Vancouver's Cobie Smulders Stars in The Avengers

With the Canucks going out in shame during the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, the city of Vancouver needed a pick me up.  Well they had to look no further than hometown model and actress Cobie Smulders.  Smulders never gave much thought to acting. Born on April 3, 1982, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Cobie had set her sights on becoming a doctor or a marine biologist. In fact, it wasn't until high school that Cobie started to explore acting after appearing in several school productions.  Once out of high school it wasn't long before Cobie landed roles in several hit television series.  Her most successful is her role as "Robin" in How I Met Your Mother.

Now the How I Met Your Mother star is taking on a legendary role in the first big popcorn flick of the summer, Joss Whedon’s highly anticipated The Avengers. Smulders plays S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Maria Hill, who was described by former Marvel editor-in-chief Joe Quesada as “a force of nature.” 


Are you planning to see The Avengers? We think Cobie is going to rock the big screen!  Your thoughts?

The Dark Knight Rises!

Written by Kirk Baird

The new trailer for The Dark Knight Rises was released Monday. The film's director-cowriter Christopher Nolan is serious about besting The Dark Knight and, by the looks of this footage, he may have pulled it off. The trailer reveals loads of intense action, drama, cool gadgets, and a bloodied, beaten and unmasked Bruce Wayne asking his hulking captor Bane, "Why don't you just kill me?" "Your punishment must be more severe," comes the chilling reply. July 20 can't get here quickly enough. For those that can't wait like me, check out this amazing trailer. 

What do you think? Are you excited to see it too?  Let us know.