Marvel fans may have to wait a little longer to see Nick Fury return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Actor Samuel Jackson, who played the former SHIELD director in several Marvel movies and shows, will not appear. Avengers: Doomsday.

The upcoming film will feature several returning actors, including Chris Evans as Captain America, Chris Hemsworth as Thor and Robert Downey Jr. as Doctor Doom. Several actors from the X-Men films are also part of the project.

Jackson was last seen as Fury in the 2023 series sneak attack And the movie The Marvels. During the recent red carpet for his new film The BeastHe talked about seeing the Avengers again soon, not in this year’s movie, but Fury will be back in The Avengers.: The Secret War.

when direct To Samuel Jackson, “We haven’t seen you,” the actor replied, “The next movie… the movie after that.”

Speaking of Avengers: Secret WarsThe veteran Hollywood star said, “I have no idea. [Marvel] Didn’t tell me anything, other than, ‘You’re not going to be in this movie. You’ll be in the next one’.

Avengers: Doomsday And secret war Anthony and will be directed by Joe Russo, who previously directed Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Captain America: Civil War, Infinity War and Endgame.

In Marvel Comics, secret war is about different universes coming together and creating a strange new world called Battleworld. It is still unclear if the upcoming film will follow the same story or if the studios have something different planned.

Marvel has already introduced the idea of ​​universes colliding Avengers: Endgame Re-releases and upcoming series VisionQuest. This suggests that the potential destruction of the multiverse will play a major role in both doomsday And secret war.

Avengers: Doomsday It is going to hit the theaters on December 18 Avengers: Secret WarsCurrently scheduled for release on December 17, 2027.

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