9. Samuel L. Jackson As Nick Fury in The Marvel Film Universe
The mis-castings of General Hawk and Nick Fury are quite similar. Where Hawk needs to be an intimidating military leader, Nick Furys character requires a rugged, grizzled look and attitude. With this character, villains should fear his major can of whoop-ass and still want to enjoy a nice brew at his side at the same time. What we have in the film-world is the classic cold and calculating Samuel L. Jackson we all know and loved and then got tired of. In Pulp Fiction, Jackson was a cool, calm, Bible-quoting man that was likely to blow someones head off and still be their best friend. In Star Wars, his Mace Windu is pretty much the same thing, except with Jedi Code instead of the Bible. In Iron Man 2, Jackson plays Nick Fury, and has basically the same attitude as in his other roles. I just dont sense the fury in Nick Fury from Jacksons usual, but very successful, image. From what weve seen of The Avengers so far, it looks like hell be more of the same, so it looks like thats the Nick Fury we get. Who They Should Have Cast: David Hasselhoff might not fit the role in the slightest, but he certainly looked the part. If we could combine the Hoffs looks with some gravitas, I think we would have the ideal Nick Fury.