Samuel L Jackson

Unbreakable at 20: the film that finally took superheroes seriously
M Night Shyamalan’s 2000 fantasy drama showed that superhero narratives can be told with patience and a straight face which changed the genre forever
Charles Bramesco
23, Nov, 2020 @2:35 PM

Samuel L Jackson: 'A fullness comes upon me every time I land in Africa'
As their hard-hitting TV show Enslaved comes to an end, the star and his wife LaTanya Richardson talk about roots, race, revolution – and how to get rid of ‘the orange man’
Hannah J Davies
20, Oct, 2020 @5:00 AM

TV tonight: Samuel L Jackson's history of slavery
The Hollywood star teams up with writers Afua Hirsch and Simcha Jacobovici to present a harrowing story of the transatlantic slave trade. Plus: Us ends. Here’s what to watch this evening
Ammar Kalia, Ellen E Jones, Ali Catterall, Jack Seale and Paul Howlett
11, Oct, 2020 @5:00 AM

Samuel L Jackson will teach you to swear in 15 languages if you vote
Hollywood star turns US voter-registration campaigner, using his special skill with curses
Catherine Shoard
16, Sep, 2020 @9:47 AM

The Last Full Measure review – half-hearted salute to an American hero
Samuel L Jackson and Peter Fonda add heft to this by-the-numbers story of a Vietnam medic’s posthumous appreciation
Cath Clarke
28, May, 2020 @6:00 AM

'He didn't even pretend to let us win'… Growing up with the world's biggest stars, by their children
The sons and daughters of John Wayne, John Lennon, Caitlyn Jenner and others tell us what it was like to grow up with a world-famous dad
Joshua David Stein
29, Mar, 2020 @1:00 PM

WTAF! How is Jonah Hill swearier than Samuel L Jackson?
Despite having made 130 more films – including six Tarantinos – Jackson trails king of the curse word Hill. But then he wasn’t in The Wolf of Wall Street …
Stuart Heritage
23, Mar, 2020 @3:43 PM

The Banker review – Apple's first movie is a slick yet patchy racism drama
Strong performances from Anthony Mackie and Samuel L Jackson lift this intriguing if not fully realised true story about black entrepreneurs in the 1960s
Benjamin Lee
19, Mar, 2020 @6:10 AM

Samuel L Jackson shields Marvel from Martin Scorsese criticism
Not everyone likes his stuff either, says Marvel film stalwart, in response to director’s negative comments
Andrew Pulver
07, Oct, 2019 @1:13 PM

Next question: rewatching the most awkward movie press tours
A string of uncomfortable interviews with Joaquin Phoenix for Joker join a well of other awkward run-ins between actors and journalists
Stuart Heritage
03, Oct, 2019 @4:11 PM

Pulp diction: Samuel L Jackson to voice Amazon's Alexa
Hollywood star is the first celebrity voice to be rolled out on the virtual personal assistant
Guardian staff
26, Sep, 2019 @2:45 AM

'A brutal dinner': celebrities talk about meeting Donald Trump
Woody Harrelson is the latest person to share his embarrassing story of meeting the reality TV star before he became president
Stuart Heritage
12, Aug, 2019 @2:11 PM
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