Samuel L. Jackson...IRON MAN 2...

Merrick here...
After Samuel L. Jackson's 'if you blink you'll miss it' appearance in IRON MAN, many fans asked an obvious question: would Sam even appear in IRON MAN sequels, or would we only see him again if THE AVENGERS movie happened. IESB just round tabled with Jackson, who said Favreau had just spoken to him about the forthcoming sequel.

Favreau told Jackson that Nick Fury would have a much more prominent role in the second one.

..says THIS ARTICLE at IESB. And, as IESB accurately notes, it wouldn't take much at all to make Jackson's role "more prominent" than it was in the first one. Lest we forget what Sam's up against, here's the performance he must best in order to become the *real* Nick Fury: