Who is J. August Richards playing on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.? - Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

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May 15 2013

Who is J. August Richards playing on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.? Let the guessing begin!

AngelDiva | Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | 19:25 CET | 20 comments total | tags: j. august richards

Good grief why the shouting?

Willowy | May 15, 19:32 CET

Holy capslock.

grrarg | May 15, 19:32 CET

Could've sworn this was a Hulk post.

WhatsAStevedore | May 15, 19:33 CET

Sorry, I did a cut and paste from the article title. I'll fix it now.

AngelDiva | May 15, 19:35 CET

LOUD NOISES!

MrArg | May 15, 19:36 CET

Good on spoiler marker. Might want to take out the name for some.

Wilhelm | May 15, 19:37 CET

The preview button is there for a reason. I've tided up the entry but please check your entry before posting as our entries on end up on Twitter and Facebook Also link to the original source. And is it's just speculation and we knew J. August is going to be on the show, it doesn't need a tag.

Simon | May 15, 19:41 CET

Sorry, I did a cut and paste from the article title. I'll fix it now.
AngelDiva

Don't fix it, funnier in caps. And it betrays THE URGENCY OF THE SUSS OUT FOR THIS QUESTION that so VEXXES US!

roddikinathome | May 15, 19:42 CET

Bell says it's not Luke Cage.

b!X | May 15, 20:03 CET

A lot of people are saying it's Elvin Daryl Haliday, a.k.a. Rage of New Warriors and Avengers fame.

zeitgeist | May 15, 20:11 CET

I could see him playing Rage before he plays Cage (tee hee, I rhymed). I have a feeling Marvel'd be holding onto Cage for a Heroes For Hire series or movie down the line with Iron Fist. He's too big of a name to put in as a monster-of-the-week.

More likely, though, Richards isn't going to be anybody special. I think it'll be a while before S.H.I.E.L.D. uses established Marvel properties outside of the seasonal Big Bads, opting instead for more generic villains a la early Smallville.

KanedaX | May 15, 20:37 CET

From the trailer, he seems to be playing someone previously unacquainted with S.H.I.E.L.D.

Shapenew | May 15, 20:46 CET

he seems to be playing someone previously unacquainted with S.H.I.E.L.D.

That's quite a mouthful for a superhero name, though, don't you think?

"Oh my god, the dam's a-gonna bust! Call Someone Previously Unacquainted with S.H.I.E.L.D.! No...wait, too late."

"Look, up in the sky! It's Someone Previously Unacquainted with S.H.I.E.L.D.! No, wait, sorry, it's his evil twin Someone Previously Somewhat Acquainted with S.H.I.E.L.D."

And, you know, Worst.Superhero.Achilles.Heel.Ever:

"VILLAIN: Hey, Someone Previously Unacquainted with S.H.I.E.L.D.! Here's a pamphlet about S.H.I.E.L.D.

SPUwS: Aieeee! My life has no meaning!"

Yoink | May 15, 21:08 CET

Could Mr. Richards be playing a Super that links to the "Speculative Big Bad"?

roddikinathome | May 15, 21:23 CET

I'm hoping for Rage as a recurring role (if not a regular).

QingTing | May 15, 21:50 CET

I'm still crossing my fingers for Luke Cage. I never liked Rage as a character (a black superhero who's super power is... being an angry LITERAL manchild?!! UUGH...), and I really think he'll be SOMEBODY from the comics. I mean, Joss seems to understand that you need to grab people with a pilot. Don't show your whole hand but give us a peek at an ace or two!

I mean if part of this show's selling point is the world of Marvel, I can only assume that Joss is savy enough to throw us a bone. Luke Cage is a bone. Rage, I had to Wikipedia him just to remind myself of who he is.

[ edited by ChuckBuried on 2013-05-15 23:13 ]

ChuckBuried | May 15, 23:11 CET

I'm with Chuck, hopefully it's Cage and we see him early. I see no reason why they wouldn't start the show off by throwing a hero in who's well known to Marvel geeks but not widely known to the general population.

MrArg | May 15, 23:19 CET

Yoink, okay, SPUWS is not a promising acronym for anyone or anything. (If you doubt me, say it aloud.) But during the pilot, he would become Someone Now Acquainted With Shield (SNAWS) or even Someone Now In Shield (SNIS) - much better.

Shapenew | May 16, 00:36 CET

"Someone Now Acquainted With Shield (SNAWS) or even Someone Now In Shield (SNIS) - much better."
Shapenew

Now with 100% more Coulson!

roddikinathome | May 16, 02:02 CET

I would prefer Luke Cage to just about any possibility. I also have a soft spot for Falcon because of a particularly awesome book I got as a kid that starred him, but that wouldn't seem consistent with the SHIELD trailer.

KingofCretins | May 16, 03:24 CET

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