Cobie Smulders Talks AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. And Whether She Wants A Full-Time Role

Cobie Smulders Talks AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. And Whether She Wants A Full-Time Role

The How I Met Your Mother star shares her thoughts on whether that series ending means she could become a permanent fixture on ABC and Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and what it was like to work with Joss Whedon and his team. Check it out!

By JoshWilding - Aug 06, 2013 01:08 PM EST
Filed Under: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter


"I'm up for it, it's just a matter of the direction that they decide to go with the show," Cobie Smulders told The Hollywood Reporter in a recent interview when asked whether or not she will feature as 'Maria Hill' in more than just the pilot of Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D.. "I don't know how much they'll be at the Command Center and how much they need me around. If it works out organically with the story line, then I'd be happy to come in but I truly don't know." However, the actress - who will also appear in Captain America: The Winter Soldier and presumably The Avengers 2 - doesn't seem all that interesting in returning full-time to the small screen once her How I Met Your Mother commitments end. "It's hard to say. I'm planning a big move to New York, so that's a pretty huge factor in doing another series in Los Angeles," she says. "This is the joy and the terror of coming off of a show after nine years: What should I do, what should I not do?! If the right project comes along, of course I'd return to TV. But I'd like to focus in film and on theater right now." As for working with Joss Whedon and his team, Smulders added: "I was so excited to work with Joss again and to meet his brother, Jed and his wife Maurissa and get to hang out with them again," she says of filming the SHIELD pilot. "They're all geniuses. Joss sent me my scenes and it was so great to see this character interacting in a different way and to basically get to tell the world that Coulson is 'alive' and back with a TV show where you can watch him every week. I was excited about that more than anything."

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ksommer
ksommer - 8/6/2013, 1:49 PM
Doesn't sound like she wants to be in it. I hope they bring her in more down the road.
AzorAhai
AzorAhai - 8/6/2013, 1:50 PM
MisterNiceGuy
MisterNiceGuy - 8/6/2013, 1:50 PM
Ill give it a few episodes
BackwardGalaxy
BackwardGalaxy - 8/6/2013, 1:51 PM
Not a huge fan of her work, but she seems nice enough and says all the right things.
Minato
Minato - 8/6/2013, 1:51 PM
She can get a full time role on ** *****.
localman22
localman22 - 8/6/2013, 1:52 PM
I thought Cobie did a nice job with Maria Hill in Avengers, and I would love to see her in Agents of Shield. However, what might work best is to have her make an occasional appearance but not be a regular.
JoshBerger
JoshBerger - 8/6/2013, 1:52 PM
Until How I Met Your Mother is over she kind of...can't do it..
Pontius888
Pontius888 - 8/6/2013, 1:59 PM
What about Robin in HIMYM?
BritishMonkey
BritishMonkey - 8/6/2013, 2:00 PM
Should've been Morena Baccarin as Maria. Oh well, what to do.
LEVITIKUZ
LEVITIKUZ - 8/6/2013, 2:02 PM
Who cares about SHIELD and their shit?
thewonderer
thewonderer - 8/6/2013, 2:02 PM
She was shit in Avengers
THEDARKKNIGHT1939
THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - 8/6/2013, 2:03 PM
boring
malreyn
malreyn - 8/6/2013, 2:06 PM
I'd like to see her in a recurring role, but she doesn't need to be a part of the regular cast.
CherryBomb
CherryBomb - 8/6/2013, 2:10 PM
They should've really focused on Cobie coming back rather than Coulson.
Cobie was BAD ASS in Avengers.
CherryBomb
CherryBomb - 8/6/2013, 2:23 PM
No no no.
Emily Blunt is Wasp.






Rogers
Rogers - 8/6/2013, 2:30 PM
JettJagguarrr
JettJagguarrr - 8/6/2013, 2:34 PM
cobie smulders photo: Cobie Smulders cs.png
marvel72
marvel72 - 8/6/2013, 2:38 PM
didn't like her as maria hill,should of cast someone better.
NBAfanaddict
NBAfanaddict - 8/6/2013, 2:50 PM
Nic Cage just won the internet.
HelaGood
HelaGood - 8/6/2013, 2:50 PM
good on How I Met Your Mother

weakest link in The Avengers
HelaGood
HelaGood - 8/6/2013, 2:51 PM
still not sure how she got that role, especially since Joss is VERY GOOD at picking ass-kicking women. cobie is not one of those.
BIGBMH
BIGBMH - 8/6/2013, 2:53 PM
I think she'll be happy to have a recurring role so she can be a part of it but have her freedom to do other things.
BritishMonkey
BritishMonkey - 8/6/2013, 2:59 PM
@Batz Also good.

@CherryBomb Emily Blunt was going to be Black Widow but John Krasinski got turned down for Captain America she turned down Black Widow. So seemed like a case of "Aww my husband won't be involved? Then I don't want to be either"
CherryBomb
CherryBomb - 8/6/2013, 3:11 PM
@BritishMonkey you obviously have no idea what happened. She was all set for the movie but had to turn it down because of scheduling conflicts with (the crappy) Guillivers Travels. You can't help scheduling conflicts.
SuperSam
SuperSam - 8/6/2013, 3:19 PM
What a sexy thread.
DaVinci31
DaVinci31 - 8/6/2013, 3:28 PM
Has no one heard the great NEWS?!

http://www.supermanhomepage.com/news.php?readmore=13743#comments
oldschoolavenger98
oldschoolavenger98 - 8/6/2013, 3:36 PM
gusto the troll
EpitomeofAwesome
EpitomeofAwesome - 8/6/2013, 3:44 PM
I always saw Maria Hill as a downer
CherryBomb
CherryBomb - 8/6/2013, 3:52 PM
@Django & Gusto

Well nobody bad mouths Emily Blunt to me!! ;)
SnapperCarr
SnapperCarr - 8/6/2013, 5:29 PM
This thread makes me want to gag.
mgeoff88
mgeoff88 - 8/6/2013, 6:27 PM
It sounds like after doing HIMYM for so many years, she wants to take a break from doing TV shows for awhile to focus on branching out more with movies and theater.

That would be awesome if she signed on full-time as Maria Hill on AOS, but if she doesn't, it's understandable.
robbo1701
robbo1701 - 8/6/2013, 7:20 PM
I think her doing porn is a fantastic idea. Maybe Ron Jeremy can convince her with his hairy chest or just get gusto and his wagon some black tape and an address
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