The Mothership reported on the possibility of Samuel L. Jackson not reprising his cameo role as Nick Fury from Iron Man in further Marvel films.  While more than a few think that this is simply a clever negotiating ploy, the Howard-Cheadle switch has demostrated that Paramount and Marvel aren’t against an actor swap.  So let’s get the ball rolling: if it’s not Sam, then whom?

A few thoughts, then add your own:

Laurence Fishburne:  Though Morpheus is doing time on CSI:Original these days, Fish could fill the roll easily.  He’s done military roles, he’s done badass, and he’s done bald.  An easy call.

Chris Cooper:  Okay, so you don’t have Sam.  Perhaps you elect to go with the traditional appearance of Nick Fury.  Cooper has attitude and acting chops to spare.

David Hasslehoff:  Just kidding.  He is, however, the one only guy that can claim he headlined a Nick Fury movie.

Laurence Mason: Best known to comic fans as Tin Tin in The Crow, Mason recently had an arc as Sammy on Prison Break.  He’s got the look and the resume.  Plus, he starred in one of the great recurring under-the-radar comedy bits of all time: “Rastapiece Theatre”, from HBO’s ’90s blink-and-you-missed-it (but if you saw it, you never forgot it) sketch show Hardcore TV.

Over to you, reader.

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