The actor, who is currently appearing on Broadway in 'The Piano Lesson,' briefly addressed recent statements by his frequent collaborator during a stop by 'The View.'
Jackson, who was a star long before he entered the MCU as Nick Fury, argued that there are movie stars made out of the franchise. The actor pointed specifically to the late Chadwick Boseman, whose filmwas nominated for best picture by the Oscars, and Scarlett Johansson as examples of how movie stars come in and out of the MCU.
“That’s not a big controversy for me to know that these actors are movie stars. Chadwick Boseman is Black Panther. You can’t refute that, and he’s a movie star,” he toldJackson also took the stance on what he ultimately thinks is the measure of what makes an actor a “star” in Hollywood. “The sign of movie stardom has always been — what — asses in seats?” he said.
“They are the entire representation of this era of movies right now. There’s not really much room for anything else. Jackson is not the first MCU actor to publicly respond to Tarantino’s comments. star Simu Liu addressed how the “Golden Age” Tarantino may be speaking to was largely devoid of racial diversity.
“If the only gatekeepers to movie stardom came from Tarantino and Scorsese, I would never have had the opportunity to lead a $400 million plus movie,”
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