Fans of Maria Hill were stunned last week when the premiere episode of Secret Invasion ended with a scene of the character dying in a pool of her own blood, and while many couldn’t believe Marvel Studios could take out a classic character like that, Marvel.com has published a new interview with Cobie Smulders that seems to confirm the actress is out of the MCU for good. “I think it was unexpected for everyone, including myself, but I think it really adds a level of reality,” Smulders, who was introduced at the very beginning of the first Avengers movie from 2012, said regarding Hill’s apparent death. Fans of Maria Hill had hoped that Secret Invasion would flesh out her relationship with Nick Fury and give her an extended adventure, but instead, the second episode, “Promise,” which dropped yesterday with some cool quotes from Samuel L. Jackson, had her in a casket.
From a Marvel.com post:
It’s a heartbreaking end, considering viewers have been watching Cobie Smulders’ Hill charge into battle alongside a wide array of Super Heroes since making her debut in The Avengers back in 2012. Now, a decade later Smulders is simply thrilled to have been a part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe for so long, and excited that Secret Invasion raises the stakes to new, grittier heights.
MARVEL.COM: Maria’s death is very sudden and tragic. It comes out of nowhere and I was shocked. What was it like filming that final scene with Sam?
COBIE SMULDERS: It was certainly emotional. It was a bit of a build to that last moment because we were shooting the entire sequence — the explosions, the running, the chasing, that square we were in for a couple of days. Sam and I had some lovely moments. Even though it was a violent send-off, it was a nice day on set for me.
Discussion (8 replies)
Join Discussion →I haven't really watched anything after Avengers Endgame and I skipped Captain Marvel. It seems I've been making the right choices with my entertainment.
I'm a Marvel geek so I'll give anything Marvel a try at least. I've been watching this (only two episodes so far), but it isn't that bad. The acting so far is very good IMO. It's only supposed to be six episodes so the story moves quickly. I never really considered Maria Hill a character that was important to any story, so her being gone shouldn't affect things.
It's marvel... In a series invlvong shape changing aliens.... She will be back and this is all marketing.
I've watched almost every Marvel thing to its end except Morbius and Eternals. Started both but didn't finish. This, at least so far, isn't the worst. I liked her character but even before she gets killed, her appearance seemed to be awkward in the first episode. I'll be surprised if she doesn't come back though.
I had been wondering what happened to this character, but since I'm basically out of the MCU now I didn't care about spoilers and read this headline and article. Sounds like another f*cking waste.
Seems you have indeed.
I REALLY f*cking wish I hadn't finished Eternals. You can't get back that precious time of your life that has been wasted.
I saw all the post-Endgame stuff except Morbius, She-Hulk, and Ms. Marvel. Not sure I'm gonna bother with Secret Invasion either. MCU has lost me by this point. I'm out.
Yeah, it's funny how the current slate of Marvel stuff is mirroring how the comic books started to fall apart in the 90s and early 2000s which eventually led to Disney buying them out. At the time Marvel had changed hands, broken up its distributorship for the movie IPs, and rebooted lord knows how many titles, how many times. It was a mess and it was also during that time that I finally bowed out.
Meanwhile, a lot of the stories for the current stuff are being pulled from then to now, with newer odds and ends mixed in, and just as offbeat. I tried to like She-Hulk but ultimately I just remember cringing during it and haven't been able to go back but I appreciate a few things here and there. With Ms. Marvel, I'm a bit more on the fence and my wife enjoyed it. I've mostly enjoyed all the other shows.
What all of these shows remind me of is how in the 80s some fans would ask for their favorite characters to get their own title but often got a 4, 6, or 12-issue limited series instead. Some of these were decent while many were half-baked at best.
That is about the same time frame for me. I started to get tired of all the crossover events that made me buy titles I wasn't interested in just to continue a story. That and the stories just got bland over that time as well.
Just finished the 2nd one yesterday and I'm honestly liking it so far. It could still easily fall off a cliff but I'm enjoying it more than I thought I would.