Clark Gregg Says The Avengers Is The First Act Of A Giant Epic!
In an interview with Techland, S.H.I.E.L.D Agent Coulson talks about his favourite comic book characters, his "exciting" role in Thor, whether he'd like his own solo movie and how The Avengers is just the end of the first act of Marvel Studios epic plans...
On His Love Of Comic Books:
"I thought I was a big comic fan until I went to Comic-Con, but then I saw what comic worship was actually like. I definitely had a couple of comics I was really into, I spent more time than I should have attempting to recreate those tales in my notebook. I was an Iron Man fan. I always liked Iron Man, I thought that flawed character who's working with technology more than any superpower was always a cool thing."
"I was really into Bruce Lee and the kung-fu craze when it hit the States in the '70s, so I really liked this guy Iron Fist, and I liked this trippy guy, Warlock. I liked Silver Surfer a lot, because I was skateboarding...I'm that guy. I'm the 1970s guy."
On Getting His Own Comic Book:
"It's my wallpaper! It's weird, on the one hand, it's a childhood dream come true, but on the other, I felt like someone from the Make-A-Wish Foundation. I kept expecting someone to tell me I only had a few more months to live."
On Thor:
"I have a more prominent role in Thor, a bigger job to take care of than I have in the Iron Man movies, in that Agent Coulson has been doing some legwork for Nick Fury in Iron Man and basically babysitting bad boy Tony Stark a bit in Iron Man 2, but when the hammer shows up in the desert of New Mexico, it's my operation. Whatever happens, it's my problem."
On Whether He'd Like To See Agent Coulson In His Own Movie:
"I'm ready. I'm waiting for that call. Definitely Agent Coulson is really shrewd, he doesn't get into fights that he can't win. So he's waiting for the right moment, for a feeble enough opponent to come along. Certainly in Thor, there are some exciting moments involving Agent Coulson. I'm not going to say another word."
On The Avengers:
"I think it's safe to say that, having seen the Iron Man movies and read early drafts of Thor, that everything in this Marvel Universe is part of a grander scheme and it seems, at least, a first act of this giant epic that they're attempting really seems to be culminating in The Avengers, so you're going to see some of the elements of Thor paying off in the Avengers movie."