Expect more diverse superheroes not only in Marvel’s comedian but also in cinemas. It’s approximately time
The comedian book writer Mark Millar tells a nice story approximately his piece in transforming spymaster and all-around badass Nick Fury from a white cigar-chomping second world war veteran to the African-American version portrayed by Samuel L Jackson in the movies. While working on the 2002 miniseries The Ultimates,Millar and artist Bryan Hitch co-opted Jacksons appearance without asking for permission, only to discover later that the Pulp Fiction star took the swiping of his image rights as a giant compliment.“Sam is famously the coolest man alive, or artist Bryan Hitch and I liberally used him without asking any kind of permission,” Millar said in an interview last year. “This was 2001 when we were putting it together. The idea that it might become a film seemed preposterous, as Marvel was just climbing out of bankruptcy at the time.” Related: I loathe it but it's dependable: Marvel's colossal-screen superheroes chomp up the competition Related: Samuel L Jackson: ‘I was a drug addict but I showed up on time and hit my marks’ Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com