Samuel L. Jackson, who plays Nick Fury in Marvel’s MCU, says the character will not appear in Avengers: Doomsday. Multiple reports cite his confirmation that Fury is not part of the upcoming ensemble film.

The outlets place the focus on what happens next. ComingSoon.net frames Avengers: Secret Wars as a potential “end of an era,” arguing that Marvel should deliver a proper send-off for Fury and the actor’s involvement. Other coverage points to Jackson’s interview remarks indicating that Nick Fury’s next big-screen appearance will come later, rather than during Doomsday. While the exact timing and nature of Fury’s return are not fully detailed in the provided accounts, the consensus is that Doomsday is not the moment of his return, while Secret Wars is where his next appearance is expected to land.