Interview: Cobie Smulders About Starring In Agents Od S.H.I.E.L.D. (Clip)

Interview: Cobie Smulders Talks Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. And Captain America: The Winter Soldier

No less a source than Cobie Smulders – S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Maria Hill – is sharing some inside information on next year's Captain America: The Winter Soldier and the possibility that we'll see the character in action on the S.H.I.E.L.D. television series.

Best known for starring as scotch-drinking Canadian pistol Robin Scherbatsky for eight seasons on the popular CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother, Smulders joined the Marvel Studios cinematic universe last summer with The Avengers.  The actress also plays a major role in Relativity Media's Safe Haven, which stars Julianne Hough (Rock of Ages) and Josh Duhamel (Transformers).

In an exclusive interview with IAR Managing Editor Jami Philbrick regarding the Nicholas Sparks adaptation,Smulders took the time to address her ongoing role as Maria Hill.  Check back closer to Safe Haven's February February 14th theatrical release for the full interview.  For now though, check out her insights on Hill's role in the Marvel universe.

While this year's Iron Man 3 and Thor: The Dark World are expected to be more insular, 2014's Captain America: The Winter Soldier will reunite much of the supporting cast from last summer's superhero team up.  Smulders will appear alongside her fellow The Avengers actors Chris Evans (Puncture), Samuel L. Jackson (Django Unchained), andScarlett Johansson (Hitchcock), along with new additions Anthony Mackie (Gangster Squad) and Frank Grillo (The Grey).  They're joined by Captain America: The First Avengers players Toby Jones and Sebastian Stan, reprising their respective roles as HYDRA scientist Armin Zola and Bucky Barnes-turned-titular-amnesiac assassin.