Samuel L. Jackson Reveals Nick Fury Isn't in Marvel's Black Widow Movie So Far

07/04/2019 10:51 am EDT

Spider-Man: Far From Home finally hit theaters this week, which means the Internet is full of delightful videos from the cast's press tour. The new Marvel Cinematic Universe movie has provided fun on the big screen, but the cast interviews are almost just as entertaining. One recent clip features Samuel L. Jackson (Nick Fury) and Jake Gyllenhaal (Mysterio) being interviewed by Comics Explained, who asked the actors who their favorite Avengers are. This led to some news about the casting for the upcoming Black Widow film.

"Natasha is always my favorite, cause I recruited her, you know, she was around," Jackson answered. "So far, I'm not in her origin story movie," he added with a laugh. "She's, uh, she's like the person I was closest to, and all the others are fine."

We love hearing that Jackson is a Natasha fan, but it will definitely be a bummer if he doesn't get the chance to show up in her movie considering what an important role he played in her character development. However, it's still early, and there is always a chance he'll pop up in the film.

Gyllenhaal chimed in to add that his favorite Avenger is Doctor Strange, but Jackson argued he's not really an Avenger. "He didn't pay his dues," he joked, calling him an interloper.

"Then I should say Iron Man," Gyllenhaal replied.

Would you like to see Jackson in Black Widow? Is he right about Doctor Strange? Tell us in the comments!

Currently, you can catch the actors in Spider-Man: Far From Home, which also stars Tom Holland (Spider-Man/Peter Parker) Zendaya (MJ), Marisa Tomei (Aunt May), Jacob Batalon (Ned), Jon Favreau (Happy Hogan), and Tony Revolori (Flash Thompson) and Cobie Smulders (Maria Hill). Check out the film's synopsis below:

"Peter Parker returns in Spider-Man: Far From Home, the next chapter of the Spider-Man: Homecoming series! Our friendly neighborhood Super Hero decides to join his best friends Ned, MJ, and the rest of the gang on a European vacation. However, Peter's plan to leave super heroics behind for a few weeks are quickly scrapped when he begrudgingly agrees to help Nick Fury uncover the mystery of several elemental creature attacks, creating havoc across the continent!"

Spider-Man Far From Home is now playing in theaters everywhere. Other 2019 Marvel Cinematic Universe films include Avengers: Endgame, which was just re-released in theaters, and Captain Marvel, which is now available on DVD and Blu-ray.

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