Jackson confirms he’s Fury
Samuel L. Jackson has confirmed what Avi Arad lat slip many months ago, that he will play Nick Fury on the big screen … he just won’t say where. MTV reports:
“Well [then] am indeed Nick Fury,” Jackson finally admitted, officially confirming his role for the first time. “But I don’t know if I’m gonna be in [”Iron Man”] though.”
So you haven’t shot any scenes?
“I can’t tell you that!”
You won’t confirm?
“I won’t confirm!”
“Justice League itself is an honor”
Rapper Common confirms that he was, indeed, cast as Green Lantern John Stewart in the momentarily shelved Justice League film:
“It’s a blessing really, to know that I could potentially be this superhero,” he enthused. “Justice League itself is an honor, and Green Lantern is an incredible character to play. It’s a blessing to be associated with it.”
In particular, Common felt it was a special privilege to be the cast’s only black super.
“Just being a black person, a black man, playing a superhero is an honor in itself,” he smiled.
Coen Brothers and Michael Chabon … two names that look good together
The Coen Brothers are going to adapt Michael Chabon’s The Yiddish Policeman’s Union. Which sounds utterly perfect, if you ask me.
Annies smell a rat
Variety has the list of winners from the 35th annual Annie Awards, which includes Ratatouille and not much else on the film side. Persepolis was shut out.
New Indy pics
Badtaste.it has three new Indiana Jones pictures, including one with a snake! Why did it have to be snakes?
“Lifeless and static”
The blog Character Design takes a look at the upcoming Clone Wars animated TV show and finds the character designs wanting.
