I am – Hercules!! "The Avengers is my own starring vehicle for [Nick Fury], pretty much," Jackson said in a Monday group interview to promote “Mother and Child.” Jackson also suggested he could turn up in Joe Johnston’s “First Avenger: Captain America” (also rumored to be rewritten by "Avengers" writer-director Joss Whedon) but not in Kenneth Branagh’s “Thor.” I don’t really know from the Avengers created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby back in 1963, but I think Harry Knowles (who seems to know everything about them) told me Fury didn’t have much to do with them. I know for certain, however, that in “The Ultimates” (the thrilling, funny and all-around-excellent alternate-universe version of “The Avengers” created by “Kick-Ass” mastermind Mark Millar and artist Bryan Hitch in 2002), Fury is central to the proceedings.

Also? In the original Avengers universe Fury looks like David Hasselhoff with an eyepatch. In the Ultimates universe he looks exactly like Samuel L. Jackson. Find all of SciFiWire’s story on the matter here. Follow Herc on Twitter!! Follow Evil Herc on Twitter!!