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Samuel Leroy Jackson (born December 21, 1948) is an American actor and producer. One of the most widely recognized actors of his generation, the films in which he has appeared have collectively grossed over $27 billion worldwide, making him the second highest-grossing actor of all time. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences gave him an Academy Honorary Award in 2022 as "A cultural icon whose dynamic work has resonated across genres and generations and audiences worldwide". Jackson started his career on stage making his professional theatre debut in Mother Courage and her Children in 1980 at The Public Theatre. From 1981 to 1983 he originated the role of Private Louis Henderson in A Soldier's Play Off-Broadway. He also originated the role of Boy Willie in August Wilson's The Piano Lesson in 1987 at the Yale Repertory Theatre. He returned to the play in the 2022 Broadway revival playing Doaker Charles. Jackson early film roles include Coming to America (1988), Goodfellas (1990), Patriot Games (1992), Juice (1992), True Romance (1993), and Jurassic Park (1993), Menace II Society (1993), and Fresh (1994). His collaborations with Spike Lee led to greater prominence with films such as School Daze (1988), Do the Right Thing (1989), Mo' Better Blues (1990), Jungle Fever (1991), Oldboy (2013), and Chi-Raq (2015). Jackson's breakout role was in Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction (1994) which earned him a BAFTA Award win and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. He further collaborated with Tarantino, acting in Jackie Brown (1997), Django Unchained (2012), and The Hateful Eight (2015). He's known for having appeared in a number of big-budget films, including Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995), A Time to Kill (1996), The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996), The Negotiator (1997), Deep Blue Sea (1999), Unbreakable (2000), Shaft (2000) and its reboot (2019), XXX (2002), S.W.A.T. (2003), Coach Carter (2005), Snakes on a Plane (2006), Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014), Kong: Skull Island (2017), and Glass (2019). He also gained widespread recognition as the Jedi Mace Windu in the Star Wars prequel trilogy (1999–2005), later voicing the role in the animated film Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) and the video game Lego Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2011). With his permission, his likeness was used for the Ultimate version of the Marvel Comics character Nick Fury; he subsequently played Fury in 11 Marvel Cinematic Universe films, beginning with a cameo appearance in Iron Man (2008), as well as guest-starring in the television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. He will reprise this role in the upcoming Disney+ series Secret Invasion, which is set to premiere on June 21, 2023. Jackson has provided his voice for several animated films, documentaries, television series, and video games, including Lucius Best / Frozone in the Pixar films The Incredibles (2004) and Incredibles 2 (2018).
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Rocket League is a a 2026 American science fiction sports film written, co-produced, and directed by Denis Villeneuve and based on the vehicular soccer video game of the same name by Psyonix. It stars Dove Cameron, Alexander Skarsgård, and Robin Wright in the main roles, supported by Natalie Portman, Jeremy Renner, Robert Downey Jr., Ving Rhames, Charles Parnell, Orlando Bloom, Johnny Depp, and Samuel L. Jackson. The film follows Lillian Fox Hanson, a young fangirl of the Rocket League competition games, who is encouraged by her mother to pursue her dream of joining the competition and trains under the wise guidance of a renowned trainer. Rocket League opened in theaters on December 5th, 2026; it received positive reviews from critics and overwhelming acclaim from audiences and fans. It was praised for its direction, visuals, 3D, cinematography, score, driving sequences, story, acting performances (particularly Cameron and Skarsgård's), themes, and emotional weight, as well as for its faithfulness to the source material. However, critics lambasted the long running time of 165 minutes. It was also a box-office success, grossing $1.45 billion worldwide, making it the highest-grossing game adaptation of all time. It received numerous accolades, including Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay, while Cameron was awarded a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role.
