Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. 1998 with David Hasselhoff Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. is an American television superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Nick Fury. It was first broadcast on May 26, 1998 on Fox, intended to be a backdoor pilot for a possible new TV series. Written by David Goyer and directed by Rod Hardy, the film had a $6 million production budget. It stars David Hasselhoff as Fury, a retired super spy who is approached to return to duty to take down the terror