October 13 2012
Agent Coulson to 'headline' S.H.I.E.L.D. pilot.
How is anyone's guess.
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faith in Angel | October 13, 13:10 CET
Jelly | October 13, 13:15 CET
Simon | October 13, 13:16 CET
If he is ever to have a grand re-entrance, expect it to be in a movie.
Then again, who knows? :)
bobw1o | October 13, 13:17 CET
eddy | October 13, 13:23 CET
"He's headlining the S.H.I.E.L.D. show and always was." said Whedon.
Would have loved to have seen that video. I hope Marvel release it.
Simon | October 13, 13:26 CET
Oh god, they've created a monster!
Kaan | October 13, 13:37 CET
@theonetruebix | October 13, 13:44 CET
[ edited by skittledog on 2012-10-13 22:55 ]
skittledog | October 13, 13:54 CET
"First member cast" seemed initially to me to imply as a regular though, not necessarily just a one-off cameo.
orangewaxlion | October 13, 14:08 CET
Simon | October 13, 14:19 CET
MoonRose | October 13, 14:29 CET
ETA: I just reread the article and didn't see any mention of the S.H.I.E.L.D. pilot, only the show. Even though it's likely ABC followed the rules and commissioned the pilot and didn't just give it an initial order of 13 episodes, I don't see anything to suggest that Coulson would only be part of the pilot.
[ edited by the ninja report on 2012-10-13 23:35 ]
the ninja report | October 13, 14:30 CET
And the reason I'm referring to him being in the pilot is cause that's what Marvel.com is saying.
http://marvel.com/news/story/19553/nycc_2012_coulson_lives_in_marvels_shield.
Simon | October 13, 14:32 CET
embers | October 13, 14:36 CET
Coulson lives!!! :D
FangedFourLover | October 13, 14:43 CET
Buffyfantic | October 13, 14:51 CET
obillow | October 13, 14:54 CET
Hopefully Whedon will have something up his sleeve for us, like he only appears in flashbacks or the entire show is set before most of the films (which could be a very cool way not to show any superheroes).
But if it turns out Coulson just didn't die, like they got to him in time and faked his death so he could head up this super-secret off the grid team, that would feel so much like a cheat to me and cheapen the entire ending of the film.
I guess in Whedon I trust.
Kzap | October 13, 14:57 CET
IcedPhoenix | October 13, 15:14 CET
A_Leaf | October 13, 15:22 CET
MacGuffin | October 13, 15:35 CET
@theonetruebix | October 13, 15:50 CET
AnonymousAnimus | October 13, 15:58 CET
[ edited by Squishy on 2012-10-14 01:24 ]
[ edited by Squishy on 2012-10-14 01:24 ]
Squishy | October 13, 16:23 CET
gossi | October 13, 16:42 CET
The S.H.I.E.L.D. series could very well take place before the events of "The Avengers." Or Coulson's death could have been a fakeout by Fury to manipulate the team.
Shapenew | October 13, 16:55 CET
It always seemed like Coulsons death was similar to Cordelia's death in Buffy. The fact that Fury said he was dead before the medics even did anything, the scene cuts away before we see anything official, and we don't see the body for the rest of the movie always made me think that he wasn't dead. I've ha the same theory about Washs death for years.
A_Leaf | October 13, 17:34 CET
Happy for him. :)
redeem147 | October 13, 18:27 CET
hacksaway | October 13, 22:27 CET
D-e-f- | October 14, 00:34 CET
And of course we saw Coulson speared right through (contrary to Disney's later claims and edits for some countries...)
Pretty sure S.H.I.E.L.D. don't have a cure for speared-right-through-the-chest-stopped-breathing. Joss states it fairly clearly in the commentary too that he is dead (as well as it not being his fault) and that Fury was shown to be the kind of person who had used the situation in a way that Maria Hill was uncomfortable with.
Setting it before the films (or training videos which was my personal theory too, a la Bennett in Dollhouse) would make for far less of a retcon to Pointlessville.
apollo11 | October 14, 03:25 CET
My vote is still: he was dead, and Fury thinks he is dead. The medics we see rushing in (but don't see in action) manage to bring him back, and the "Council" snuck him away (and "debriefed" in a jail cell for weeks) without informing anyone inside SHIELD. The pilot episode could explore a man who had his life taken away from him (figuratively and literally), with others thinking Coulson was deliberately deceiving them.
(Now I'm thinking of Astonishing X-Men, where they are on a mission for other reasons, when they find an unexpected prisoner on Ord's ship.)
[ edited by OneTeV on 2012-10-14 14:00 ]
OneTeV | October 14, 04:57 CET
embers | October 14, 05:43 CET
http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/10/13/nycc-agent-coulson-is-the-lead-character-in-shield
Interesting...
Hera | October 14, 06:17 CET
So, possibly, either the movie Coulson was a LMD or the TV version will be a LMD leftover after his death.
jdn74 | October 14, 08:39 CET
Matt_Fabb | October 14, 09:28 CET
Squishy | October 15, 03:42 CET
Jaymii | October 15, 05:21 CET
QingTing | October 15, 20:58 CET