Editing Samuel L. Jackson (section)

=== 1999–2007: Established actor ===
[[File:Samuel L. Jackson (handprints and signature in cement).jpg|thumb|left|Jackson's handprints in front of [[Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway]] at [[Walt Disney World]]'s [[Disney's Hollywood Studios]] theme park]]
[[File:Samuel L. Jackson Cannes.jpg|thumb|upright|right|Jackson at the [[2005 Cannes Film Festival]]]]
On June 13, 2000, Jackson was honored with a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] at 7018 Hollywood Blvd.<ref name="HollWalkFame">{{cite web |title=Locations of Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame |url=http://www.seeing-stars.com/Immortalized/WalkOfFameStars.shtml |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090514085540/http://www.seeing-stars.com/Immortalized/WalkOfFameStars.shtml |archive-date=May 14, 2009 |access-date=May 10, 2009 |publisher=[[Hollywood Walk of Fame]]}}</ref> He began the next decade of his film career playing a Marine colonel put on trial in ''[[Rules of Engagement (film)|Rules of Engagement]]'', co-starred with [[Bruce Willis]] for a third time in the [[supernatural]] thriller ''[[Unbreakable (film)|Unbreakable]]'', and starred in the [[Shaft (2000 film)|2000 remake]] of the 1971 film ''[[Shaft (1971 film)|Shaft]]''. He reprised both of the latter roles in 2019, his ''Unbreakable'' character Mr. Glass in ''[[Glass (2019 film)|Glass]]'' and Shaft in another film titled ''[[Shaft (2019 film)|Shaft]]''.<ref name="Rules">{{cite news|last=Germain|first=David|title='Engagement' Bumps 'Brockovich'|work=[[Spartanburg Herald-Journal]]|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UYIgAAAAIBAJ&pg=6940,3978032|date=April 8, 2000|access-date=January 26, 2010}}</ref><ref name="Unbreakable">{{cite magazine |last=Tucker |first=Ken |date=November 28, 2000 |title=Comic books get a boost from ''Unbreakable'' |url=https://ew.com/article/2000/11/28/comic-books-get-boost-unbreakable/ |url-status=live |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150821005131/http://www.ew.com/article/2000/11/28/comic-books-get-boost-unbreakable |archive-date=August 21, 2015 |access-date=January 26, 2010}}</ref><ref name="Shaft">{{cite news|last1=Rush |first1=George |last2=Molloy |first2=Joanna |last3=Ogunnaike |first3=Lola |last4=Robinovitz |first4=Karen |title=Jackson: 'Shaft' Drove Me Daft |work=[[Daily News (New York)|Daily News]] |date=June 8, 2000 |url=http://articles.nydailynews.com/2000-06-08/gossip/18139609_1_amis-girlfriend-martin-amis-john-singleton |access-date=January 26, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120730122352/http://articles.nydailynews.com/2000-06-08/gossip/18139609_1_amis-girlfriend-martin-amis-john-singleton |archive-date=July 30, 2012 }}</ref> Jackson's sole film in 2001 was ''[[The Caveman's Valentine]]'', a murder thriller directed by Lemmons in which he played a homeless musician.<ref name="Caveman">{{cite magazine |last=Schwarzbaum |first=Lisa |date=March 7, 2001 |title=The Caveman's Valentine |url=https://ew.com/article/2001/03/07/cavemans-valentine-2/ |url-status=live |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171208210937/http://ew.com/article/2001/03/07/cavemans-valentine-2/ |archive-date=December 8, 2017 |access-date=January 26, 2010}}</ref> In 2002, he played a recovering alcoholic, attempting to keep custody of his kids while fighting a battle of wits in ''[[Changing Lanes]]'', co-starring [[Ben Affleck]].<ref name="actors" /> He returned for ''[[Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones]]'', seeing his minor supporting role develop into a major character. Mace Windu's purple [[lightsaber]] in the film was the result of Jackson's suggestion;<ref name="actors" /> he wanted to be sure that his character would stand out in a crowded battle scene.<ref name="Hudson 219">{{harvnb|Hudson|2004|p=219}}</ref><ref name="screencrush">{{cite web |title=Samuel L. Jackson on the Hilarious Origins of His Purple Lightsaber in 'Star Wars' |last=Giles |first=Jeff |date=May 7, 2002 |website=[[Townsquare Media]] |publisher=[[Oaktree Capital Management]] |url=https://screencrush.com/star-wars-samuel-l-jackson-purple-lightsaber/ |access-date=June 16, 2015}}</ref> Jackson then acted as an [[National Security Agency|NSA]] agent, alongside [[Vin Diesel]] in ''[[XXX (2002 film)|XXX]]'', and as a kilt-wearing drug dealer in ''[[The 51st State]]''.<ref name="XXX">{{cite news|title=License to Thrill|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|url=https://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/08/29/1030508097645.html|date=August 30, 2002|access-date=January 26, 2010}}</ref><ref name="Formula51">{{cite magazine|title=Formula 51 (2002)|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|url=https://ew.com/article/2002/08/17/formula-51/|date=August 20, 2002|access-date=January 26, 2010}}</ref> In 2003, Jackson again worked with [[John Travolta]] in ''[[Basic (film)|Basic]]'' and then as a police sergeant alongside [[Colin Farrell]] in the television show remake ''[[S.W.A.T. (2003 film)|S.W.A.T.]]''<ref name="Basic">{{cite news|last=Bentley|first=Rick|title='Basic' Travolta|work=[[Toledo Blade]]|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=t4cUAAAAIBAJ&pg=5934,2059890|date=March 22, 2003|access-date=January 26, 2010}}{{Dead link|date=December 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name="SWAT">{{cite news|agency=[[Associated Press]]|title='S.W.A.T.' tops weekend box office|work=USA Today|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2003-08-10-box-office_x.htm|date=August 10, 2003|access-date=January 26, 2010}}</ref> A song within the soundtrack was named after him, entitled "Sammy L. Jackson" by [[Hot Action Cop]].<ref name="hotaction">{{cite web|title=Hot Action Cop in TV, Movies and Video Games |publisher=[[Hot Action Cop]] |url=http://www.hotactioncop.com/tool/display_news.php?id=75228 |access-date=May 10, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071227112038/http://www.hotactioncop.com/tool/display_news.php?id=75228 |archive-date=December 27, 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Jackson also appeared in HBO's documentary ''[[Unchained Memories]]'', as a narrator along many other stars like [[Angela Bassett]] and [[Whoopi Goldberg]].
Based on reviews gathered by [[Rotten Tomatoes]], in 2004 Jackson starred in both his lowest and highest ranked films in his career.<ref name="RTSamJack">{{cite web|title=Samuel L. Jackson|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/samuel_l_jackson/|access-date=January 26, 2010}}</ref> In the thriller ''[[Twisted (2004 film)|Twisted]]'', Jackson played a mentor to [[Ashley Judd]].<ref name="TwistedMentor">{{cite news|last=Sragow|first=Michael|title=The McQueen of Women-In-Jeopardy Films|work=[[The Baltimore Sun]]|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/baltsun/access/574652291.html?dids=574652291:574652291&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Mar+07%2C+2004&author=Michael+Sragow&pub=The+Sun&desc=The+McQueen+of+women-in-jeopardy+films+%3B+Actor+Ashley+Judd+brings+a+confident+physicality+to+taut+suspense+movies%3B+Film&pqatl=google|format=Fee required|date=March 7, 2004|access-date=January 26, 2010|archive-date=November 7, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107191505/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/baltsun/access/574652291.html?dids=574652291:574652291&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Mar+07%2C+2004&author=Michael+Sragow&pub=The+Sun&desc=The+McQueen+of+women-in-jeopardy+films+%3B+Actor+Ashley+Judd+brings+a+confident+physicality+to+taut+suspense+movies%3B+Film&pqatl=google|url-status=dead}}</ref> The film garnered a 2% approval rating on the website, with reviewers calling his performance "lackluster" and "wasted".<ref name="RTTwist2">{{cite web|title=Twisted (2004)|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|date=March 31, 2004 |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/twisted/|access-date=January 26, 2010}}</ref><ref name="LackTwist">{{cite news|last=Schager|first=Nick|title=Twisted|work=[[Slant Magazine]]|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/film/review/twisted/922|date=February 26, 2004|access-date=January 26, 2010}}</ref><ref name="WasteTwist">{{cite news|last=Lane|first=Jim|title=Twisted|work=[[Sacramento News & Review]]|url=http://www.newsreview.com/sacramento/content?oid=28017|date=March 11, 2004|access-date=January 26, 2010}}</ref> He then lent his voice to the animated film ''[[The Incredibles]]'' as the superhero Frozone.<ref name="Frozone">{{cite news|last=Burr|first=Ty|title=Look! Up in the sky! It's a flabby suburban dad!|work=[[The Boston Globe]]|url=https://www.boston.com/ae/movies/articles/2004/11/05/look_up_in_the_sky_its_a_flabby_suburban_dad/|date=November 5, 2004|access-date=January 26, 2010}}</ref> The film received a 97% approval rating, and Jackson's performance earned him an [[Annie Award]] nomination for Best Voice Acting.<ref name="RTIncred">{{cite web|title=The Incredibles (2004)|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|date=November 5, 2004 |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/incredibles/|access-date=January 26, 2010}}</ref><ref name="AnnieAward">{{cite news|title=Annie Award Noms Incredibly Good To 'Incredibles' |publisher=[[KIRO-TV]] |url=http://www.kirotv.com/entertainment/3981189/detail.html |date=December 8, 2004 |access-date=January 26, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050420105211/http://www.kirotv.com/entertainment/3981189/detail.html |archive-date=April 20, 2005 }}</ref> He made a cameo in another Quentin Tarantino film, ''[[Kill Bill:<!-- The official website shows a colon in the title. See here: http://www.miramax.com/movie/kill-bill-volume-2/ --> Volume 2]]''.<ref name="KillBillCameo">{{cite news|last=Burr|first=Ty|title=Second 'Kill Bill' is dead-on|work=[[The Boston Globe]]|url=https://www.boston.com/news/globe/living/articles/2004/04/16/second_kill_bill_is_dead_on/|date=April 16, 2004|access-date=January 26, 2010}}</ref>

In 2005, he starred in the sports drama ''[[Coach Carter]]'', where he played a coach (based on the actual coach [[Ken Carter]]) dedicated to teaching his players that education is more important than basketball.<ref name="CoachCarter">{{cite news|last=Daly|first=Sean|title=In 'Carter,' Jackson Calls the Shots|newspaper=The Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/01/14/AR2005033116986.html|date=January 14, 2005|access-date=January 26, 2010}}</ref> Although the film received mixed reviews, Jackson's performance was praised despite the film's storyline.<ref name="EDGE">{{cite news|last=Foucher|first=David|title=Coach Carter|work=EDGE|url=http://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?ch=entertainment&sc=movies&sc2=reviews&sc3=features&id=2004|date=January 14, 2005|access-date=January 26, 2010}}</ref><ref name="ReelTalk">{{cite news|last=Tucker|first=Betty Jo|title=Winning a Future|work=ReelTalk Movie Reviews|url=http://www.reeltalkreviews.com/browse/viewitem.asp?type=review&id=1141|access-date=January 26, 2010}}</ref> Bob Townsend of the ''[[Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]'' commended Jackson's performance, "He takes what could have been a cardboard cliché role and puts flesh on it with his flamboyant intelligence."<ref name="BobAtlanta">{{cite news|last=Townsend |first=Bob |title=Coach Carter |work=[[Atlanta Journal-Constitution]] |url=http://www.accessatlanta.com/movies/content/shared/movies/reviews/C/coachcarter.html |access-date=January 26, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080512075257/http://www.accessatlanta.com/movies/content/shared/movies/reviews/C/coachcarter.html |archive-date=May 12, 2008 }}</ref> Jackson also returned for two sequels: ''[[XXX: State of the Union]]'', this time commanding [[Ice Cube]], and the final ''Star Wars'' prequel film, ''[[Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith]]''.<ref name="RevengeSith">{{cite news|last=Turan |first=Kenneth |title=Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith |work=Los Angeles Times |url=http://www.calendarlive.com/movies/turan/cl-et-revenge16may16,0,1386671.story |date=May 15, 2005 |access-date=January 26, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080523190635/http://www.calendarlive.com/movies/turan/cl-et-revenge16may16%2C0%2C1386671.story |archive-date=May 23, 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref> His last film for 2005 was ''[[The Man (2005 film)|The Man]]'' alongside comedian [[Eugene Levy]].<ref name="TheMan">{{cite news|last=Hart|first=Hugh|title=Non-Action Hero Gets Top Billing|work=San Francisco Chronicle|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/09/11/PKGCJEG1RL1.DTL&type=movies|date=September 11, 2005|access-date=January 25, 2010}}</ref> On November 4, 2005, he was presented with the [[Hawaii International Film Festival]] Achievement in Acting Award.<ref name="snakes">{{cite news|agency=[[Associated Press]]|title=Samuel L. Jackson to receive acting award|work=USA Today|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2005-11-06-samuel-l-jackson_x.htm|date=November 6, 2005|access-date=May 10, 2009}}</ref>

On January 30, 2006, Jackson was honored with a hand and footprint ceremony at [[Grauman's Chinese Theatre]]; he is the seventh African American and 191st actor to be recognized in this manner.<ref name="WalkFameBBC">{{cite news|title=Actor Jackson enters Walk of Fame|work=BBC News|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4664710.stm|date=January 31, 2006|access-date=May 10, 2009}}</ref> In an interview that year, he said that he chooses roles that are "exciting to watch" and have an "interesting character inside of a story", and that in his roles he wanted to "do things [he hasn't] done, things [he] saw as a kid and wanted to do and now [has] an opportunity to do".<ref name="sun2surf">{{cite news|url=http://www.sun2surf.com/article.cfm?id=15260|title=Samuel L. Jackson shares some of his thoughts on acting, his new movie and his biggest phobia|last=Dawson|first=Angela|date=August 25, 2006|access-date=May 10, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207004439/http://www.sun2surf.com/article.cfm?id=15260|archive-date=February 7, 2009|url-status=dead|publisher=Sun2Surf}}</ref> He next starred opposite actress [[Julianne Moore]] in the [[box-office bomb]] ''[[Freedomland (film)|Freedomland]]'', where he depicted a police detective attempting to help a mother find her abducted child while quelling a citywide [[race riot]].<ref name="BOMFree">{{cite web|title=Freedomland|website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=freedomland.htm|access-date=January 26, 2010}}</ref><ref name="Freedom">{{cite magazine|last=Gleiberman|first=Owen|title='Freedomland' shrill and joyless|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|publisher=CNN|url=http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Movies/02/17/ew.mov.freedomland/index.html|date=February 17, 2006|access-date=January 26, 2010}}</ref> Jackson's second film of the year, ''[[Snakes on a Plane]]'', gained [[cult film]] status months before it was released based on its title and cast.<ref name="SOAPCult">{{cite news|last=Elsworth |first=Catherine|title=Cult film fans are bitten by Snakes on a Plane|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/1513961/Cult-film-fans-are-bitten-by-Snakes-on-a-Plane.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/1513961/Cult-film-fans-are-bitten-by-Snakes-on-a-Plane.html |archive-date=January 10, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|date=March 25, 2006|access-date=January 26, 2010 | location=London}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Jackson's decision to star in the film was solely based on the title.<ref name="TimeSOAPTitle">{{cite magazine|last=Tyrangiel|first=Josh|title=Snakes on Samuel L. Jackson|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|url=http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1186739,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060615195615/http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1186739,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 15, 2006|date=April 24, 2006|access-date=May 10, 2009}}</ref> To build anticipation for the film, he also cameoed in the 2006 music video "[[Snakes on a Plane (Bring It)]]" by [[Cobra Starship]]. On December 2, 2006, Jackson won the German [[Bambi (prize)|Bambi Award]] for International Film, based on his many film contributions.<ref name="ITV">{{cite web|title=Bambi honour for Jackson |publisher=ITV News |url=http://www.blinkx.com/video/bambi-honour-for-jackson/xfWSv2VzyZ-qWa94OfGgkQ |date=December 2, 2006|access-date=May 10, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090206151509/http://www.blinkx.com/video/bambi-honour-for-jackson/xfWSv2VzyZ-qWa94OfGgkQ |archive-date=February 6, 2009}}</ref> In December 2006, Jackson starred in ''[[Home of the Brave (2006 film)|Home of the Brave]]'', as a doctor returning home from the [[Iraq War]].<ref name="HomeBrave">{{cite news|last=Germain|first=David|agency=[[Associated Press]]|title=Trite script wins battle in 'Home of the Brave'|publisher=Today.com|url=https://www.today.com/popculture/trite-script-wins-battle-home-brave-wbna16158558|date=December 14, 2006|access-date=January 24, 2010}}</ref>
[[File:Samuel L Jackson Comic Con.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Jackson at the 2010 [[San Diego Comic-Con|Comic-Con]] in San Diego]]

On January 30, 2007, Jackson was featured as narrator in [[Bob Saget]]'s [[direct-to-DVD]] ''[[Farce of the Penguins]]''.<ref name="FarceJackson">{{cite news|last=Palathingal|first=George|title=Farce of the Penguins|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|url=https://www.smh.com.au/news/film-reviews/farce-of-the-penguins/2007/08/02/1185648019056.html|date=August 2, 2007|access-date=January 24, 2010}}</ref> The film was a spoof of the box office success ''[[March of the Penguins]]'' (which was narrated by [[Morgan Freeman]]).<ref name="MarchSpoof">{{cite news|agency=[[Associated Press]]|title=Samuel L. Jackson: 'I'm fine with snakes'|publisher=Today.com|url=https://www.today.com/popculture/samuel-l-jackson-i-m-fine-snakes-wbna14344100|date=August 18, 2006|access-date=January 24, 2010}}</ref> Also in 2007, he portrayed a [[blues]] player who imprisons a young woman ([[Christina Ricci]]) addicted to sex in ''[[Black Snake Moan (film)|Black Snake Moan]]'', and the horror film ''[[1408 (film)|1408]]'', an adaptation of the [[Stephen King]] short story.<ref name="BlackSnake">{{cite news|last=Johnson|first=Ross|title=Hollywood's One Remaining Taboo Found in 'Black Snake Moan'|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/23/movies/23john.html|date=April 23, 2006|access-date=January 24, 2010}}</ref><ref name="Jack1408">{{cite news|last=Thomson|first=Desson|title=Creepy '1408': It's Worth Checking Into|newspaper=The Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/21/AR2007062102344.html|date=June 22, 2007|access-date=January 24, 2010}}</ref> Later the same year, Jackson portrayed an athlete who impersonates former boxing heavyweight [[Bob Satterfield]] in director [[Rod Lurie]]'s drama, ''[[Resurrecting the Champ]]''. In 2008, Jackson reprised his role of [[Mace Windu]] in the CGI film, ''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars (film)|Star Wars: The Clone Wars]]'', followed by ''[[Lakeview Terrace]]'' where he played a racist cop who terrorizes an interracial couple.<ref name="Clones">{{cite news |last=Germain |first=David |date=August 11, 2008 |title=Review: 'Clone Wars' is fun though forgettable |work=[[USA Today]] |url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/2008-08-11-1299828071_x.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=January 24, 2010 |archive-date=January 31, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210131184726/https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/movies/2008-08-11-1299828071_x.htm }}</ref><ref name="Terrace">{{cite news|last=Germain|first=David|agency=[[Associated Press]]|title=DVD reviews: 'Lakeview Terrace,' 'Fireproof' |publisher=Today.com|url=https://www.today.com/popculture/dvd-reviews-lakeview-terrace-fireproof-wbna28917026|date=January 29, 2009|access-date=January 24, 2010}}</ref> In November of the same year, he starred along with [[Bernie Mac]] and [[Isaac Hayes]] (who both died before the film's release) in ''[[Soul Men]]''.<ref name="SoulMen">{{cite news |last=Bowles |first=Scott |date=August 14, 2008 |title=For 'Soul Men' director, deaths of Mac, Hayes were doubly devastating |work=[[USA Today]] |url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2008-08-11-hayes-mac-movie_N.htm |access-date=January 24, 2010}}</ref>