Samuel L. Jackson on the 12-year quest to get his new TV series made

Samuel L. Jackson is one of the most sought after stars in Hollywood, appearing in franchises, commercials and more from “Star Wars” and Marvel. However, his last project, the limited series “The Last Days of Ptolemy Gray”, took 12 years to complete. Jackson talks about the new series, his career, and more in an interview with Kelefa Sanneh for “CBS Sunday Morning,” which airs March 6 on CBS and airs on Paramount +.

In “The Last Days of Ptolemy Gray,” Jackson portrays a 91-year-old man with dementia, who briefly recovers his memory. The Apple TV limited series is co-produced by Jackson and his wife, actor LaTanya Richardson, and is based on a book and screenplay by Walter Mosley.

The story is personal to Jackson, whose mother died in 2012 after suffering from dementia. She says she didn’t know who he was during the last decade of her life.

“What would I give her for you, you know, you only have an hour with me to say, you know,
“I’m very proud of what you’ve done,” Jackson said. “Or because I, you know, say this to him,‘ Everything you did, you know, that you sacrificed and gave me, pushed me and you got it. and brought me to this place, you know? Just, you know, thank her and love her. “

In an extensive interview, Jackson talks about his early years; his work in the Marvel and Star Wars franchises; and his performance in Quentin Tarantino’s classic, “Pulp Fiction.” He talks about the challenges of doing projects in Hollywood even for actors with their successful careers.

“People say they want to do business with you, but they want to do business with you the way they want to do business with you,” Jackson said. “So, it’s still a struggle like this … I wish the All-Black channel had as much money as Netflix to throw at it … And until they do, you have to go in the hat … in the hands of these other people who have it “.

To watch a trailer for “The Last Days of Ptolemy Gray”, click on the video below:

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• “The Last Days of Ptolemy Gray” does not release Apple + TV on March 11th
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