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HIDDEN AGENDA

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Nick Fury has been a reassuring constant throughout the 15-year lifespan of the MCU going all the way back to 2008’s Iron Man, where he invited Tony Stark to discuss the ‘Avengers Initiative’ in the series’ first post-credits scene. But despite being present at almost every inflection point in the all-conquering comic-book ’verse’s history, Samuel L. Jackson’s uber-cool, monocular mastermind has never been at the centre of his own story - until now.

‘It had always been talked about, but never really happened,’ says Secret producer, and Marvel Studios Parliament member, Jonathan Schwartz.

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