Cobie Smulders Talks Agent Maria Hill in S.H.I.E.L.D. and Captain America

Cobie Smulders' inclusion in last summer’s comic book movie mega-hit, The Avengers, as Agent Maria Hill left many fans wondering what the actress’ role in the larger Marvel cinematic universe might be. When the S.H.I.E.L.D. television series was announced it was natural to guess that she may be a part of that story. As we know, the pilot began shooting this week with Joss Whedon at the helm, and none of the central players in the series, thus far, are adapted from existing Marvel Comics characters. In fact, the only person attached to the project who is also connected to the Marvel movies is Clark Gregg, who is set to revive (yep) his role as Agent Phil Coulson, a character that was originally created specifically for the films.

Some speculate that classic Marvel characters will begin to appear in the show should it be picked-up for series, and that the decision to primarily separate the universes within the central cast was done deliberately to avoid any potential continuity issues between the films and the television show. As Eric Goldman reported earlier this month, S.H.I.E.L.D. does take place, "after the battle for New York." Meaning, post the cinematic Avengers team-up, and after Coulson's apparent death.

Whedon, who is also set to direct the upcoming The Avengers 2, may be shaping a plan to weave the worlds together, though. For her part, Smulders said in a recent interview with I Am Rouge that, "The commitments to [How I Met Your Mother] don’t affect it [her inclusion in S.H.I.E.L.D. ]. And I can’t really say, but there are definite talks about it."

Of course, as she says, Smulders is set to return as the scotch-guzzling former Canadian pop-star Robin Scherbatsky in the upcoming 9th season of How I Met Your Mother. So if she has a role on S.H.I.E.L.D, it will presumably be as recurring guest star, rather than as a series regular.

The actress is set to appear as Hill in 2014's Captain America: The Winter Soldier alongside fellow The Avengers alums Samuel L. Jackson and Scarlett Johansson, as well as Cap himself of course, Chris Evans. She is tentatively scheduled to begin shooting the film in March or June, but revealed to the outlet that she’d only seen parts of the script.

“This is Marvel! They don’t let you know anything," the actress said. "It’s very watermarked scripts, heavily watermarked. Yeah, they don’t let you know like the day of, but they are very secretive and I think they are still figuring stuff out."

We will keep you updated as details emerge.

Roth Cornet is an Entertainment Editor for IGN. You can follow her on Twitter at @RothCornet and IGN at Roth-IGN.

Source : ign[dot]com