As a die-hard Marvel fan with countless hours spent dissecting every detail of their cinematic universe, I find Cobie Smulders’ revelation about her character Maria Hill being a Skrull in disguise during Spider-Man: Far From Home to be nothing short of mind-blowing. The level of secrecy and intricacy that went into executing this twist is astounding, especially considering Smulders herself was kept in the dark until filming had wrapped up.
In the movie “Spider-Man: Far From Home,” it wasn’t just Mysterio who was masquerading as someone else. The story unfolded post-“Avengers: Endgame,” focusing on Peter Parker (Tom Holland), who had been recently brought back from the snap, and his struggle with the loss of his mentor, Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.). Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) and Agent Maria Hill (Cobie Smulders) enlisted Spider-Man to team up with Quentin Beck (Jake Gyllenhaal), who claimed to be a superhero from another world, to combat the Elementals – it was later revealed that these threats were merely illusions.
In the film, Beck fabricated advanced illusions of elemental beings that deceived both Fury and Hill with their convincing superhero portrayals. Yet, during the end credits scene, it was unmasked that Talos (Ben Mendelsohn) and Soren (Sharon Blynn), the Skrull shape-shifters, had assumed Fury’s identity throughout the movie. The genuine Fury was actually in space, paving the way for the storyline of Secret Invasion.
It’s a twist that Smulders didn’t learn until after filming had wrapped.
During a discussion at Terrificon 2024, Smulders admitted, “I didn’t realize it at the time, but I wasn’t fully myself. This revelation came to me only after we had completed filming.” Marvel Studios then shared with her, “Just to let you know, we were planning a surprising twist.”
Regardless of portraying a Skrull disguised as Maria Hill, Smulders stated, “I was told to play it as usual. If I knew it wasn’t real, I believe we would have continued playing out the daily reality of our characters.”
Back in 2019, it was disclosed by screenwriter Chris McKenna (who collaborated with Erik Sommers on the script) that an initial draft of the film featured a storyline connecting the illusionist character to the chameleon-like Skrulls.
As a gamer diving into the development of the Mysterio tale, I stumbled upon an early, long-forgotten draft that featured the Skrulls. However, as our focus shifted towards crafting a cunning con artist narrative, we decided to abandon the Skrulls early on in the storytelling phase. The question then became: How many ways can we trick the audience? How intricate and unpredictable could the plot be?
McKenna added, “Early in the process, it appeared Director Jon Watts had proposed an idea that resonated with us as something audiences would adore. As usual, there’s a surprising finale, which aligns perfectly with our aim to honor and reflect upon what we admire.”
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2024-08-28 02:39