the end, when Pepper goes to say the full name, Coulson interrupts her, saying they should be just called  "S.H.I.E.L.D."  After the credits, S.H.I.E.L.D. Director  Nick Fury  ( Samuel L. Jackson ) appears, informing Stark of the Avenger Initiative. In the 2008  The Incredible Hulk  film, S.H.I.E.L.D. again appears. During the opening