Jackson Brought Himself On Board 'Snakes On a Plane'

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The title, actually. I was reading the trades and I saw that my friend, Ronny Yu [original director, subsequently replaced] was about to start production on this film called "Snakes on a Plane." I thought, "Wow! What's that?" I read the synopsis, poisonous snakes loose on an airplane. So, I emailed him, "Ronnie, are you doing this movie 'Snakes on a Plane'?" He wrote back, "Yeah, it's a horror movie." I asked, "Can I be in it?" "Really?" "Yeah, I want to be in it." So, he started contacting people to let them know I liked that kind of movie and would want to do it.

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Jackson Brought Himself On Board 'Snakes On a Plane'

Born in Washington, D.C. on December 21, 1948, Samuel Leroy Jackson made his film debut in 1972 in "Together for Days" while still a student at Morehouse College. Jackson went on to receive critical acclaim and an Academy Award nomination for his performance as Jules, the philosophizing hitman in Quenti...

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