When we last saw the fan favorite Agent Coulson (Clark Gregg) Loki pierced his chest with his Loki-pokey-stick™ leaving the Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. to bleed out and die. His death was the moment that finally gelled the Avengers together as a team, gave them something to avenge and almost immediately led to fanboy speculation that the character would return somehow. Well, we know he won’t be The Vision no matter how cool that would have been, in fact we’ve known for awhile that the character will make his return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe on the small screen in the forthcoming ABC TV show Agents Of  S.H.I.E.L.D. How, exactly has been topic of more speculation… UNTIL NOW!

An unidentified source recently revealed to /Film how Gregg’s character beat a terminal case of chest wounditis and if you are cool with having it spoiled, hit the jump. (more…)

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The new Joss Whedon S.H.I.E.L.D. television production is looming on the horizon of 2013, but it’s been a while since there’s been anyone talking about it.  This time the information is coming to us via Clark Gregg, also known as “the ghost of Agent Coulson” or “zombie Coulson” or “robot-vampire-ninja Coulson” or whatever.  Check it out after the jump.

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Finally, the rumor mill can grind to a merciful halt: Agent Phil Coulson (Clark Gregg) will be recalled from his current assignment feeding the worms and reinstated for the S.H.I.E.L.D. TV series. He’s not a robot, or a clone–or a flashback, fantasy, dream, or hallucination. He’s not a long-lost twin or a Skrull impersonator….and Nick Fury didn’t exaggerate his condition so the Avengers would get their shit together in the movie.

Nope, dude was deader than disco–and he got better.

The word came down from His Nerdy Excellency: Joss Whedon at the South By Southwest film festival:

“I’ll tell you guys this, Heimlich,” Whedon joked, before effectively clamming up about the show. “I can’t talk about  it,” he admitted, but said that he did bring Coulson back from the dead for the  ABC drama. “Yes. For realsies.”

As for HOW Coulson will rise from the grave, we still have no information: The Marvel Universe offers a number of options for any character who wishes to defy the Reaper , but none of these methods have as yet been featured in a Marvel film.

As further confirmation, Clark Gregg took to Twitter and began spreading the news of Coulson’s ressurection.

Source: Comicbookmovie.com

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That’s the word from Maurissa Tancharoen, co-showrunner along with husband Jed Whedon. Marvel’s highly anticipated television series began filming in January, and is expected to be picked up by ABC. Avengers director and Nerd Potentate Joss Whedon co-wrote and directed the pilot, which stars Clark Gregg, Ming-Na Wen, Elizabeth Henstridge, Tain De Caestecker, and Brett Dalton.

S.H.I.E.L.D. is probably the only thing being discussed in Nerddom even half as much as Star Wars: Episode VII…..and unlike that controversial production, we won’t have to wait two years to see if S.H.I.E.L.D. lives up to the hype.

My money is on unqualified success, personally. S.H.I.E.L.D. is ideal for a TV series: Its structure as a quasi-military law enforcement/intelligence agency makes it easy for non-comic readers to connect to, and there’s lots of room for new and interesting characters.

Plus….we get Agent Coulson (well…Clark Gregg, at the very least) back from Joss Whedon’s “Altar of Likeable Character Sacrifice”–that’s enough for me.

Source: Collider.com

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ABOVE: Yes, it’s a TARDIS in the same drawing as the “Firefly-class” spaceship, Serenity, so lose your mind fanboy! In a piece called cleverly named “The Time Job” John Sumrow put together an awesome heist piece – the crew of Serenity stealing the Doctor’s signature transport. You’d think Mal would have nicked the Doctors ginger too, you know… since his is still alive and all… [Nerd Approved]

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Clark Gregg made a surprise appearance at the NYCC’s Marvel TV panel today just after Marvel had shown video of Joss Whedon and Kevin Feige talking about the return of Agent Coulson on the S.H.I.E.L.D. television pilot.

Whedon said:

There was never gonna be a SHIELD show without Agent Coulson.

Later Gregg himself said to the crowd:

Ever heard of a Life Model Decoy? Coulson Lives.

Dan Hart, also on the panel, told the audience that Agent Coulson will continue to appear on the Ultimate Spider-Man animated show, voiced by Clark.

WHOOOOOOOOTTT!!!!!!

Go ahead and comment in the comment section below, I’ll be doing my happy dance over there… Don’t judge me by my awesome Elaine from Seinfeld dance moves.

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And now, it’s time for another pile of super hero stuff to tease and appease. All the stuff that the Nerdbastards were too lazy to report on during the week is here in one easily digestible package for your enjoyment. So without further ado… The Super Hero Round Up!

First on the list is the latest development in the Warner Bros. versus the estates of Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster over Superman copyrights. As most probably know by now, the estate lawyer Marc Toberoff sued the studio and they sued back and it’s been going on for fkn ever. Now the studio wants to have the case thrown out, accusing Toberoff of being unethical, hiding essential information and generally being a lawyer. Is it finally over? Well, we don’t know yet.

A Black Panther movie is on many geek-lists of most desirable new Marvel flicks. Rumors said they were going to do it by 2014, but then they said nope. Now Djimon Hounsou, the voice of Black Panther in the animated series, is putting in his two cents. He says that not only is there a market for a movie, but also that he’d love to be involved in the flick, especially if got to play a live-action version of his animated role. Well, we’ll just have to wait and see if Marvel Studios decides whether Mr. Hounsuo’s words will change their mind.

Since no super hero round up is complete without some toys, here is a look at the cool new Iron Man Mark XLVII armor action figure. It’s on sale from Hasbro and you should go buy it now.

And more toys! With the arrival of a new cartoon series, LEGO is jumping onboard the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles train. Currently, there is only one set available, called the Shellraiser Street Chase. It features some turtles, some bad guys and the Party Wagon and runs about $60. Here’s what it looks like!

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Marvel has successfully used short films to build continuity bridges between the different Marvel character franchise movies, linking Ironman, Thor, Captain America, and Hulk into one cohesive universe which culminated in The Avengers movie. These short films focused on and fleshed out the Agent Coulson character played by Clark Gregg, building his (rabid) fan base and establishing his important part in The Avengers on screen mythos.

The heir apparent to the short film focus is now Agent Jasper Sitwell played by actor Maximiliano Hernandez. Agent Sitwell will have some big shoes to fill in the after effects of The Avengers as he steps into fill the gap left by Agent Coulson’s passing. Item 47, which will be included in The Avengers Blue-ray/DVD release on September 25th, will be the first short film giving Agent Sitwell his chance to shine.

WhatCulture! had the chance to sit down with Maximiliano Hernandez and talk about the Agent Sitwell role in Item 47 and the future of the Sitwell character.

Hernandez describes Agent Sitwell:

“I play Agent Jasper Sitwell who in the comics was basically trained directly by Nick Fury. He’s a real comic book hero character created in the mid 60’s by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby; so it was kind of cool to play a character that really lives in the Marvel universe.”

“You know, he’s been around for 40-some-odd years and they gave me the shot to play his part, to sort of like, reinterpret the guy. And in the film world I’m paired up with Clarke Gregg’s character – Agent Coulson – I’m kind of like, his protégé. I guess now, because of what happened in Avengers, I’m stepping up to fill his shoes.”

“Yeah, we’re trying to assist the Superheroes. Which is nice; I like the idea that we’re sort of like the support team. You know like, we have no superpowers but we know as much about what’s going on and maybe sometimes a lot more than the Superheroes.”

On the topic of seeing Agent Sitwell in The Avengers 2:

“You know what, you very well could. Marvel is very good at keeping secrets, as you would imagine [laughs]. Well, they’re kind of good at it, ‘cause sometimes the odd detail leaks out. Like you’ll find something out online and you’ll be like “how the hell do people know that”. But they’re usually really good.”

“Like, I don’t know at all. I literally find out maybe like a month before I’m going to do something for them. I’ll get a phone call from Marvel and they’re like “hey, suit up, we’re sending you into battle”. But I’m pretty optimistic that, you know, I’m gonna get that phone call late in the year and it’s gonna be like “hey, get ready”. So… I’m excited.”

Let’s not forget the new ABC series S.H.I.E.L.D. under pre-production. There’s a better than average chance that Agent Sitwell will make some appearances on the show.

What do you think? Agent Sitwell can never replace Agent Coulson in our hearts but perhaps he can carry Agent Coulson’s legacy forward into the future.

Via: Whatculture

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Ever since Agent Phil Coulson, played by Clark Gregg, was offed in The Avengers, he’s gained quite the following.  All of these theories have been popping up on different ways that Marvel can bring him back into the ‘verse and becoming the Vision and things like that.  Who knows for certain.  I personally think that he should stay dead because it’s become too much of a plot device in recent years.  (Thank God Dumbledore stayed dead.)

In any case, Gregg seems to be liking the fan attention.  He spoke with Movies.com about the theories that have taken over the fandom and the possibility of him continuing to work with Marvel in other capacities:

I don’t know if we’ll see Agent Coulson again, but I certainly do his voice in their animated series, The Ultimate Spider-Man, and you never know, there may be a flashback or something sometime. I really hit it off with those guys [at Marvel], and I’ve talked to them lately about some ways I can continue to work with them, perhaps as a writer or director.

On the speculation regarding Coulson coming back as The Vision:

You know The Vision is synthetic with a soul, sort of, and he’s an amazing character who I loved when I used to read those comics. I love the idea of Coulson as that guy, but I don’t know if that’s in the cards.

He also noted that the enthusiastic fan rumors and fanart and such is all “hilarious” and “actually really moving”.

It’s too bad that Coulson won’t be a part of the S.H.I.E.L.D. TV show.  There will probably be some sort of reference:

You know what, that was the moment when I went, ‘Great, they’re doing the S.H.I.E.L.D. TV show and I’m on a slab!

What do you guys think about these rumors?  Would you like to see Agent Coulson make a comeback?

Source: Movies.com

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