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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).
Samuel L. Jackson
Mace Windu
for Mace Windu in Star Wars: The Return of the Covenant
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Star Wars: The Return of the Covenant is a 2027 American epic space opera adventure film directed by Matt Reeves and written by Reeves, Jon Favreau, and Dave Filoni. Produced by Lucasfilm and 6th & Idaho and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is the 15th film in the Star Wars franchise, the 27th installment overall, and the 11th mainline installment. The film stars Naomi Scott, Henry Cavill, Sadie Sink, Andrew Lincoln, Kurt Russell, Frank Oz, Samuel L. Jackson, and Paul Bettany as Kao Cen Darach. In the film, Satele Shan awakens from a centuries long slumber, alive, to find herself in the planet Tython, and discovers that most of the Jedi are gone, and the Sith have risen again as an army. Discovering that her archenemy Darth Malgus is also alive, Satele decides to recruit Jedi refugees to combat this threat. Star Wars: The Return of the Covenant premiered in London on November 19th, 2027, and opened in theaters on December 10th; the film grossed over $1.47 billion worldwide against a budget of $756 million, making it a major success at the box-office and the second-highest-grossing Star Wars film to date but also overtaking The Force Awakens as the most expensive film ever made by far. The film was praised by critics, fans and audiences who particularly lauded the emotional story, direction, visual effects, Hans Zimmer's musical score, screenplay, fan service, and the performances of Scott, Cavill, Oz, Jackson, and Bettany. Many found it to be a return to form for the main franchise. A sequel is in development, with Scott and many other cast members set to return.
