Cobie Smulders has been a part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe for over a decade.
Originally appearing as SHIELD agent Maria Hill in 2012’s The Avengers, Smulders would reprise her role in five movies and three television series.
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Despite being featured prominently in the advertising and build-up for the new Disney+ series Secret Invasion, we may have seen the last of Maria Hill after just one episode. In a shocking twist, the former SHIELD agent met her end in the series premiere, “Resurrection.”
“I Don’t Have Anything to Complain About”
Despite the abrupt end to her storied Marvel career, Smulders is thankful.
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“This has been an amazing run. What a dream job,” Smulders tells The Hollywood Reporter. “On paper, the credits are great, but … every production I’ve done has been an absolute blast with amazing people. So I really don’t have anything to complain about.”
While Smulders is taking her MCU exit in stride, she was surprised that her character’s death didn’t leak.
The final scene of Secret Invasion‘s premiere episode was filmed at The Piece Hall in Halifax, West Yorkshire, with background artists and onlookers galore.
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“There were a lot of people around, so I’m surprised that there wasn’t an image that got leaked. I guess that’s the respect that Marvel has earned over the last decade, which is like, ‘Don’t spoil it for people.’ And nobody did, thankfully,” Smulders says.
An Emotional Farewell
What made Hill’s death all the more shocking, is that it was Samuel L. Jackson, as a fake Nick Fury, who pulled the trigger.
In the scene, Kingsley Ben-Adir’s Gravik shapeshifted into Fury, shooting an unsuspecting Hill. The real Nick Fury arrived just in time for Smulders and Jackson to have an emotional on-screen farewell.
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“It was strange and kind of dark, wasn’t it? It was kind of weird on the day, because that very violent moment was followed by a very emotional moment that Sam and I got to share,” Smulders recalls. “So I focused more on that last moment than the darkness of him actually doing that [as Skrull imposter Fury].”
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Secret Invasion is now airing on Disney+
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