directed by Jon Watts. Starring Tom Holland, Jake Gyllenhaal, Zendaya, Samuel L. Jackson, Cobie Smulders, Jacob Batalon, Angourie Rice, Jon Favreau, Tony Revolori, Martin Starr, J.B. Smoove, Remy Hil, Numan Acar, Hemky Madera, Toni Garrn, and Marisa Tomei. SYNOPSIS: Following the events of Avengers: Endgame, Spider-Man must step up to take […]

Samuel L. Jackson: Nick Fury thinks Peter is too immature to be a hero in Spider-Man: Far From Home

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Samuel L. Jackson, who stars as Nick Fury in Spider-Man: Far From Home, says Fury believes that Peter isn’t ready to take on Iron Man’s mantle. Spider-Man: Far From Home begins the next stage of the MCU and shows Peter having to deal with the responsibility of living in a world without his mentor Tony […]