CAPTAIN AMERICA 2 SET PHOTOS: Cap, Widow, Nick Fury, Maria Hill And First Look At Villain Winter Soldier

Cobie Smulders Confirmed For CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER

While her role may be minor the Captain America sequel. Cobie Smulders has been confirmed by Variety to be apart of the cast of Captain America: The Winter Soldier. Agent Maria Hill in a deleted scene was at odds with Nick Fury while speaking to the World Council after the events of The Avengers. It's possible she could be planning a takeover of S.H.I.E.L.D. by replacing Fury as director. Setting in motion the events of Civil War which has been rumored for to be used in future Avenger films.

Alternate Opening For AVENGERS Reveals Tention Between Hill And Fury?

Deleted scenes for Joss Whedon's Avengers are rolling out online and this alternative opening gives hints to Maria Hill taking over SHIELD. She basically throws Nick Fury under the bus to the World Counsel. While it was likely cut because the used introduction was more appropriate for the film. My impression is that this will be further explored in Captain America: The Winter Soldier with Fury possibly pushed out as SHIELD director by Maria Hill. Perhaps, starting to plant the seeds of Civil War.

DREAM CAST: CAPTAIN AMERICA 2

We've already been given hints that Captain America 2 will likely include Nick Fury, Black Widow, Hawkeye and Maria Hill as supporting characters. However, I feel like we could see a couple more staple characters from the Cap comics join the ranks of SHIELD possibly creating a new unit The Invaders. Not to mention some iconic villains that were supposed to be included in First Avenger. Those villains may or may not end up as wranglers of Winter Soldier.

RALPH FIENNES AS BARON WOLFGANG VAN STRUCKER

DANIEL BRUHL AS BARON ZEMO

RUTH WILSON AS MADAME HYDRA

MICHAEL EALY AS SAM WILSON/FALCON

ALICE EVE AS SHARON CARTER/AGENT 13

SULLIVAN STAPLETON AS JOEY CHAPMAN/UNION JACK

Black Widow, Hawkeye And Maria Hill Showing Up In 'CAPTAIN AMERICA 2'?

It's starting to look like we're going to have to wait patiently for our Black Widow and Hawkeye solo spin-off films. As Marvel's Kevin Feige is cryptically giving some insight to where we'll be seeing the SHIELD agents again. First during a spoiler filled interview with CBM he hinted that Widow, Clint and Maria will be featured in Cap 2. There is further talk of this with Movieline during an interview confirming Black Widow spin-off is still awhile away. He also pretty much confirms she'll show up in Captain America 2.

"We have already planned her next appearances and where to take that character because we believe in it and we believe in her in a big, big way....We do like when some of the characters appear in other people’s movies...And that’s probably where you’ll see Black Widow next."

Captain America 2 set for April 14th 2014 and will start production next January. Neither Iron Man 3 or Thor 2 will include other heroes outside of their own film universe leaving them on their own. It also gives the SHIELD actors a large enough break between Avengers which seemed more psychically demanding for them. It's been confirmed that Captain America 2 will have a strong SHIELD presence leading us to believe their best agents will be along for the ride. Feige has also pointed out that the Cap sequel is the only one of the sequels to deal with the events after Avengers. Giving the impression that Nick Fury's clashes with the World Council could jeopardize  the loyalties within SHIELD.

Two More Avengers Posters

First Official Stills Of Cobie Smulders In Avengers As Maria Hill

Better Look At Cobie Smulders As Maria Hill In Avengers

New/Old High-Rez Avengers Images From Marvel

Screengrabs From Avengers Teaser Trailer

Marvel Confirms Cobie Smulders, Tom Hiddleston & Stellan Skarsgård For Avengers

In a press release attached to the first set photo for Avengers we also get a short synopsis and confirmation on a few actors. Previously Marvel hadn't officially announced Cobie Smulders as Maria Hill it was only confirmed by the trades. They also go on that Tom Hiddleston (Loki) and Stellan Skarsgård (Professor Erik Selvig) from Thor will also be in the film. The synopsis while interesting doesn't give us the big picture which will likely either leak out or be featured at Comic-Con in July.

Continuing the epic big-screen adventures started in “Iron Man,” “The Incredible Hulk,” “Iron Man 2,” “Thor,” and “Captain America: The First Avenger,” “Marvel’s The Avengers” is the super hero team up of a lifetime. When an unexpected enemy emerges that threatens global safety and security, Nick Fury, director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., finds himself in need of a team to pull the world back from the brink of disaster.  

Cobie Smulders Talks Avengers & SHIELD Uniform

While there was confirmation that Cobie Smulders would be playing Maria Hill in Avengers there hadn't been an announcement from Marvel Studios. Well Smulders herself has confirmed the role to Zap2It and discussed her costume for the film. Cobie reveals she will wear a SHIELD uniform which sounds similar to what Scarlett (Black Widow) wore in Iron Man 2. Jeremy Renner had also mentioned wearing a variation of the outfit as Hawkeye. It will interesting to see if Hill is just a cameo or a full out action role for Cobie.

"We start in April, which is like... tomarrow," Smulders says. "I literally leave here and I go to Albuqerque, New Mexico, to shoot some scenes in a catsuit. I've tried on portions of the catsuit," says Smulders, "[and] I've seen conceptual drawings of what they want it to be. It's fascinating to me. I feel like wardrobe becomes very creative on these types of movies because they literally spend weeks designing just the pants or the emblem. It's such an all-consuming process, so I'm excited to see how it all turns out"

Cobie Smulders Confirmed For Maria Hill Role

HeatVision confirms that How I Met Your Mother actress Cobie Smulders is in final negatitions to take the role of Maria Hill in Joss Whedon's Avengers. It won't be official until there is an announcement from Marvel Studios but it looks like she's got the part. Whedon had Cobie pegged for Wonder Woman when he was developing the movie so it's not surprising that Smulders was offered a role.

Cobie joins the already rather large cast which includes Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark/Iron Man, Sam Jackson as Nick Fury, Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow, Clark Gegg as Agent Coulson, Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Chris Evans as Steve Rogers/Captain America, Jeremy Renner as Clint Barton/Hawkeye and Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner/Hulk.

It's expected there will be a few more additions to the film in the coming weeks. Other possible characters could include Sharon Carter, Carol Danvers (Ms. Marvel), Captain Marvel, Nova, Rick Jones, Janet van Dyne/Wasp and Dr. Hank Pym/Ant-Man.

Cobie Smulders Frontrunner For Maria Hill In Avengers

Deadline has word that Cobie Smulders (How I Met Your Mother) is the frontrunner for the role of SHIELD agent Maria Hill in Joss Whedon's Avengers. They say that she was also a candidate for Wonder Woman when Whedon was working on that film.  I'm not too familiar with Cobie's television work but she definitely has the look for it. Other actresses rumored for the role include Morena Baccarin, Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Jessica Lucas.

Hill does fit the Nick Fury sidekick position perfectly and could end up being a pivotal part of future Marvel films. As the role is rumored to have a nine-picture option attached to it. I really hope this leads to the SHIELD film that's been talked about years. That film would likely feature Nick Fury, Agent Coulson, Hawkeye, Black Widow, Maria Hill and possibly others (Bucky, Captain America, Union Jack).

Morena Baccarin Testing For Avengers, Mary Elizabeth Winstead Also Interested

That didn't take long. Previously Sam Jackson confirmed that Nick Fury would have a female sidekick in Avengers. HeatVision confirms that Morena Baccarin (V) will be testing for the unnamed SHIELD role. Baccarin seems too unknown for the role which would include signing a nine-picture option. Her connection to director Joss Whedon might be coming into play as she co-starred in Serenity.

Other actresses are also working out deals to test include Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Scott Pilgrim, The Thing, Die Hard 4, Death Proof), Jessica Lucas (Cloverfield) and Cobie Smulders (How I Met Your Mother). Winstead has my vote out of the bunch as she's been involved with a lot more action roles. MEW had also been rumored to be in the mix for the Lois Lane role.

Considering all the actresses are brunettes it narrows down the role. It's either Janet van Dyne (The Wasp) or Maria Hill. Hill is more a sidekick to Nick Fury but Wasp could also be introduced. Considering Wasp is a founding member of the Avengers and should be included in the film.

There's also a connection to Ant-Man with Mary Elizabeth Winstead as she previously worked with Edgar Wright on Scott Pilgrim. Wright is currently working on a new draft of the Ant-Man script and might be involved with the casting of The Wasp. Since the heroine will be featured in Ant-Man as well.

Samuel L. Jackson Confirms New Female Sidekick, Appearences In Cap & Thor

On Jimmy Fallon Avenger's actor Samuel L. Jackson who plays Nick Fury confirmed he was filming scenes for Thor and Captain America. He also confirmed an old rumor that there would be another female character. As he's going to be test-screening with five actresses for the role of his 'side-kick". Jackson also mentions that the start time on the production is April. Likely pushed back to contend with Robert Downey Jr.'s shooting of Sherlock Holmes 2. There have been a few actresses linked to Avengers and a few possible roles to fill. I'll run down these below.


"I'm Nick Fury, I've done two of [these films] already. In the next month or so I've got to do one day [of filming] on THOR and one day on CAPTAIN AMERICA. I have no idea what they want me to do in [them]. Then in April we start on THE AVENGERS.


"I have to screen-test five actresses on Friday. They have this new character that's like my sidekick, she's with me all the time."

While nobody has been able to confirm these actresses yet. I assume one of the trades will hear something over the weekend. One name that keeps coming back to the rumor-mill is Alice Eve. She tested for the role of Peggy Carter and has been linked for Avengers for months now. Malin Akerman and Rachel Nichols (G.I. Joe, Conan) were also included with the same rumor. Yet Malin seems more likely to pursue the role of Lois Lane in Superman. Sundance it-girl Brit Marling (Another Earth) was teased by Clark Gegg (Agent Coulson) during the Sundance Festival. As he Tweeted he was trying to recruit her for Avengers. He later re-Tweeted he was joking but it still seems possible. As Marvel is known for hiring up and coming actors like they did with Chris Hemsworth for Thor. Of course this role could be for a completely different group of actresses.

So what could this role be? There are many possibilities which include SHIELD agents Sharon Carter, Carol Danvers (Ms. Marvel), Barbara Morse (Mockingbird) or Maria Hill. The sidekick part of Jackson's quote makes me believe the role they are casting is Maria Hill.