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Bruce Willis Told Samuel L. Jackson to Find a Role ‘You Can Always Go Back to’ After Bad Movies That Make No Money: ‘I Got Nick Fury’ Years Later
Years before playing Nick Fury, Samuel L. Jackson was told by Bruce Willis to land a role that he could always play, even if he made bad movies.
The two actors first starred together in the third “Die Hard” movie, which was released in 1995 and grossed $366 million worldwide to become the top grosser of the year and the franchise’s biggest hit at the time. “How long do you have to stay alive to make nine movies?” Jackson remembered thinking at the time the offer was made. Jackson previously told the Los Angeles Times that he’s never lost interest in his Nick Fury role and that he’d rather make billion dollar-grossing Marvel movies than win Oscars or chase down Oscar-baiting dramatic roles.
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