After keeping fans waiting, Marvel Studios’Secret Invasiondropped its latest trailer. The preview confirms Samuel L. Jackson’s iconic Nick Fury has been through a lot, including a makeover that sees the former S.H.I.E.L.D. director drop his signature eyepatch.
Although it tookMCUuntilCaptain Marvelto reveal how Fury got his eye mangled, Jackson became synonymous with the black patch since makinghis first appearance inIron Man. However, despite his status as a Marvel staple, Fury has been missing for quite a while since thatSpider-Man: Far From Homepost-credits scene, and it looks like the events that have transpired have a lot to do with his change in style.
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In an interview withVanity Fair, Jackson commented onSecret Invasion’s Nick Fury being different from his past persona. “He just doesn’t wear the patch. The patch is part of who the strong Nick Fury was,” Jackson explained, saying he no longer feels that way about himself. It’s not as if the lack of a patch is the only difference nowadays, as Jackson also addedSecret Invasionwon’t have any superheroes “ready for action in a spandex one-piece.” Even Fury is ditching his more comic book-like leather attire for some comfy jeans and a t-shirt.
Moving on to more important aspects of the show, Jackson summed up why the Skrulls crisis hits a breaking point inSecret Invasion.It seems Fury hasn’t delivered his promise of finding Talos' people a new home where they don’t have to live undercover. Overall, “The death of Iron Man, the death of Black Widow” has taken a toll on Fury, who only appears to have returned to fix the mess he might have caused.
Suffice it to say, the MCU’s take onSecret Invasionis a huge departure from the comic book source material, but some fans are waiting to see if the show somehow ties into theAvengers: Secret Warsplot down the line. With the new trailer, Marvel Studios also shared the show’s official synopsis, which mentions thatSecret Invasiontakes place “in the present day MCU," roughly around the same time asAnt-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,or the year 2025 in Earth-616.
Perhaps the most intriguing part aboutSecret Invasionis that viewers will finally find outwhich MCU characters were Skrulls all along, as that’s how the alien race positions itself to cause trouble among humans. There’s not much waiting to see if this is Nick Fury’s final mission.
Secret Invasionis scheduled for release on June 29, 2025.
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