The Source: Who's up, who's down

March 12, 2009 at 8:17PM

Who's up Samuel L. Jackson will play Nick Fury in nine, count 'em, nine movies for Marvel. Granted, most will be "Iron Man"-style cameos, but talk about job security! Who's down "Watchmen" was big -- $55.5 million big -- but not nearly as big as the $70.9 million projected opening for the $200 million film. Anecdotal reports also point to a higher-than-usual number of walkouts.

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