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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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The Bounty of Ryder: A Journey's End — Chapter I is a 2028 American Western action film written, co-produced, and directed by James Mangold (who also directed The Bounty of Ryder) and the fifth installment in The Chronicles of Charlotte Ryder film series. Produced by Legendary Pictures and The Stone Quarry and distributed by Lionsgate Films, it is the sequel to The Bounty of Ryder Part IV: Road of Redemption and the penultimate film in the franchise. The ensemble cast stars Ryan Kiera Armstrong as Charley Ryder, alongside Piper Rubio, Ben Foster, Christopher Judge, Don Johnson, Donald Glover, Antonio Banderas, Hailee Steinfeld, Asher Angel, Cameron Diaz, Kim Basinger, Leonardo DiCaprio, Ving Rhames, and Samuel L. Jackson. In the film, Charley Ryder sets out for Yellowstone with her daughter to hunt down the outlaw Calvin Stone for murdering several women and children in Cody. To succeed, she will have to seek help from her paternal family, whom she does not know well. The Bounty of Ryder: A Journey's End — Chapter I was released in theaters on December 10th, 2028; it grossed over $1.881 billion worldwide, making it the highest-grossing R-rated film of all time as well as the highest-grossing film of the franchise, and received universal acclaim, with praise for its execution, Mangold's direction, visuals, action sequences, the performances of Armstrong, Rubio, Foster, Judge, and Jackson, cinematography and emotional weight. A concluding sequel is set for release the following year.
