New Images of Cobie Smulders as Maria Hill in THE AVENGERS

Marvel has released a couple new images from The Avengers showing off the poorly neglected S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Maria Hill (Cobie Smulders).  I’m not saying she should get top billing or that Marvel should devote less time to the superheroes.  I’m just point out that it was a big deal when the role was cast and now we’ve barely seen or heard anything from her.  Smulders is a scene-stealer on How I Met Your Mother and I’m excited to see how she’ll do in a blockbuster movie even though she doesn’t have a big role.  I’m hoping we’ll at least get another S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent as cool and charming as Agent Coulson (Clark Gregg).

Hit the jump to check out the images and click here to see images from the new trailer.  The film also stars Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Tom Hiddleston, Stellan Skarsgård, and Samuel L. Jackson.  The Avengers opens in 3D on May 4th.

Images via Marvel.

Here’s the synopsis for The Avengers:

Marvel Studios presents in association with Paramount Pictures “Marvel’s The Avengers”–the Super Hero team up of a lifetime, featuring iconic Marvel Super Heroes Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Thor, Captain America, Hawkeye and Black Widow. 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. Spanning the globe, a daring recruitment effort begins. Starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner and Samuel L. Jackson, and directed by Joss Whedon, “Marvel’s The Avengers” is based on the ever-popular Marvel comic book series “The Avengers,” first published in 1963 and a comics institution ever since. Prepare yourself for an exciting event movie, packed with action and spectacular special effects, when “Marvel’s The Avengers” assemble in summer 2012. In “Marvel’s The Avengers,” superheroes team up to pull the world back from the brink of disaster when an unexpected enemy threatens global security.