After Agent Coulson died by Loki's hand, during his escape from the S.H.I.E.L.D. helicarrier in The Avengers movie, many people felt robbed of a beloved character that managed to steal scenes with only a couple of lines. But when a S.H.I.E.L.D. tv show was announced and he was still alive in it, fans got a smile back on their faces. During WonderCon, actor Clark Gregg spoke about joining the tv series, how he survived and if he will back in to the movies. (interview at the bottom)
"I’ve been so happy and living this geek fantasy as they
kept adding Agent Coulson to everything including The Avengers and
then gave him this magnificent, almost Shakespearean death scene, and I found
out on that day how much I loved this guy and had come to identify with him
partly because of the way fans responded to him, and also because he had such a
great niche in those movies. He got to be funny, he got to be, in this
case, heroic. And then I got to say good-bye to him, and it was a very
emotional day. And yet I feel what Joss did with that was a fantastic
conclusion of the character. And even though my friends at Marvel said,
“You know, we spent a lot of time talking about how Coulson lives, and we know
that there’s a movement out there, and there are t-shirts and people paint on
bridges ‘Coulson Lives’, we’re going to bring you back”, and it’s one of the
many things people tell you that never ever happens. And then I get this
call from Joss saying, “Well…there’s a script. And here’s what we’re
thinking, and it’s after The
Avengers, and here’s the
concept.” By the time Joss finished telling me, I was in."
source: collider
"After people see the show, they’ll have some
clue as to why I’m still there, still breathing. But I don’t think
they’ll know everything…"
source: collider
"I’m not going to lie. It was a little
frightening. I’m used to coming in and doing my scene. And letting
Robert and Scarlett do their thing, and then going back to the trailer.
And now it’s, “Where’s Robert? I need someone really beautiful like
Scarlett standing right here!” No one is going to want to look at this
mug for that long. Because then I would go on to do the next thing.
And luckily, they put together a pretty spectacular ensemble around me, and I
don’t know where they found them. I didn’t know many of them. Every
day I would just show up and be impressed. I think there’s something
people responded to in Coulson’s through-line and who he is. He’s the
human factor of S.H.I.E.L.D. The people who’s job it is to keep things
running smoothly; the keepers of the secrets, and to kind of be the first line
of defense and welcoming. The thing that really works well
on a smaller context for that. I’ve never seen anything like we shot on a
television screen before, so I’m really excited for people to see that."
source: collider
"I signed a multi-year deal for Agent Coulson
when it was just three lines. It just turned into something more.
It’s always a little nerve-wracking because it’s not something you’re used
to. We have designed obsolescence, we actors. At the same time, the
relationship between Agent Coulson and the fans is moving to me, and I don’t
think it comes along very often, and I’ve been doing this a while. And
some of this stuff is happening to me when I’m not in my 20s, not by a long
shot. Once I knew that Joss and his brother Jed and Maurissa, his wife,
were involved, and I saw the script, and thought, “This is what it’s going to
be like,” then there’s nothing else I’d rather be doing."
source: collider
"Joss is right over there. That’s a really
good question. I want to go ask him. I don’t know. If my
schedule doesn’t conflict, and they need him in one of the movies, will they
come calling? My feeling is that there’s no breaks in continuity with
this and the Marvel movie universe. It makes sense in that universe, and
I certainly feel like his chances of appearing in those movies are far better
than when he was far out dead."
source: collider
Interview to Collider
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