If you'd been wondering where exactly Samuel L Jackson's Nick Fury was during Black Panther then you're in good company – so was Samuel L Jackson. Despite pushing for a role, he was turned down by the filmmakers.

Speaking on her show, Ellen Degeneres told Jackson the she couldn't believe his Marvel character Nick Fury hadn't turned up in Black Panther's secret, technologically advanced home country Wakanda.

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"I couldn't either," said Jackson. "When they were making it, I was like, 'So when do I go to Wakanda?' and they were like [shakes head slowly]."

Jackson kept pressing for a part, though. "Can't I just walk down the street in Wakanda, so they know that I know it's there? Because I know it's there. Nick Fury knows every black thing that's on the planet, so he's gotta know about Wakanda. But I wish I had been there.

Nevertheless, Jackson remains a big fan of Black Panther. "But I'm really really really pleased with the success of that film and how it worked out and eventually I may end up in Wakanda."

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