Edward James Olmos Talks Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Tonight is an all new episode of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., and things are about to get really tense between Robert Gonzales and Director Coulson when their S.H.I.E.L.D. teams clash. Today we have a great interview with Edward James Olmos where he discusses his role playing Robert Gonzales on the show. Check out the interview below, then be sure and tune in to Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. tonight on ABC at 9/8 Central and let us know what you think after the JUMP!
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Edward James Olmos is currently putting the screws to Director Coulson and company on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as the head of the “real” S.H.I.E.L.D. It looks, from the outside, like an honest difference of opinion: Olmos’s Robert Gonzales just wants the organization’s operations to be above-board, echoing calls in the real world for transparency from spy groups like the NSA.
Of course, as we discovered last season, things are never quite what they seem on S.H.I.E.L.D. “When Gonzales smiles, the whole world smiles with him!” declares Olmos, before bursting out into laughter. We talked with the veteran actor about what fans can expect from Gonzales going forward, then we delved a little into some of his past roles. He’s been onscreen for more than 40 years — playing everything from junkies to the savior of the human race — and the gravitas he brings to roles makes him the perfect foil to wrap up Agents second season. “The world itself is amazing and I’m very lucky to be a part of it,” says Olmos of Marvel. “I was raised on [Hulk and Iron Man]… [To] walk into the Marvel world and completely disrupt it in a positive way? Once in a lifetime!”
It’s more than just the chance to be in that comic book world, though. Gonzales isn’t trying to take over the Earth or seize cosmic power: He’s a guy trying to do the job of protecting people the best he can. “I think the complexity of the writing, what they’re doing is really masterful. That’s how life really is!”
“What do you think happened to Hunter as he was sitting there?” Olmos continues, referring to last week’s reveal to the agent that his girlfriend was actually a traitor. Hunter can’t answer Gonzales because Gonzales isn’t wrong – Coulson is secretive and his behavior is erratic. “How do you deal with the truth that was put on the table?” he says. It’s a question that fans have to ask themselves: Coulson is a good man, but is he a bad director? “I think that’s great,” says Olmos. “You might find yourself rooting for the wrong people!”
So how different are Gonzales and Coulson? “You’re going to find that out as we move forward and we start to see who they are and listen to them talk. That’s the whole point of the show. So hold onto your hat, because next week? I can hardly wait to see it.”
Even if he wanted to tell us how his story line turns out, Olmos says he couldn’t. “Actually, I don’t know how it ends! I have to see it.” Marvel — like Coulson and Nick Fury before him — is notoriously secretive, to the point that the actors themselves sometimes aren’t sure what’s going on. But he refuses to say that they’re wrapped on his character, even though they’ve finished shooting his current run. “You can’t wrap in the Marvel world!” After all, even if Gonzales dies, what comic book character hasn’t come back from the dead?
