Following the addition of Cobie Smulders’ Maria Hill in Secret Invasion, it looks like another Marvel Cinematic Universe alum had also joined the upcoming Disney+ series. In a recent Q&A session with Josh Horowitz, lead star Samuel L. Jackson has confirmed that Emmy winner Martin Freeman is officially reprising his role as CIA agent Everett K. Ross in Marvel Studios’ next all-star series.
This would mark the fourth MCU project and first series that Freeman has appeared as Ross, with the first one being 2016’s Captain America: Civil War, followed by 2018’s Black Panther. He is also currently in production for Ryan Coogler’s long-awaited Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, which will hit the theaters later this year on November 11.
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Disney+’s Secret Invasion is set as a crossover comic event series showcasing a faction of shapeshifting Skrulls who have been infiltrating Earth for years. It will be led by MCU mainstay Samuel L. Jackson as he reprises his role as Nick Fury for the twelfth time in live-action since first portraying the character in 2008’s Iron Man. He will be teaming up with Captain Marvel‘s Ben Mendelsohn, who is returning as Talos, the pseudo-leader of the Skrulls.
Joining them are MCU newcomers Kingsley Ben-Adir (One Night in Miami) as the series’ main villain, Oscar winner Olivia Colman (The Crown), Emmy nominee Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones), Killian Scott (Dublin Murders), Christopher McDonald (Happy Gilmore), and Carmen Ejogo (Fantastic Beasts) along with MCU vet Cobie Smulders as she reprises her role as Maria Hill.
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Based on Brian Michael Bendis, Leinil Francis Yu, Mark Morales, and Laura Martin’s comic book series, Secret Invasion is executive produced by Kyle Bradstreet (Mr. Robot), with Let Him Go director Thomas Bezucha and Ali Selim (The Looming Tower) set as directors.
