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Cobie Smulders suits up to play Maria Hill in 'The Avengers'

Sam Jackson gets a gorgeous second-in-command

By Drew McWeeny Tuesday, Feb 8, 2011 7:30 AM

<p>Cobie Smulders is going to go head-to-head with the biggest heroes in the Marvel Universe when she plays Maria Hill in 'The Avengers' for Joss Whedon</p>

Cobie Smulders is going to go head-to-head with the biggest heroes in the Marvel Universe when she plays Maria Hill in 'The Avengers' for Joss Whedon

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Cobie Smulders is sort of like Bigfoot.

Wait… let me explain.

There are photos of Cobie Smulders out there.  But there are surprisingly few good photos of her, considering she's made movies and she's the star of a hit network television show.  She's a striking woman, but it's like she's the Flash, like photographers never quite manage to get the shot of her.

I have a feeling that's going to change, since she's in final negotiations to play Maria Hill in "The Avengers," according to the Hollywood Reporter.

Maria Hill is a major character in the Marvel Universe of fairly recent vintage.  She was originally created for the comics in 2005, as an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., and eventually became a second to Nick Fury.  She played an important role in the Civil War story-arc, and she became a real threat to many of Marvel's most important heroes.

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On the animated show "The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes," she's a more approachable version of that same character, a hard-headed second-in-command to Nick Fury who doesn't necessarily trust the heroes they deal with.

Without knowing what storyline Joss Whedon's using for his mega-event movie version of "The Avengers" next year, it's hard to tell exactly which version of Maria Hill we'll be seeing, but considering this is how Marvel Comics typically draws her…


… along with this…


… it's a pretty safe bet that Cobie Smulders is going to dressed to kill when she's side by side with Scarlett Johansson, getting Sam Jackson's back as S.H.I.E.L.D. puts together the biggest team in superhero movie history.

"The Avengers" will assemble on May 4, 2012.

 

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    Reyvn_DarKnight

    Marina Sirtis or nobody.

    February 8, 2011 at 12:56PM EST Reply to Comment
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    Carrot the sequel

    Why not Morna Baccarin

    February 8, 2011 at 12:57PM EST Reply to Comment
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      John Just read in the other post that she was up for it, along with a couple other names, so I guess Cobie just beat her out in the audition.

      February 8, 2011 at 6:10PM EST



  • I'm still confused as to why Whedon wouldn't be using Abigail Brand, a character he invented, especially since we're very likely getting some variation of the first run of THE ULTIMATES. Does Marvel no have the rights?

    February 8, 2011 at 1:15PM EST Reply to Comment
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    MToorisky

    A simple Google search of Cobie Smulders brings up tons of stunning photos of her, including her recent appearance in Maxim. Not sure what the lead of this article was getting at besides trying to be clever.

    February 8, 2011 at 4:35PM EST Reply to Comment
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    DK Returns

    Uh yeah she was on the cover of Maxim last month dudes. Why is it hard to find her pics?

    February 8, 2011 at 4:46PM EST Reply to Comment



  • Cool...Hey Drew, who do YOU think the Avengers should battle in the upcoming movie?

    February 8, 2011 at 5:37PM EST Reply to Comment

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