Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Plenty ofMarvel Cinematic Universecharacters have appear in both the movies and the TV shows over the year , perhaps more than people substantiate . Back in 2013 , Marvel Television launched their first MCU TV series , Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. , and at the time , viewers were promised the movies and television receiver show would stay on interrelated . As a solution , Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.season 1 featured expressed tie - Hoosier State forThor : The Dark WorldandCaptain America : The Winter Soldier , while season 2 had a subplot that linked toAvengers : Age of Ultron . But it did n’t last forever .
Over the years , the connections between the movies and TV series have lessen . In large part because of behind - the - scene drama on the studio level ; back in 2015 , the relationship between Kevin Feige and Marvel Entertainment ’s leadership ferment to the point that Feige is believed to have threaten to quit . Disney interfere and go through a corporate restructure that pluck Marvel Studios out of Marvel Entertainment and position it under Feige ’s controller .
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Ever since then , the radio link between the films and ever - expanding slating of Marvel television shows have been a fortune looser . They ’re still there , of course ; the villains ofCloak & Daggerseason 1 were a company calledRoxxon , which has been referenced a few time on the gravid sieve as well . But they ’re insidious , and witness only really spot the connections if they ’re actively depend for them . So let ’s examine less of the more overt references . Specifically , which characters have made the startle from the giving screen to the small , from the pic to the TV series ?
Phil Coulson (MCU Phase 1, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.)
The most obvious charcater in both Marvel movies and TV is Clark Gregg ’s Phil Coulson . An original case create by Marvel Studios for 2008’sIron Man , Coulson became a major role player inMarvel ’s Phase 1 movies- in good order up until his tragical dying in 2012’sThe Avengers . But death is a revolving door in Marvel Comics , and the same come out to be true in the MCU as well . A raise Coulson became the headliner ofAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D. , ascending to the rank of director of S.H.I.E.L.D. by the end of time of year 1 .
The series has flesh him out remarkably , turning the S.H.I.E.L.D. agentive role into a compelling and dynamic drawing card - staring with a cyborg hand that see a strength - orbit shell . Coulson ’s story finallycame to an death inAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D.season 5 , when the Kree science that had resurrected him begin to fail and he resigned himself to his fate . S.H.I.E.L.D. left him on the beach of Tahiti , where he settled down with Agent May to delight his last few month of life .
Coulson will return ( after a fashion ) in this year’sCaptain Marvel , which is a back - door origin account for the lionise S.H.I.E.L.D. agent ; it remains to be go through whether or nor that get any continuity problems forAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D .. Meanwhile , Clark Gregg will be back inAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D.season 6 , and theidentity of his not - Coulson characteris as yet unsung .
Nick Fury (Multiple Movies, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.)
Samuel L. Jackson ’s Nick Fury was introduced in the post - credit of 2008’sIron Man , in which he welcome Tony Stark to a wider universe of superheroes - and go down the full MCU on the route towardsThe Avengers . The S.H.I.E.L.D. film director became a major secondary lineament through the first and second phases of the MCU , establish the Avengers Initiative when Loki steal the Tesseract fromProject P.E.G.A.S.U.S .. Fury is a shades - of - grey character with a doubtful ethical motive , which has often led to conflict with Earth ’s Mightiest Heroes . His story admit a major twist inCaptain America : The Winter Soldier , when he learn that S.H.I.E.L.D. had been infiltrate by Hydra and worked with Captain America to get his own organization down . Since then , he and Maria Hill have been working as freelance , appearing in bothAvengers : Age of UltronandAvengers : Infinity War .
craze come along in several episodes ofAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D.season 1 , where he was revealed to have organise Coulson ’s Resurrection of Christ usingProject T.A.H.I.T.I .. He helped Coulson ’s team out in the aftermath of the Hydra uprising , rescue Fitz and Simmons from drowning , and place Coulson in direction of S.H.I.E.L.D. as his transposition . It looks as though Nick Fury will be a major bod inPhase 4 of the MCU ; he ’s one of the major MCU cameos inSpider - Man : Far From Home , and there have been rumors Jackson is signed up to reprise the role in one of the Disney Plus TV render as well .
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Maria Hill (Multiple Movies, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.)
Fury ’s most trust lieutenant , Cobie Smulders ' Maria Hill , was deputy director of S.H.I.E.L.D. and a key sherlock . She first appeared in 2012’sThe Avengers , working on the S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier , and as a luxuriously - ranking S.H.I.E.L.D. operative naturally appeared inAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D .. Hill played a major part in the pilot sequence , recruiting Grant Ward into Coulson ’s team .
Maria Hill stayed firm to Nick Fury during the Hydra uprising inCaptain America : The Winter Soldier . After the fall of S.H.I.E.L.D. , she took a line of work with Stark Industries ; as she explained when she was look for out by Melinda May inAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D. , Stark was able to protect her from the political fallout . Hill was initially unsure about Coulson ’s team , even account them to General Talbot , but Coulson was able to talk her round . Season 2 showed that she was softly acting as a liaison between Coulson and Stark , and inAvengers : Age of Ultronit was revealed that Hill became one of Stark ’s top employees .
Ironically , he before long learned he was wrong to believe that she was work for him ; in reality , she was still one of Fury ’s assets . With her cover blown , she left Stark Industries and became a freelance shamus , asseen inAvengers : Infinity War . It looks as though Hill could be quite important in stage 4 of the MCU ; she ’s another major MCU cameo inSpider - Man : Far From Home . Maria Hill ’s grapheme spark weaves between the films and the TV shows quite effortlessly , and as a result she ’s probably the most significant inter-group communication between the different sides of the MCU .
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Peggy Carter (Captain America, Agent Carter)
Introduced inCaptain America : The First Avenger , Peggy Carter was a British agent who scent up working with the SSR against Hydra during the Second World War . She became Steve Rogers ' elementary lovemaking interest and was heartbroken when Captain America sacrificed himself to prevent Hydra bomb dropping on New York . Marvel released a one - pellet to test levels of interest in the character , and it was well - receive enough for Marvel idiot box to launch anAgent Carterseries in which Hayley Atwell repeat her function as Carter .
Two seasons were free , showing Agent Carter proving herself to the SSR clock time and again . Unfortunately , the show was canceled by ABC before it get to the stage where Peggy Carter became S.H.I.E.L.D. ’s first managing director . Atwell returned to the adult - screen MCU inCaptain America : The Winter Soldier , where the returned Steve Rogers jaw Peggy Carter in her twilight days . She passed away inCaptain America : Civil War , and her niece Sharon talk at her funeral .
Howard Stark (Captain America, Agent Carter)
Tony Stark ’s father is another key fictional character to make the saltation from the films to the TV show - but his story is a niggling more complex . John Slattery played the elder Stark in flashback and video reels inIron Man , Iron Man 2,Ant - Man , andCaptain America : Civil War . However , Captain America : The First Avengerrevealed that Howard run with the SSR during World War II , and Marvel hired Dominic Cooper to wreak the younger interpretation of Stark in that film . Cooper returned for both theAgent Carterone - shot and theAgent CarterTV series , where he was a major junior-grade character . Interestingly , though , there are reports thatSlattery is due to reprise his role as Howard Stark , not Cooper , in this year’sAvengers : Endgame .
Sif (Thor, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.)
Jaime Alexander ’s Sif is one of Thor ’s close allies , an Asgardian warrior char who cultivate alongside the God of Thunder in bothThorandThor : The Dark World . Curiously enough , she ’s also the only MCU superhero to transition from the big screen door to the small . InAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D.season 1 , she move around to Earth in lodge to hunt down Lorelei , an enchantress who it was hinted had once put Thor himself under her spell .
In season 2 , Sif returned on a charge to name a Kree agent who had arrived on Earth in pursuit of the Inhumans . She ’s really the one mainstream Marvel superhero who knows Phil Coulson endure the events ofThe Avengers . Although Alexander was unavailable forThor : Ragnarok , that may have turn out for the best , given her character reference was spared a roughshod dying at the work force of Hela . There are unconfirmed reportsMarvel is working on aSifTV seriesfor Disney Plus .
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Agent Sitwell (Multiple Movies, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D)
Maximiliano Hernández play Agent Sitwell , a background S.H.I.E.L.D. character in Phase 1 who was on site in New Mexico inThorand was part of the Helicarrier staff inThe Avengers . Sitwell also appear in two of the Marvel one - dead reckoning , The ConsultantandItem 47 . But his tale was drastically rewrite inCaptain America : The Winter Soldier , where it was revealed that Sitwell had been a Hydra agent all along . Sitwell played a major role inAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D.season 1 , where he was one of the top - order S.H.I.E.L.D. agents Coulson called in to aid act on the Clairvoyant . Season 5 had a flashback scene revealing that ayoung Sitwell had been brought up at the Hydra Academy , part of a category of Hydra loyalists .
President Ellis (Iron Man 3, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.)
Iron Man 3introduced William Sadler as President Matthew Ellis , who was kidnapped by Killian as part of his villainous schemes . Ever since then , the character has appeared inAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D.a number of clock time , form the Advanced Threat Containment Unit to conduct with the Inhuman outbreak in time of year 3 . Ellis attempted to coordinate a spherical response to the crisis , and he eventually saw the demand to work with Phil Coulson ’s S.H.I.E.L.D. team . He named General Talbot as new head of the ATCU , commanding him to intermediate with Coulson and S.H.I.E.L.D. so as to take down Hydra . It proved to be something of a diplomatical nightmare for Ellis , when two S.H.I.E.L.D. agent -Bobbi Morse and Lance Hunter- were captured by the Russian Government .
Gideon Malick (The Avengers, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.)
playact by Powers Boothe , Gideon Malick is peradventure the most interesting connection betweenAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D.and the moving-picture show . It ’s comfortable to miss inThe Avengers , but he was a extremity of the World Security Council , and was one of the key figures advising Nick Fury during the Battle of New York . agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.turned him into a major character , give away that Malick was one of Hydra ’s highest - ranking agents . In season 3 , Malick was successful in his effort to take Hive back to Earth , but the flagitious Inhuman pushed Malick too far when he pop Gideon ’s daughter . Malick betrayed Hydra , and gave S.H.I.E.L.D. the intelligence they needed to shut Hydra down .
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