Marvel Studios is not just bringing audiences major motion pictures centered around popular Marvel characters (Iron Man, Thore, Captain America), but they'll also be dishing out some short films, too. If you have been a fan of S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Coulson (who has appeared in various Marvel movies and has helped bridge the gap between them) then you will be pleased to learn that Agent Coulson will be getting his own short film come September.

On September 13th actor Clark Gregg who plays Agent Coulson in the movies will star in his very first short film titled 'Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant.' The will accompany the release of the Thor Blue Ray and Blue Ray DVD and will be found exclusively on the Thor Blue Ray/3D Blue Ray disk. If you were lucky enough to have attended the Marvel 'Cup o' Joe' panel at San Diego Comic-Con, then you may have seen the preview to Agent Coulson's movie. If not, you can check out an excerpt from the upcoming short film below!

In addition to the 'Marvel One-Shot: The Consultant' short film, we will also see 'Marvel One-Shot: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor’s Hammer…' on the Blue Ray and Blue Ray 3D. What do you think? Does this make you want to buy the Blue Ray? Are you looking forward to Agent Coulson's short films?

Source: Marvel

cool clip. the short film might be cool

YAAAAAYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  
 
Some of my favorite marvel movie moments have had Agent Coulson in them. I love him so ^^ He's just made to be awesome.  Indeed, this will be a fitting birthday present ^^

Gwyneth looks absolutely delicious in that image.

am I the only one who doesn't give a crap about Agent Coulson

wasnt hulk connected to Avengers when Iron Man showed up at the end?  anywhoo that wasnt bad, i know iron man was the one they picked eventually but i wonder who the "consultant" was and why coulson didnt want him so badly.  but it does explain why hulk joins the Avengers, shield must have originally wanted blonsky on some kind of "work release" program  

Thinking about a Blu-Ray version of the Thor movie made me think of this: Beta Blu-Ray Bill. That's all.

@Avenging-X-Bolt said:

wasnt hulk connected to Avengers when Iron Man showed up at the end?  anywhoo that wasnt bad, i know iron man was the one they picked eventually but i wonder who the "consultant" was and why coulson didnt want him so badly.  but it does explain why hulk joins the Avengers, shield must have originally wanted blonsky on some kind of "work release" program  

I think Stark is the consultant they are talking about, its just he doesn't want to use him. Because if you recall at the end of IM2 Stark is talking to Fury about waiving his consulting fee. Because they want Iron Man not Stark.

@Avenging-X-Bolt said:

wasnt hulk connected to Avengers when Iron Man showed up at the end?  anywhoo that wasnt bad, i know iron man was the one they picked eventually but i wonder who the "consultant" was and why coulson didnt want him so badly.  but it does explain why hulk joins the Avengers, shield must have originally wanted blonsky on some kind of "work release" program  

I think Stark is the consultant they are talking about, its just he doesn't want to use him. Because if you recall at the end of IM2 Stark is talking to Fury about waiving his consulting fee. Because they want Iron Man not Stark.

If I recall correctly, Hulk's fight with the military on the university campus also appeared on background monitors during IM2.

 The consultant is possibly Tony Stark if you think back to the post credit scene forIM2. Plus the whole 'some one arrogant and abrasive with an utter disdain for authority' bit.
 
Oh and Hate to be that guy but it's Blu-ray not blue ray.

If I recall correctly, Hulk's fight with the military on the university campus also appeared on background monitors during IM2.

Agent Coulson for the win

This doesn't make me want to buy it any more than I already did.  From the moment I saw it in theaters I knew I would buy it.  All this makes me do is wonder who is the consultant, probably someone super annoying or something.

Yes, I'll go buy a blu-ray player and a 3D TV so I can watch a 10 minute clip. Oooooor I'll just wait for it to get on YouTube.

Pretty cool. Marvel aint messing around with their comicbook movies.

I know this would be absolutely ridiculous and they're more than likely referring to Tony Stark, but the more Coulson talked, the more I got the feeling he was describing Deadpool.  Wouldn't that just be straight out of left field. 
 
"Hey wait... This isn't the right movie is it? This isn't even my studio?! What!?!"

I'm thinking the Consultant might be Hank Pym.  He's a pretty integral part of the Avengers mythos and they'll probably want to introduce him before the movie comes out.

am I the only one who doesn't give a crap about Agent Coulson

Pretty cool. Marvel aint messing around with their comicbook movies.

@cattlebattle said:

am I the only one who doesn't give a crap about Agent Coulson

:(  But...but he da greatest.

I'm thinking the Consultant might be Hank Pym.  He's a pretty integral part of the Avengers mythos and they'll probably want to introduce him before the movie comes out.

@Nova`Prime`: concurred, but is there a chance he's talking about Bruce Banner?  Who else is out there that Ross doesn't like, and why they would not want to release Blonskey.  What use is Blonskey?  I still say Iron Man on the grounds of the consulting fee waiver.

That looks pretty intense actually! Cool! 

He's talking about Stark. Makes sense sense they never really explained what he was doing at the end of The Incredible Hulk. 

Say what you want about Marvel but they are the most innovative comic publisher out there when it comes to their cinematic universe. It's about time too. Marvel blew away DC this year and even with The Dark Knight Rises (which i cant wait for) coming out next year, Marvel will more than likely own 2012 as well.  
 
Keep them coming Marvel!

@Green Skin said:

I'm thinking the Consultant might be Hank Pym.  He's a pretty integral part of the Avengers mythos and they'll probably want to introduce him before the movie comes out.

You'd be right on the money, but this short takes place before the ending of The Incredible Hulk where Stark is talking to Ross.  And Robert Downey Jr's Tony Stark is definitely abrasive and has a disrespect for authority.  Also I doubt Pym is going to be on the team... Between Stark being the hot head, rowdy, scientist, you're gonna have Banner to be the idealist scientist. It doesn't make much sense for them to shoehorn in Pym. He really isn't needed. I really don't even think he's that integral to the comics either...great character though.  If anything they need Wasp to have another girl and she can shrink so she's something different. They already have loads of super strength and technology on the team.

That's stupid that its only on blue-ray?  I don't own a blue-ray player as probably a lot of people don't, so why try to push blue-ray so much?

@_jackbauer said:

Gwyneth looks absolutely delicious in that image.

I quite agree.

sorry but if i read "blue ray" one more time im gonna go blue in the face..(its blu-ray)

First Clip of Marvel Shorts Connects Incredible Hulk to Avengers

 
Actually, the extra final scene of Incredible Hulk did that, so the Agent Coulson clip is pointless

Alright...now they're trying waaaay too much to glue these movies/universe together! XD

I really am not understanding why everyone is wondering who 'the Consultant' is. It's Tony Stark. Now I know that doesn't seem to make sense but we must remember that the Marvel Cinematic Universe's chronology is really messed up. Like the post-credits scene of the Incredible Hulk happens after the events of Iron Man 2 - hence why it makes sense that's Tony is - since he took the job - the Consultant. The events of the movies don't take place in the year they came out; which makes sense because why would it take almost five years to assemble the Avengers if there is some kind of immediate threat.
 
I mean we don't know when Captain America was defrosted, Nick Fury isn't specific with the time ("You've been asleep for almost 70 years.") but most will probably take it that Cap has awoken in 2011. But he could've woken up before the events of Iron Man. Or during the events of Thor. The post-credit scene of Thor might be right before the Avengers but obviously after Iron Man 2.
 
Anyway I'm just saying the movies' chronology is very...malleable but all take place within the same short (year to two) timespan I'd say. An if you think I'm full of crap, a bunch of guys with way more time on their hands actually wrote up a MCU timeline. Its not official but it makes sense.
 
Here's the link:
 
http://www.filmbuffonline.com/FBOLNewsreel/wordpress/2011/05/02/a-marvel-cinematic-universe-timeline/

So okay lets see if I can get this time line right...
 
Captain America: TFA ----> Iron Man ----> IM2 ----> Incredible Hulk ----> Agent Coulson: The Consultant (Tony Stark) ----> Thor ----> The Avengers.

looking forward to seeing this on youtube as I will not be forced into buying Blu ray just for special features.

Alright...now they're trying waaaay too much to glue these movies/universe together! XD

It IS Tony they are referring to, if you remember at the end of Iron-Man 2 they said they wanted iron-man on the team not Tony, he would just be the consultant. 

You might also argue that every person in the American military hates Stark, because he didn't want to hand over the Iron Man-suit, as seen in IM2. So Stark would definetly annoy the general.

Thore on Blue Ray!? 
 
Come on man, just proof-read your shit once.  

The fact that this is only going to be available on the Blu-Ray is baffling to me. Granted, I probably just need to nut up and buy a Blu-Ray player already, but I'd be happy to buy this content, even separately from my DVD purchases of the movies anyway. Now, I'll just end up watching them when they inevitably leak on YouTube or other, less technically-legal corners of the internet. So good job, Marvel, you just lost some money. Hope you're proud of yourself.

Wonder who the consultant is they've mentioned...*wink wink, nudge nudge.* 
 
Seriously though, what's the point to these short films? Are they really pulling a Pixar on us now that Disney owns Marvel? Waste o' time if you ask me, 'cause the films have already connected the dots enough.