Overview

• During the filming of 'Die Hard With a Vengeance' in 1994, Bruce Willis advised Samuel L. Jackson to seek a beloved character for career stability.
• Willis cited his own role as John McClane, alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger's Terminator and Sylvester Stallone's Rocky and Rambo, as examples of enduring franchise characters.
• Jackson realized the value of this advice years later when he signed a nine-picture deal to play Nick Fury in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, starting with 2008's 'Iron Man.'
• Jackson's portrayal of Nick Fury has spanned over a dozen Marvel films and TV series, cementing his status as one of Hollywood's highest-grossing actors.
• Bruce Willis retired from acting in 2022 due to aphasia, later diagnosed as frontotemporal dementia, while his legacy and influence remain celebrated.