Actress Cobie Smulders, best known to television audiences as journalist Robin Scherbatsky on CBS’ long-running comedy ‘How I Met Your Mother’, has joined Marvel’s highly anticipated superhero movie “The Avengers”.
The movie is based on the Marvel Comics superhero team of the same name and teams up multiple Marvel superheroes including Captain America, the Hulk, Iron Man and Thor.
Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Jeremy Renner, Scarlett Johansson and Samuel L. Jackson are the leads in the ensemble. Zak Penn and Joss Whedon (”Buffy The Vampire Slayer”) are writing, with the latter one directing the movie, which is eyed for a release on May 4, 2012.
Smulders is set to play an unspecifid S.H.I.E.L.D agent. Her character would work closely with Jackson’s Nick Fury, and eventually becomes the head of the espionage and law enforcement group.
“The Avengers” marks Smulders’ first major movie outing. Prior to landing the role of Robin Scherbatsky on CBS’ comedy “How I Met Your Mother” in 2005, the Canadian actress had only guest starred on various television programmes. Smulders had previously been Joss Whedon’s choice for the role of “Wonder Woman”, before he exited the project in early 2007. “The Avengers” is set to start filming in April, while “How I Met Your Mother” is on hiatus.
The Cinema Post
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