Secret Invasion’s Rotten Tomatoes Rating Spells Bad News for Samuel L. Jackson Marvel Series
A few actors end up portraying certain roles so effortlessly that it feels as if they were born to play those roles. Similar is the case of the Marvel star, Samuel L. Jackson. The 74-year-old actor was born to play the character of Nick Fury in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The Academy Award-winning actor has been associated with reputed projects in Hollywood like- Django Unchained, Pulp Fiction, The Hitman’s Bodyguard, Unbreakable, A Time To Kill, and Captain Marvel.
Samuel L. Jackson has been associated with the Marvel Cinematic Universe since the very beginning as he was introduced as Nick Fury in the 2008 released Iron Man. His upcoming television series Secret Invasion is based on the Marvel Comics of the same name. Backed by Marvel Studios, the story deals with the protagonist Nick Fury’s attempt to prevent the invasion of the shape-shifting Skrulls.
Only 65% Rotten Tomatoes Score Was Given To Samuel L. Jackson’s Secret Invasion
Samuel L. Jackson’s Secret Invasion was introduced three years back. The fans and followers of the actor were overjoyed not because their favorite actor would return to the screen in a bigger and better way, but instead, the miniseries was getting adapted from the Marvel comics storyline. The trailer was greeted with great enthusiasm and positive feedback from critics and fans around the world. Some even went on to tweet that the series would keep its audience on the edge of their seat. The entertainment rating website Rotten Tomatoes gave a rating of 65% rotten tomatoes to Samuel L. Jackson’s Secret Invasion.
Critics from reputed media houses even commented on the trailer of the upcoming Marvel series. Daniel D’Addario, from Variety mentioned- “In the main, Secret Invasion has things on its mind that it’s content to tease out in a pace that a Marvel film might not allow.”
Dan Fienberg, from The Hollywood Reporter, commented-
“For the most part, Secret Invasion is more dour and even dull than one might expect from its John le Carré/Graham Greene trappings.”
During his appearance on the show Good Morning America, he was asked about what are the traits he really hates about his character Nick Fury. The Matrix actor mentioned-
“After the blip that you know all the people who watch Marvel Thanos did that he kind of changed the world and changed a lot of things and Nick’s been missing. You find out in Spider-Man what is that far from home, uh, that Nick’s been, uh, not there and been replaced by his skrull friend. At the end of that series and you find out he’s been up on his spaceship and not on Earth, so he’s come back now and that’s what Secret Invasions, you know, basically based on.”
Samuel L. Jackson’s Secret Invasion has already taken the internet by storm and his fans just cannot wait for the release of the series. He has also appeared in multiple Marvel projects as the head of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Samuel L. Jackson Opens Up On Being Awarded An Oscar
Despite being a part of more than 150 movies, the actor was only nominated for Best Supporting Actor during the 1995 Academy Awards for his role in Pulp Fiction. During an interview with the Los Angeles Times, Samuel L. Jackson opened upon receiving the Academy Award in 2022 during the non-televised ceremony. He was presented the award with his long-time friend Denzel Washington. He mentioned-
“As jaded as I wanted to be about it, you know, thinking. Well, I should have won an Oscar for this or should have won for that and it didn’t happen,’ once I got over it many years ago, it wasn’t a big deal for me. I always have fun going to the Oscars. I always look forward to getting a gift basket for being a presenter. I give stuff to my relatives; my daughter and my wife would take stuff out. It’s cool.”
The actor even mentioned that he should have got the Oscar award for Pulp Fiction. While talking about the awards and nominations, the actor even went on to add a dash of racism to the entire topic of discussion. He said-
“I guess Black folk usually win for doing despicable s— on screen. Like Denzel [Washington] for being a horrible cop in Training Day. All the great stuff he did in uplifting roles like Malcolm X? No — we’ll give it to this motherf—-r. So maybe I should have won one.”
Secret Invasion features a list of actors from the category of A-listers in Hollywood. The Marvel Studios-based Secret Invasion would be aired on June 21, 2023, on Disney+.
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