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Samuel L. Jackson Respond’s To Quentin Tarantino’s Criticism Of Marvel Movies: “What Are We Talking About?”

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Legendary directors Quentin Tarantino and Martin Scorsese have been quite critical of Marvel movies. Scorsese once said that Marvel movies aren’t “cinema” and in a more recent critique, Tarantino said that Marvel actors aren’t “movie stars.” However, legendary actor, Marvel movie actor, and frequent Tarantino collaborator, Samuel L. Jackson, disagrees with the Once Upon A Time In Hollywood director’s criticism.

“It takes an actor to be those particular characters, and the sign of movie stardom has always been, what, asses in seats?” Jackson said, before asking, “What are we talking about?”

Jackson added: “That’s not a big controversy for me to know that apparently these actors are movie stars. Chadwick Boseman is Black Panther. You can’t refute that, and he’s a movie star.”

Tarantino originally said that Marvel actors aren’t movie stars, instead, its the characters that the actor plays.

“You have all these actors who have become famous playing these characters,” Tarantino said. “But they’re not movie stars. Right? Captain America is the star. Or Thor is the star. I mean, I’m not the first person to say that. I think that’s been said a zillion times… but it’s like, you know, it’s these franchise characters that become a star.”

You can check out Jackson’s response below.

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[WATCH] Denzel Washington Hands Samuel L. Jackson His First Oscar

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Film icon Samuel L. Jackson has received his first Oscar. The 73-year-old star was awarded an honorary Academy Award for his lifetime achievement. The award was given to him by his friend Denzel Washington at the Governor’s Award.

“Sam and I go back in the theater, the Goodman Theatre,” Washington said, according to PEOPLE. “We worked together even before that, at the Negro Ensemble Company. We did a pretty good play called The Soldier’s Play that became great movie, A Soldier’s Story. Wasn’t as good as it would’ve been had Sam been in it, but that’s for another day.”

“Who knows, that little kid from Chattanooga, Tennessee, watching movies, wishing he could be here to get the votes of people who run an organization like this that says, ‘Hey, I deserve something like this,’ thank you, so much,” Jackson said.

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Nas Launches His New Ultra Black Challenge Ahead Of King’s Disease Dropping By Tagging Kamala Harris, Samuel L. Jackson, Colin Kaepernick and More

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New York rapper Nas is really embracing his new “Ultra Black” anthem and giving fans a reason to really get into the must-hear single. The hip-hop veteran has officially launched a new challenge centered on the record’s overall theme of celebrating Black power.

Nas’ Ultra Black Challenge

Heading into Thursday, Nasty Nas hit up Instagram to encourage fans to get involved with his new challenge. He also took things a step further by nominating a bunch of high-profile Black celebrities to kick-off the viral trend.

“UltraBlack challenge kicked off by my bro @cormega It’s only right i share my thoughts and nominate some of my brothers / sisters @lupitanyongo @stevestoute @icecube @issarae @kamalaharris @lenawaithe @diddy @hitboy @killermike @chadwickboseman @traceeellisross @dudebro @kyrieirving @kerbito @jungleqb @stevencaplejr @samuelljackson @mrchuckd_pe @kaepernick7”

“Produced by Hit-boy, “Ultra Black” is an anthemic, uplifting reminder of the unignorable contributions made by the Black community. A testament of the times, Ultra Black is a statement to being unapologetically Pro-Black, and thus pro-humanity.”

“While the color black often connotes feelings of darkness, Nas reimagines the term to represent its richness, complexity, and profound beauty. An electrifying phrase honoring the Black community as the life force of culture, the term extends beyond race, class, or creed. It is symbolic of the fortitude, power, legacy, and interconnectedness of all people worldwide. Just as black absorbs all light, Ultra Black represents the unification of all people, spotlighting Black joy and the promising future ahead.” -NasInstagram

Nas’ Ultra Black challenge has launched.

A few hours ago, The Firm group member Cormega actually helped launch the “Ultra Black” challenge.

“Exalting in what is condemned ,awareness I descended from where all life begins, ultra black as Miles Davis in a dark room,or the cast iron pan that cooked grandmas food, a seed that came up from the dirt and bloomed to cover the earth,with culture and deep soul like Eddie Levert,ultra black as Ali opposing the draft losing his title but gaining a new one as people’s champ, Serena’s dominance, Aretha’s prominence, Khalid Muhammad’s confidence, the Panthers embodied this,manifestation of ultra black is greatness, and arrest the cops that killed Breonna Taylor they racist! #ultrablack” -Cormega’s Instagram

High-Key Details

Heading into Wednesday, Nasir Jones went to Instagram with pics of himself and former Firm members Cormega and Foxy Brown. One post included Nas and Foxy sharing a magazine cover together.

“KINGIN WITH THE QUEEN @foxybrown ‼️ULTRA BLACK !!! The album THIS FRIDAY 🔇🔇🔇🔇🔇🔇🔇” -NasInstagram

Nas also went way back in time to share a throwback pic hanging out alongside Mega.

Cormega (white hat) we go back …. Full Circle ⭕️ respect King. This thing of ours. 💯 #kingsdisease Friday! Sosa whattup” -NasInstagram

Nas celebrates The Firm reunion.

Wait, There’s More

On Tuesday, Nasty Nas went to Instagram with a major reveal. In addition to having a bunch of newcomers like Fivio Foreign and Don Toliver on his upcoming King’s Disease LP, the rap legend shocked hip-hop fans by revealing his Firm reunion track.

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Nas reunites with The Firm and shares epic tracklisting.

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On Monday, Nasty Nas went to IG to show off the must-see artwork. Although God’s Son is absent from the cover, his name and plenty of royalty signifiers light up the album.

“KING’S DISEASE dropping this Friday 8/21 @hitboy @massappealrecs art by the talented @honeiee” -NasInstagram

Nas’ King’s Disease cover is hard-hitting.

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Samuel L. Jackson Reads Profane Poem Urging People to Practice Social Distancing: ‘Stay the F**k at Home’

A couple of years ago Samuel L. Jackson famously read a children’s book for adults called, Go the F**k to Sleep by Adam Mansbach and Ricardo Cortés. The actor premiered the book’s second installment on Jimmy Kimmel Live encouraging people to stay home and practice social distancing.

“People thought that would be the perfect time to bring that back,” Jackson told Kimmel. “I got a call the other day from Adam Mansbach, the guy that wrote the original Go the F**k to Sleep, and we talked about what we could do remind people of social distancing and where we are in these times now. So he wrote a new poem, I read it and we want to present it to the public right now.”

In an interview with Kimmel, Samuel L. Jackson described how his quarantine has been and read the hilarious poem. “Now technically I’m not a doctor/But motherfckers listen when I read a poem/So here I am, Sam Fcking Jackson/ Imploring you: Keep your ass at home.” The poem goes on to urge people to skip going to the casino and seeing friends, and thanks everyone for “doing your part to flatten the curve because that shit is steep.”

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Watch: Chris Rock + Samuel L. Jackson Star In Gripping, New SAW Spin-Off SPIRAL Movie Trailer

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Hollywood superstars Chris Rock and Samuel L. Jackson have just ignited a huge countdown to May 2020. The pair star in a new, must-see Spiral trailer connected to the now-classic Saw horror movie franchise. Watch and comment below!

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Samuel L. Jackson Taunts Fans Who Threaten to Boycott His Movies if He Keeps Slamming Trump

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In an interview with Esquire, Samuel L. Jackson wasn’t afraid to voice his beliefs on Donald Trump’s position in office.

“This motherf**er is like ruining the planet and all kinds of other crazy sh**,” said Jackson. “And if you’re not saying anything, then you’re complicit. And I wouldn’t give a f** if I was a garbageman and I had a Twitter account; I’d tweet that sh** out.”

This isn’t Jackson’s first time not holding his tongue on a situation nor is it his first time voicing his opinion on Trump and the republican administrators. During his interview, he was asked whether he cared if he offended any fans with his comments. The Snakes On a Plane actor responded, “I know how many motherf***ers hate me. ‘I’m never going to see a Sam Jackson movie again.’ F*** I care? If you never went to another movie I did in my life, I’m not going to lose any money. I already cashed that check. F*** you. Burn up my videotapes. I don’t give a f***.” 

Samuel Jackson has been in the American film industry for over 40 years. He is best known for his roles in Marvel films, Shaft, Coach Carter, and A Time to Kill. 

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Samuel L. Jackson Smacks Down Martin Scorsese’s Marvel Films Critique

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Samuel L. Jackson has become a central figure in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as S.H.I.E.L.D. director Nick Fury, and the veteran actor had smoke for one of Hollywood’s top filmmakers. After Martin Scorsese said that Marvel films aren’t real cinema, Jackson smacked down the critique and spoke for the millions of fans worldwide who think otherwise.

Talking with Variety from the red carpet at the grand opening of Tyler Perry’s massive studio operation in Atlanta, Ga., the straight-shooting actor didn’t mince words when replying to Scorsese’s view of the MCU.

“I mean that’s like saying Bugs Bunny ain’t funny. Films are films. Everybody doesn’t like his stuff either,” Jackson said. “Everybody’s got an opinion, so I mean it’s okay. Ain’t going to stop nobody from making movies.”

Scorsese was quoted in a recent sitdown with Esquire to discuss his latest film The Irishman, comparing Marvel films to theme parks.

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Samuel L. Jackson Can Now Be The Voice For Your Alexa

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If you ever wanted the smooth, soothing voice of Samuel L. Jackson as your in-home virtual assistant, Amazon has you covered. The company has announced the veteran actor‘s voice is a new option for customers of its Alexa device.


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Samuel L. Jackson inked a deal with Amazon to provide first celebrity voice option for Alexa, its cloud-based digital assistant. According to the ecommerce giant, it will add more celebrity guest voices for the platform starting in 2020. The Jackson “voice pack” for Alexa will be available later this year for the special intro price of 99 cents — and users can select either clean and explicit modes.

Jackson’s baritone is coming to Alexa thanks to a new Neural Text-to-Speech technology developed by Amazon, announced at the company’s Amazon Devices event in Seattle Wednesday. That’s designed to make Alexa’s default female voice more human-sounding, with more emotive and expressive speech. It also lets Alexa replicate speech inflections of real people, too — meaning Jackson’s voice on Alexa will be synthesized, rather than delivered as pre-recorded words or phrases.

To get started, after installing the Jackson voice pack, Alexa users just say, “Alexa, introduce me to Samuel L. Jackson,” then choose whether they want him to use explicit language or not. Some example commands Amazon offered: “Alexa, ask Samuel L. Jackson where he is from”; “Alexa, ask Sam to wake me up at 7 a.m.”; and “Alexa, ask Sam Jackson to sing happy birthday.” (The company said the celebrity voice packs will not be able to help with shopping, lists, reminders or skills.)

Amazon Alexa has announced a new slew of products, including earbuds, an auto device for cars, Echo-enabled glasses, and more. See the whole lineup here.

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Look: Samuel L. Jackson Celebrates 39th Anniversary + Shares Must-See Wedding Day Pic

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Hollywood superstar Samuel L. Jackson is out here proving black love is stronger than ever. The iconic actor went to Instagram today to celebrate his 39th wedding anniversary to wife LaTanya Richardson.

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Look: Samuel L. Jackson Acknowledges Huge Marvel Studios Promo Mistake W/ His Nick Fury Character

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Hollywood superstar Samuel L. Jackson needs a little bit of an explanation. Everyone’s favorite foul-mouthed big screen icon has shared a hilarious head-scratching shot of Marvel Studios promo showing him wearing an eyepatch on different eyes.

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