Stop the presses and hold the phone. Ok, to recap here, most of you know that I really didn’t have much interest in an Iron Man movie. I think he’s a lame comic book character and just a poor man’s version of Batman. Now, having said that, I’ve also said that every single movie these people have made in putting an Iron Man movie together has been most impressive. Jon Favreau directing, Mark Fergus writing, Robert Downy Jr. at Iron Man… the list goes on and on.
Well today we got news of another character appearing in Iron Man. The following comes from AICN:
Today, though, he’s shooting scenes featuring an actor who is a set-up for a larger Marvel continuity, and it’s exciting because I’m hoping this character can start showing up in other films, and we’ll start seeing Marvel Studios creating a larger world, one that exists outside the frames of the individual movies. This is a major step towards making that AVENGERS movie we’ve been hearing about. So who’s the actor? Who’s the character?
Sam Jackson. Nick Fury.
This has some interesting possible implications. The Nick Fury character is one of the richer ones in the Marvel universe, and he often appears all over the place. Clearly this is going to be a small roll in Iron Man for Samuel L Jackson… but the thought brought up in the article is an interesting one. Could Marvel be using Nick Fury to form some sort of continuity amongst their franchises on screen? Could be see Nick Fury appear in next summer’s “The Incredible Hulk”? Perhaps Captain America? Could all this ultimately lead to an Avengers movie?
Personally I don’t really care about the idea of an Avengers Movie… but the notion of creating a consistent continuity throughout all the Marvel movies is a fantastic idea… IF that’s indeed what they are doing. At the end of the day, this may be nothing more than a quick cameo with no other purpose other than having a cameo. We’ll have to wait and see.
