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When you think of a man who is adept at being good at more than two things at once, Michael Jai White has to be a name that comes to mind. The Hollywood action mega-star and martial arts practitioner is successful in both walks of life. He has produced a number of films. He has also acted in some really popular films, such as Blood & Bone, Undisputed, and Never Back Down: No Surrender, and more.

But what happens when two great actors from two different generations, come together to create a masterpiece of a movie? Well, that is what White recently divulged in an interview with djvlad about his next movie where Hollywood legend Samuel L. Jackson was going to play an iconic part. So what is the part that Jackson was going to play for White?

Michael Jai White spills the tea on Samuel L. Jackson’s ‘reprise’ in his movie

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Michael Jai White has rubbed shoulders with UFC fighters and some of the biggest names in Hollywood as well. However, one of the recent news that White shared during an interview with djvlad might just trump a lot of his other stories.

Yeah, well… Samuel L. Jackson, agreed to kind of reprise one of his, characters. It was going to be this little funny thing that he was – he was down to do.“, said White, enthusiastically. “But you know he had the – he just had back surgery and he wasn’t feeling well. And I was like no man, I can’t ask you to do that. But we talked about shooting that later if our… you know if our… if our schedules matched up.“, he added. 

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White then went ahead and recounted the entire incident about how Samuel L. Jackson had to reprise a role from the famous movie Django Unchained and he agreed to do that. After recounting a particular scene, White then moved on to talk about what Jackson really did. “Here comes Samuel Jackson in the same look from Django. Come – comes out, stops him, and goes there he is right there!“, exclaimed White. Then he explains the rest of the scene from the movie and talks about Jackson’s part again. “He tells on my a**, you know, as that Django character. That hateful Django character – snitches on me and I’m like…“, he said proudly. “But that’s what Samuel L. Jackson was going to do for me.“, he added in the end. 

Not the first time Michael Jai White appreciated generosity – Impressed by Mike Tyson?

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Michael Jai White is a strong personality in both worlds of entertainment and combat sports. Another man, who is famous in both circles, just like him, is boxing legend Mike Tyson. Despite the numerous negative remarks that some people might have to say about the boxing GOAT, it seems there is a lot of good in him that Michael Jai White witnessed firsthand.

Michael Jai White said, in one of his YouTube interviews that Mike Tyson had been generous his entire life. He said that he knew of a lot of people who Tyson had bought cars for. Tyson has been shown in bad light a number of times. However, this side of Tyson was something not a lot of people had knowledge of.

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As for White, it seems the MMA icon truly appreciates honest generosity, be it from a boxing legend or from one of the greatest Hollywood actors.

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