It’s been over one decade and 20 films since Marvel superheros hit the big screen, but fans are yet to find out how Nick Fury came to wear the iconic eyepatch. Samuel L Jackson said he has no idea if his character loses his left eye in the upcoming Captain Marvel The 70-year-old actor said he doesn’t know if the Brie Larson-fronted film shows how the S.H.I.E.L.D. director got his famous scar.
“I have only seen the trailer. I haven’t seen the film. I don’t know how he loses the eye,” Jackson told.
The actor reprises his role as the inimitable Fury but will be seen 30 years younger to suit the timeline of the film.
Asked what makes Fury such a rage among Marvel fanatics, he says it would be hard to believe but the beloved character is a lot more personable.
“Amazingly enough, he’s a lot more personable that you would believe. He has this knack for convincing people to join and see his point of view, becoming a part of what he is. He’s pretty amazing at pulling people in and creating trust,” he said.
Jackson said he missed being part of last year’s Marvel blockbuster ‘Avengers: Infinity War’. The actor, however, appeared in a crucial post-credits scene linked to ‘Captain Marvel’.
“I missed me in ‘Infinity War’. And in ‘Civil War’. Even I wondered where I was. ‘Where am I?’. I was like ‘Where am I when my kids are fighting?'” Jackson said.
The actor, who shares a natural chemistry with co-star Larson both on and off screen, fondly calls ‘Captain Marvel’ his first alien.
Jackson said appearing as young Fury was a regular day at work.
“I just had my negotiator face on. I had dots on my face. It was more up to them that I did not have dots on my face. I’d often forget that I had dots on my face. But think about it, it was just like going to work, do stuff. Nick wasn’t as worldly and smart and cynical that he is as an older person. This is a brand new Nick Fury meeting his first extraterrestrial.”
