Earth's mightiest heroes,
The Avengers, just got a little bit sexier with the addition of
Cobie Smulders.
Variety reports that the
How I Met Your Mother star and former
Maxim model joins
Samuel L. Jackson as his second-in-command,
Agent Maria Hill in
The Avengers. Comic book fans will remember Hill's role during the Civil War storyline. Directly responsible for Captain America's discussion to lead the opposition against the Superhuman Registration Act, Hill "is such a strong personality... she's certainly as strong and imposing a figure as Nick Fury," quips
Joe Quesada.The film is intended to be part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe which crosses over several
Marvel superhero films including
Iron Man,
The Incredible Hulk,
Iron Man 2,
Thor, and
Captain America: The First Avenger.
Joss Whedon is attached to direct the
Zak Penn written project and will star
Chris Evans,
Robert Downey Jr.,
Chris Hemsworth, and
Mark Ruffalo.
We have to wait to smother Ms. Smulders when
The Avengers hits theaters in 3D on May 4, 2012.