Ming-Na Wen On AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. Bruiser Melinda May

Ming-Na Wen On AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. Bruiser Melinda May

Speaking to IGN, actress Ming-Na Wen spoke of her Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. character Melinda May. Her character is described as a bit of a mystery, an onion that will be slowly peeled back if you will.

By TruthNoFodder - Jun 05, 2013 03:06 PM EST
Filed Under: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Source: IGN

People can't get enough of Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and thanks to a few upcoming projects from the cast and crew we're hearing more and more about the show. Joss Whedon and Clark Gregg have been speaking fairly often about the show thanks to Much Ado About Nothing press obligations. But now, we get to hear from someone else. Speaking to IGN, Ming-Na Wen stated about her character, Melinda May, "What can I say? I think what’s going to be interesting with her character is you discover her slowly. She’s a bit of a mystery, she’s a bit damaged, she doesn’t say very much. She’s slowly revealed -- which means I don’t know who she is yet! [Laughs]." In the trailer, you may recall that Agent Grant (Brett Dalton)expresses a bit of a shock at the fact that "Melinda May is just the pilot." There's definitely a bit of back history to the character. In other interviews May has been referred to as a real badass.

Continuing on about her character in relation to the tone of the show Wen added, "I think if you’re part of that level, if you’re in that level being a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent, you’ve seen it all, you know it all." So does that mean Wen is a Level 7 S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent? Probably so. She continued to say about her character's mindset, "There are things that still might surprise you, but at the same time, they have gone through that route before. It’s more about the task of, how do we fix a bad situation? How do we take care of this and make it a benefit for our country? I think those are our real mindsets -- not so much “Holy... whoa! Look at what this person can do...!”, you know?" She goes on to reference the events of a previous Marvel Studios film, The Avengers, "Because they’ve seen aliens fly from a hole up in the sky. We’ve seen a semi-god, so it’s really about, how can we take care of this particular situation." Maybe something happened to Melinda May during the events of The Avengers to make her the damaged character she spoke of above? Perhaps an unfortunate run-in with a few of the Chituari?

Wen also touched on the tone of the show and confirmed that there will be humorous banter undercutting the tension, a cornerstone of all Joss Whedon productions. Wen said that Joss sometimes lets the actors discover that humor for themselves, "Yeah, yeah, yeah. And sometimes it’s just off the top of his head. And a lot of times he’ll let us find it ourselves, because he’s that secure about letting the actors discover things too." There's a bit more at IGN but its mostly just Wen denying any specific questions about her character or the show despite the inventive nature of the questioning.

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. premieres this Fall on ABC.
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TheOneAboveAll
TheOneAboveAll - 6/5/2013, 3:36 PM
I am so so glad to see Ming Na in a starring role again.. though I wish she would have been given superpowers
Reasonnnn
Reasonnnn - 6/5/2013, 3:38 PM
She's still smoking as a near-50 year old.
Reasonnnn
Reasonnnn - 6/5/2013, 3:42 PM
Susan Sarandon is a goddess too
DarthMauve
DarthMauve - 6/5/2013, 3:44 PM
She's near 50?

Damn! Not bad! :)
gaikinger
gaikinger - 6/5/2013, 3:59 PM
susan sarandon is a troll....asian dont show agen
NovaCorpsFan
NovaCorpsFan - 6/5/2013, 4:01 PM
This show will deliver some great characters. Maybe we'll see characters introduced in the show who eventually end up in the movies. Might make the fight with Thanos in A3 more epic if hero after hero is getting tossed like a ragdoll through the streets of New York or on the Dark Side of the Moon.
TheBeard
TheBeard - 6/5/2013, 4:04 PM
that is 1 smoking hot 50 year old. damn!
Brainiac13
Brainiac13 - 6/5/2013, 4:39 PM

She was nice in ER all those...years ago! man long time ago!
Yep she is old! Still hot!
DRMidNite
DRMidNite - 6/5/2013, 4:52 PM
Date of Birth
20 November 1963, Coloane Island, Macau
gaikinger
gaikinger - 6/5/2013, 5:26 PM
but has she developed old people smell....right?
Ocelot
Ocelot - 6/5/2013, 6:11 PM
Damn I thought she was in her early 40's not late 40's she looks really good for her age.
supermarioworldE
supermarioworldE - 6/5/2013, 6:45 PM
Mulan's gonna be in shield? Awesome.
bronzetiger729
bronzetiger729 - 6/5/2013, 7:33 PM
she was hot as chung li in streetfighter and dating chick on two and half men
breakUbatman
breakUbatman - 6/6/2013, 3:20 AM
@miklonus

It pisses me off but I'm 28 and still get asked if I've finished high-school (spare some Venom anyone). Obviously they would have touched her up for film but some people don't show their age like others do.


What I'm wishing for is an HBO or Showtime Punisher based off of Ennis' run. Terry Crews for Barracuda
Supershadowbat
Supershadowbat - 6/6/2013, 7:25 AM
Ming Na is still beautiful after all this time. Some people just age gracefully. Good actress to have on Shield.
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