Samuel L. Jackson seems to have calmed down a little from the time a few years ago when he seemed to be making a bid to be in ever movie Hollywood made. However that doesn’t mean he’s only going to play Nick Fury for the rest of his life, as he’s just signed up to star in The Samaritan, according to Variety.
He should be squeezing the neo-noir thriller in before he goes to work on the Avengers later this year. Here’s the film’s official synopsis from the H20 Motion Pictures (the company behind the flick) website: ‘After twenty years in prison, Foley (Jackson) is finished with the grifter’s life. When he meets an elusive young woman named Iris (Ruth Negga), the possibility of a new start looks real. But his past is proving to be a stubborn companion: Ethan (Iris Kirby), the son of his former partner, has an ingenious plan and he wants Foley in. The harder he tries to escape his past, the tighter he is ensnared in Ethan’s web of secrets, until it becomes all too clear to Foley that some wrongs can never be made right.’
Production starts next week in Toronro and Rio De Janeiro. David Weaver will direct.