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    Maria Hill was the director of S.H.I.E.L.D. after Nick Fury went awol. She now supervises the Avengers on behalf of Steve Rogers.

    Cobie Smulders Reveals Maria Hill Character Adjustment [UPDATE]

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    How I Met Your Mother's star, Cobie Smulders, will be playing Maria Hill in The Avengers film next year. In a recent interview with NYMAG the actress let a major character adjustment slip:

    You're also getting into action with Joss Whedon's The Avengers. Before he cast you in that, he said he was considering you for a Wonder Woman project. So he’s clearly a fan. Did he ever tell you why?
    No! If he did, I would throw up in my mouth. I mean, the Wonder Woman thing was a very kind comment, I think. I was never in touch with studios about it or anything like that. But we had so much fun shooting [The Avengers]. We had days when it was just us working — and, oh, 200 extras — but, you know, in the inner circle, it was nice to sit by the monitor with him and watch him take on this ginormous project with great ease.
    You’re not a superhero in the movie, but you do have sick costumes?
    I do. They’re very sleek, and very leather. And she has superpowers and is hyperintelligent; a very nice, fine woman who has all the answers.

    Superpowers and Hyperintelligent? For those of you who don't know Maria Hill is originally a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent who eventually takes on the role of SHIELD Director and later on the Avengers' supervisor. As far as I know, none of her comic books appearances showcases her with powers so this is a really interesting change to the movie.

    Skrull and Secret Invasion rumors have been going around for a while now and reading this interview made me think of something. If the rumors are true, could it be that Maria Hill is a skrull?

    The Avengers will premiere May 4, 2012.

    UPDATE

    NYMAG updated their interview with Cobie Smulders to clarify that he character does not have superpowers:

    You’re not a superhero in the movie, but you do have sick costumes?I do. They’re very sleek, and very leather. And if she had a superpower it would be that she is hyperintelligent; a very nice, fine woman who has all the answers.*
    *This quote has been updated to show that Smulders didn't mean to suggest that her Avengers character has superpowers.

    I guess my Skrull hypothesis is no longer plausible.

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    #1  Edited By Deadcool

    She doesn't look like Maria...But oh well...

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    #2  Edited By Jonny_Anonymous

    Hmm superpowers? I hope she does turn out to be a skrull.

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    #3  Edited By PrinceIMC

    Maybe she's just cybernetic. Keeps her brain connected to the SHIELD mainframe so Fury always has access to anything. That I could see for the Avengers movie.

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    #4  Edited By Superguy0009e

    maybe...shes CORN!!!!!

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    #5  Edited By RainEffect

    @Deadcool said:

    She doesn't look like Maria...But oh well...

    Heath Ledger didn't look like the Joker, but look how that turned out.

    I think she looks very convincing, having read a lot of issues with Hill as a supporting character.

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    #6  Edited By InnerVenom123

    It'd be an interesting twist if this went the route of Secret Invasion and she was the Skrull Queen.

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    #7  Edited By Deadcool

    @RainEffect said:

    @Deadcool said:

    She doesn't look like Maria...But oh well...

    Heath Ledger didn't look like the Joker, but look how that turned out.

    I think she looks very convincing, having read a lot of issues with Hill as a supporting character.

    The joker is an undefined character everything can make the character better, and it was good just because Heath Ledger is a good actor...

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