Cobie Smulders Says “There Are Definite Talks” To Bring Back Maria Hill In ABC’s ‘S.H.I.E.L.D.’
Though ABC’sS.H.I.E.L.D.will consist mostly of new characters, we can expect some familiar faces to help guide us through that new corner of the Marvel universe. Back in October,Clark Gregg, who played Agent Coulson in the movies, was confirmed to be returning (though it remains to be seen just how he’ll fit in). Now it he may be joined by hisAvengersco-starCobie Smuldersas well. While theHow I Met Your Motheractress isn’t locked in just yet, she acknowledged in a recent interview that there have been “definite talks” about reprising her role. Hit the jump to keep reading.
But that reluctance to feature established MCU characters apparently doesn’t apply to S.H.I.E.L.D. members like Coulson and Maria Hill. Smulders hinted at her possible casting in an interview withIAmRogue. “The commitments to [How I Met Your Mother] don’t affect it,” she said. “And I can’t really say but there are definite talks about it.”
The level and nature of Smulders' involvement remains unclear. She is contracted to remain onHow I Met Your Motherthrough at least the 2013-2014 season, which will be the show’s ninth and likely last. It therefore seems unlikely that she could sign on as a regular onS.H.I.E.L.D., which could premiere as early as this fall. But that doesn’t keep her from making the occasional guest appearance, or joiningS.H.I.E.L.D.full time later on.
Smulders made her first appearance as Hill alongside Gregg and Samuel L. Jackson (Nick Fury) in 2012’sThe Avengers, and is confirmed to reprise her role for 2014’sCaptain America: The Winter Soldier. Outside of her work onHow I Met Your Motherand the MCU, Smulders' upcoming roles include the Nicholas Sparks weepieSafe Haven, the Vince Vaughn comedyThe Delivery Man, and David Wain’sThey Came Together.
