UPDATE: And The Hollywood Reporter has the purported shortlist of candidates for Nick Fury’s female “sidekick” — Morena Baccarin, who Avengers director Joss Whedon worked with on Firefly and Serenity; Cobie Smulders, who plays alongside Whedon vet Alyson Hannigan on How I Met Your Mother; Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World’s Ramona Flowers; and Cloverfield‘s Jessica Lucas. Speculation is tending towards the role being Janet Van Dyne/The Wasp — Marvel’s not commenting, but we still like our Maria Hill guess.
Original Story: Samuel L. Jackson was ostensibly promoting his HBO movie The Sunset Limited last night on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, but in the process he let slip quite a few details on his role of Nick Fury in various Marvel Studios projects — including that he’s indeed going to have a role in Thor (despite earlier reports) as well as Captain America: The First Avenger — though neither part has been shot yet, he says — and that in The Avengers he’ll have a female “sidekick, who’s with [him] all the time.” Sharon Carter? Maria Hill? Watch the clip and let the guessing begin:
February 3rd, 2011 at 2:16 pm
Geo-locked. Unavailable in Canada. Alternative format, please?
February 3rd, 2011 at 2:21 pm
Whoops! Sorry about that. Does this work: http://www.latenightwithjimmyfallon.com/video/samuel-l-jackson-2211/1282932/ ?
February 3rd, 2011 at 5:59 pm
Sharon Carter. Make it Sharon Carter!
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February 3rd, 2011 at 7:28 pm
Hope she lasts longer then Gen. Hawk’s “sidekick” Covergirl in G.I.Joe. Rise of Cobra. :/
February 4th, 2011 at 1:20 am
Could be Carol Danvers if they go all Ultimates-y.
February 4th, 2011 at 6:58 am
If they pick that hot lizard chick from V it will probably be Maria Hill
February 4th, 2011 at 7:12 am
I just googled some Morena Baccarin images because the name didn’t ring an immediate bell. She’s cute on “V” but boy is she smokin’ with longer hair. Would make a great Janet Van Dyne.
February 4th, 2011 at 7:44 am
Could be Carol Danvers if they go all Ultimates-y
February 4th, 2011 at 9:51 am
I found this site using my Logitech Revue with Google TV. After watching some TV this morning one click of the button and I’m online, looking for news on the Avengers movie, and stumbled upon this. Awesome that Sam’s going to show up in the other movies as well. Can’t wait to see him in The Avengers, too! I’m a DISH customer/employee so I’ve been using the Revue since it came out, and love it for this reason…used to be I had to go downstairs to my office to get online but now I can do everything all at once on my 52″ HD flat! Can’t wait for more news on these movies. Avengers will be EPIC.
February 4th, 2011 at 10:12 am
With Whedon at the helm, I’d place my money on Baccarin getting the role and if they keep her current look, I’d go with Maria Hill as the part, too. Here’s a side-by-side view: http://hegeekshegeek.wordpress.com/2011/02/03/morena-baccarin-could-pal-around-with-nick-fury/
Maybe Nick gets abducted by the Skrulls and Maria has to fill in. Granted the Carol Danvers thing works too since he’s based on Ultimate Nick.
February 4th, 2011 at 10:28 am
Sharon Carter and Maria Hill both seem like reasonable guesses, although they may save Carter for a future Cap film, and I don’t see any of the listed actresses playing her. Morena Baccarin certainly looks the part of Maria Hill at the moment. Janet Van Dyne also seems more likely to be held for the Ant Man film.
Also considering this is Whedon, how about Abigail Brand as a possibility? He did create her and she’d fit in, even though she wasn’t SHIELD in the comics.
I’d go for Brand or Hill.
February 4th, 2011 at 10:33 am
What about la Contessa Valentina Allegra de la Fontaine or Daisy Johnson ?
February 4th, 2011 at 11:34 am
Bobbi Morse, maybe?
I mean, okay, I know she’s a blonde but…
February 4th, 2011 at 11:44 am
Jessica Drew could also be a possibility.
February 4th, 2011 at 12:04 pm
Ooh – Morena Baccarin as Maria Hill… that could work!
@Ozymandas: check her out in Firefly. Nuff said.
February 5th, 2011 at 12:32 am
Valentina de la Fontaine.
February 5th, 2011 at 3:54 pm
So, wait, how do we know he’s not talking about Black Widow?