Nicholas Fury

"I see [Marvel movie producer] Avi Arad a lot, because we live in the same neighborhood," Jackson said. "I express my interest in [working with him]. I always wanted to be Iron Man, because he was always like the rich dude who created this whole thing. He's not really kept as a superhero, he just creates stuff to make himself a superhero as a rich guy." --Samuel Jackson, comicbookmovie.com Nick Fury is the top espionage agent in the world. He runs SHIELD, the world's leading espionage agency, and though he does not possess any super-powers, Nick is probably the most highly trained agent of any military. His connection to Iron Man or Tony Stark are so far unknown.