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With wide skills ranging from comedy to drama, Samuel L. Jackson is one of the most prominent names in the entertainment industry. He has worked in many smash-hit films such asPulp Fiction, Django Unchained, A Time to Kill, Jackie Brown,and many more. With so many successful projects under his name, and an immense talent for acting, Jackson earned himself a star on the Walk of Fame.
Even though Samuel L. Jackson has portrayed several iconic roles in his career, his portrayal of Nick Fury in the MCU remains one of the most renowned roles as he turned out to be the perfect character to play the character. As he returned to Phase 5 of Marvel to reprise his role as the director of S.H.I.E.L.D., he earned a whopping $20 million for his role.
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Samuel L. Jackson Earned a Fat Pay-Check For Marvel’sSecret Invasion
Marvel’s much-awaited miniseries,Secret Invasionis finally available to watch. The series is set in the current MCU timeline, where Samuel L. Jackson’s Nick Fury learns about an alien invasion by the shape-shifting alien race known as The Skrulls. As the series progresses, fans learn that these alien forms have been infiltrating Earth for ages without humanity knowing of their existence.
Samuel L. Jacksonhas always been an integral part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, since his first appearance in the franchise in Robert Downey Jr.’sIron Manin 2008. His charismatic aura and commanding presence in front of the camera were one of the key reasons that the franchise was so successful.
As thePulp Fictionactor headlined the miniseries, there have been reports shared byShowbiz Galore, which states that the actor had taken home a massive pay-check worth $20 million. His salary was so huge that the combined salary of his cast members was only half of what he had earned. Cobie Smulders, Martin Freeman, Ben Mendelssohn, and Don Cheadle, reportedly earned $4 million, $2.5 million, $1.5 million, and $2 million respectively. Their combined salary results in only $10 million, half of what Jackson earned in the film.
While TheDjango Unchainedactor went home with a massive payday for Secret Invasion, there is only one actor in the MCU who has taken home a bigger salary that makes his salary look like nothing.
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Robert Downey Jr.’s Humongous Salary ForAvengers: Endgame
Robert Downey Jr.laid the founding stone for the Marvel Cinematic Universe as he helped Marvel to launch their first filmIron Manin 2008, in each Marvel movie, where he reprised his role of Tony Stark/ Iron Man it became a hit. To say that the Marvel Cinematic Universe would be so renowned without him would be a lie, and his praise-worthy performance inAvengers: Endgamemarked the film as a masterpiece.
Even though theOppenheimeractor was seen as a risky choice at first, Kevin Feige was interested in casting Clive Owen for the role. However, hiring Downey seemed to be the right choice as he became the face of the franchise during his time in Marvel. Being a face of the franchise has its perks, as it paid him a massive salary of $20 million upfront forAvengers: Endgame,as well as a part of the box office, reported byForbesresulting in a $75 million payday altogether.
Secret Invasioncan be streamed on Disney+.
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Tushar Auddy
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Tushar Auddy is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, primarily covering WWE. He has contributed to anime, MCU, DCU, animation, and TV Series, giving sharp insights and coming up with his own unique theories, which take the fandom by storm.
