Cobie Smulders

New Footage from THE AVENGERS Unveiled in ET’s Trailer for Tomorrow’s Trailer

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: October 10th, 2011 at 6:33 pm

The full trailer for Joss Whedon’s The Avengers hit tomorrow, but Entertainment Tonight ran a preview for the trailer on their program this evening because a trailer for a trailer is entirely necessary. We get a peek at some new footage, albeit under ET’s wholly annoying voiceover. If you simply can’t wait until tomorrow, hit the jump to check it out. Be sure to check back on the site tomorrow for the full, high quality trailer.

The film stars Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans, Jeremy Renner, Mark Ruffalo, Tom Hiddleston, Scarlett Johansson, Cobie Smulders, and Samuel L. Jackson.  The Avengers opens in 3D on May 4, 2012.

3 More Images from THE AVENGERS

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: October 7th, 2011 at 7:23 am

With the release of the first trailer only four days away, three more images from Joss Whedon’s The Avengers have gone online.  One of the images provides the first official look at Cobie Smulders as S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Maria Hill.  Looking at her costume and the costume for Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), the tailor for S.H.I.E.L.D. really knows how to cut flattering outfits for the female agents.

Hit the jump to check out the images.  The film also stars Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans, Jeremy Renner, Mark Ruffalo, Tom Hiddleston, and Samuel L. Jackson.  The Avengers opens in 3D on May 4, 2012.

New Footage from THE AVENGERS to Be Shown at New York Comic-Con

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: October 4th, 2011 at 1:35 pm

Are you attending this year’s New York Comic-Con?  Were you planning on going to the presentation for The Avengers?  If so, then everything’s gonna be fine.  Marvel has announced they’ll be showing never-before-seen footage from the movie at NYCC’s IGN Theater on October 15th from 6:30 – 7:30pm.  The panel for the event will feature producer Kevin Feige, and stars Chris Evans, Tom Hiddleston, Clark Gregg, and Cobie Smulders.  I expect everyone who is attending the presentation to studiously take notes and tweet your every thought.  I also expect we’re going to get a teaser trailer for the film within a month, but that’s brazen speculation on my part.  Brazen, I tell you.

Hit the jump for the press release.  The film also stars Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Jeremy Renner, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson, and Samuel L. Jackson.  The Avengers opens in 3D on May 4, 2012.

More Set Videos from THE AVENGERS

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: September 5th, 2011 at 1:43 pm

It may be a national holiday but there’s no break from behind-the-scenes photos and videos from Joss Whedon’s The Avengers.  This weekend was the photos, today it’s the videos.  I didn’t watch them, but you can after the jump.  For the five of you who are unfamiliar with the movie, it stars Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Mark Ruffalo, Tom Hiddleston, Cobie Smulders, and Samuel L. Jackson.  The Avengers opens in 3D on May 4, 2012.

Exclusive: Cobie Smulders Talks THE AVENGERS at D23; Talks About Doing a Scene on the Helicarrier with all the Superheroes

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: August 20th, 2011 at 5:10 pm

At today’s D23 (essentially Disney’s Comic-Con), I got to ask Cobie Smulders s a few questions about The Avengers before the presentation for the fans.  For those that don’t know, Smulders plays S.H.I.E.L.D. executive director Maria Hill in Joss Whedon’s Avengers.   During the interview, Smulders talked about her reaction to getting cast in the film, did she sign a 5 picture deal, a bit on her costume, and she talked about doing a big scene on the Helicarrier with all the superheroes and what that was like. In addition, she talked about How I Met Your Mother and I even got in a Robin Sparkles question.  If you watch HIMYM, you know what that means.  Hit the jump to watch.

Marvel Officially Announces the Start of Filming on THE AVENGERS; Releases First Set Photo

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: April 26th, 2011 at 7:36 am

Yesterday, Joss Whedon announced the commencement of filming on The Avengers but it was in his causal, Whedon-y way.  Today, Marvel sent out a press release announcing the start of shooting.  The press release has fewer jokes than Whedon’s announcement, but it also has more confirmations.  The press release confirms that Tom Hiddleston will return as Loki and that he’ll be joined by Thor co-star Stellan Skarsgård who plays Professor Erik Selvig.

Hit the jump to check out the press release along with the first official set photo.  The film stars Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Jeremy Renner, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson, Clark Gregg, Cobie Smulders, and Samuel L. Jackson.  The Avengers opens in 3D on May 4, 2012.

CBS Renews HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER for Two More Seasons

by Brendan Bettinger    Posted: March 5th, 2011 at 10:03 am

Following The Big Bang Theory‘s move to Thursdays and the uncertain future of Two and a Half Men, the dominance of CBS’ Monday comedy block is in jeopardy.  The Live Feed reports the network has locked in reliable performer How I Met Your Mother, renewing the sitcom for two more seasons.  How I Met Your Mother is currently in the middle of its sixth season; the renewal promises a season eight that would keep the show on the air through the end of 2013.

The five stars — Josh Radnor, Cobie Smulders, Jason Segel, Allison Hanygan, Neil Patrick Harris — are each contracted through season eight.  With his budding movie career, Segel has implied intent to leave at the end of his contract.  Radnor reiterated in a recent interview: “Right now, I think everyone is on the same page, including the writers, to finish out the next two seasons, after this.”  The high-concept hook (“Who is the mother?”) always directed HIMYM to the end of its story, a strategy which is not best served by the indefinite timeline of an American TV series.  I’ll be sad to see it go, but I am excited by the prospect that creators Craig Thomas and Carter Bays can plan the show around this end date.

Confirmed: Cobie Smulders Cast in THE AVENGERS

by Brendan Bettinger    Posted: February 7th, 2011 at 9:45 pm

We heard over the weekend that Cobie Smulders (How I Met Your Mother) was close to landing the role of S.H.I.E.L.D. executive director Maria Hill in The Avengers, intended as a sidekick of sorts for Samuel L. Jackson’s Nick Fury.  Variety confirms that Smulders is wrapping up a deal with Marvel to appear as a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent in up to nine films.  The character’s name isn’t specified, but the bio — “Character would work closely with Jackson’s Nick Fury, and eventually becomes the head of the espionage and law enforcement group” — sounds very similar to that of Ms. Hill.

I love Smulders on HIMYM — partly because Cobie Smulders is an awesome name, but mostly because of her endless charisma.  I don’t know how big the role will actually be, but I’m excited to see Smulders in a film of this size.  Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, and Jeremy Renner star in The Avengers, directed by Joss Whedon and scheduled for release on May 4, 2012.  Hit the jump for a brief character bio on Maria Hill.

Cobie Smulders Near a Deal to Play Maria Hill in THE AVENGERS

by Jeff Ames    Posted: February 5th, 2011 at 10:57 am

Earlier this week, Samuel L. Jackson confirmed his involvement in Joss Whedon’s The Avengers. The actor also stated that he was testing with five female actresses jostling for the role of his new sidekick (since, apparently, Scarlett Johansson is too big to be a sidekick). Deadline reports that TV star Cobie Smulders (How I Met Your Mother) is close to landing the role of SHIELD executive director Maria Hill, and that a deal could be done long before we’ve gotten over our Super Bowl XLV hangovers.

If Smulders and Marvel close the deal, she would join Jackson, Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Jeremy Renner, and Scarlett Johansson in The Avengers.  Hit the jump for more on Maria Hill.

Samuel L. Jackson Confirms He’ll Be in THOR and CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER; Says Nick Fury Will Have a New Female Sidekick

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: February 3rd, 2011 at 10:24 am

At the end of last year, we reported that Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) would not be making a cameo in Kenneth Branagh’s Thor.  However, that no longer appears to be the case.  Last night on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Jackson confirmed that he had recently shot a scene not only for Thor, but for Captain America: The First Avenger.  Here’s what Jackson told Fallon:

In the next month or so, I have to do one day on Thor, and I gotta do another day on Captain America, and in April we start The Avengers — the big deal with everybody. Thor and Captain America are pretty much done, but I haven’t done my part in them yet. I’m just connective tissue for them to join The Avengers.

Jackson also said he didn’t know if he would be appearing after the credits like he did in Iron Man.  Hit the jump for what Jackson had to say regarding Nick Fury’s new female sidekick.

HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER Season 5 DVD Review

by Clayton Stone    Posted: October 30th, 2010 at 8:49 am

For a show that was at one point “on the bubble” as to whether or not it would get renewed, it’s pretty remarkable how large the fanbase for How I Met Your Mother has grown over the last few years. Timed with the sixth season’s premiere on television, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment has released the complete fifth season on a three-disc DVD set with a few noteworthy bonus features. Although not every episode of season five reached the high standards set by the best of seasons past, it was still another impressive run of episodes backed by the series’ signature writing and solid performances. Hit the jump for my full review.

HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER Season Six Premiere Review

by Brendan Bettinger    Posted: September 18th, 2010 at 8:38 am

I liked it well enough, but the fifth season of How I Met Your Mother faced accusations of a decline in quality in some critical circles.  Creators Craig Thomas and Carter Bays, refreshingly, kept their fingers out of their ears.  They acknowledged the show is better served when they don’t hit the reset button at the close of each segment, and keep their eyes to the end of the series.

Nice thought, but the step between the promise and the execution is a difficult one.  My review of “Big Days,” the first episode of season six, after the jump.

Broken Lizard’s THE SLAMMIN’ SALMON Will Finally Hit Theaters This December

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: October 25th, 2009 at 9:11 pm

Anchor Bay Films is going to get a pass from me for a while because they picked up Broken Lizard’s newest film, “The Slammin’ Salmon” and will distribute it to theaters this December.  Every time I saw an update from BL on Facebook, I would wonder when I would finally get to see the movie which premiered at Slamdance this past January.  Now I get to see it before the end of the year and I’m beyond excited.  Hit the jump for details.

HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER SEASON 4 Blu Ray review

by Clayton Stone    Posted: October 12th, 2009 at 12:49 pm

So here we are, four seasons in, and we still don’t know who the mother is. But does that really matter? No. As longtime viewers of the show are aware, “who” the mother turns out to be isn’t really what the show is about – it’s just one of the many devices that this fantastic sitcom uses to separate itself from the myriad of other bland, scripted, comedy fare we see on TV today. Rather, this show is all about the journey. Find out how the latest season of this journey stacks up, after the jump.

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