Samuel L. Jackson: ‘I Should’ve Won’ an Oscar, but Oscars Don’t Get ‘Asses in Seats’ Like I Do

Star Wars spin-off series.In an interview with Josh Horowitz on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, the Pulp Fiction star was asked if by Horowitz if he should hold out hope for a return to the role of Windu – a role he performed in all three of the “prequel” films between 1999 and 2005.“Definitely,” Jackson replied, adding: “There’s a huge history of people with one hand returning in the Star Wars franchise. The only person I’ve ever said that to about coming back was Bryce Dallas Howard, ’cause I just did a movie with her.

Jason Momoa and Josh Brolin have signed up for hosting duties ahead of this year’s Academy Awards.

Hollywood couple Samuel L. Jackson and LaTanya Richardson were among those to offer support for Jussie Smollett ahead of his sentencing on Thursday.  Letters from Jackson, his wife, an organizer with Black Lives Matter, and Jesse Jackson's Rainbow PUSH Coalition were among those read Thursday in the Chicago courtroom, where Cook County Judge James Linn ultimately sentenced Smollett to 150 days in jail for lying to police in what authorities said was a staged hate crime. "It is with the respect of knowing this, that I humbly implore you to please find an alternative to incarceration for Jussie Smollett," Jackson and Richard wrote in the Feb.

Regina Hall knew just who to ask for advice when it came to hosting this year's Academy Awards -- EGOT winner and legendary Oscars host Whoopi Goldberg!«She did it four times, which is incredible,» Hall told ET's Rachel Smith of reaching out to the comedy icon for her advice. «The thing with Whoopi is she's so generous… The biggest thing [she said] was to have fun and celebrate why you're there.

Zack Sharf Samuel L. Jackson found out on “The Tonight Show” (via Uproxx) this week that he does not hold the record for most curse words said by an actor on screen.

This Morning presenter Holly Willoughby has a wardrobe to die for and a stylist - Danielle Whiteman - who nails her on-screen look each day.

Samuel L. Jackson and his wife, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, sent a letter to the judge ahead of Jussie Smollett's sentencing in his disorderly conduct case and implored the judge to have mercy on the actor and find an alternative to incarceration.In the letter, dated Feb.

For Ben Stiller and Christine Taylor, doing what’s best for their family turned out to be best for their relationship, too.

Samuel L. Jackson will receive an Honorary Oscar at the 2022 Governors Awards later this month, but the actor says his shelves should already be graced by at least one of the statuettes.

Samuel L. Jackson is getting real about awards.

Samuel L. Jackson hasn’t won an Oscar, but he thinks he should have by now.

Pulp Fiction.The actor, who played Jules Winnfield in Quentin Tarantino’s 1994 film, recently told The Times he thinks he “should have won that one”, which went to Martin Landau for his role in Ed Wood.He went on to say he thinks Black actors tend to win at the Academy Awards “for doing despicable shit on screen”.“I guess Black folk usually win for doing despicable shit on screen,” he said. “Like Denzel [Washington] for being a horrible cop in Training Day.

Joe Rogan is backtracking after getting duped by a fake news story.

Samuel L. Jackson is sharing his thoughts on the Joe Rogan Spotify controversy.

The 53rd NAACP Image Awards has officially been kicked off!

NAACP Image Awards has officially been kicked off! As usual, this year's ceremony honoring people of color across television, music, literature and film is preceded by a week-long celebration, with five nights of virtual awards leading up to Saturday's live telecast.Hosted by returning emcee and seven-time NAACP Image Awards winner Anthony Anderson, the ceremony will include Issa Rae, Kerry Washington, LL Cool J, Morgan Freeman, Questlove, Tiffany Haddish, Zendaya and more presenting awards, while Samuel L. Jackson accepts the NAACP Chairman's Award and Nikole Hannah-Jones, the Pulitzer Prize-winning creator of the 1619 Project, receives the Social Justice Impact Award.The preceding non-televised nights will be hosted by actor and comedian Affion Crockett, with awards presented by Cory Hardrict, Demetrius Shipp Jr., Khleo Thomas, Lori Harvey, Wendy Raquel Robinson and more.

The 53rd NAACP Image Awards will be held Saturday, February 26 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on BET. The show returns to an in-person gala this year live from the Pasadena Civic Center, and in addition to BET will run as a simulcast across 11 Paramount Global networks: BET Her, CMT, Comedy Central, Logo, MTV, MTV2, Paramount, Pop, Smithsonian Channel, TV Land and VH1.