Actress Ming-Na Wen (ER) has been cast in ABC and Marvel’s S.H.I.E.L.D. pilot. She will join the cast as Agent Melinda May. The agent is being described as “Soulful and slightly damaged by her combat experiences, Melinda is an ace pilot, a weapons expert and a soldier who can, and has, gone beyond the call of duty.” This would be the same character that we saw in the original casting breakdown for the series as Agent Althea Rice, aka ‘The Cavalry’.
We know Coulson will return to the show as well, which means that there are still four more roles to fill, if the previously released descriptions still hold true. Whedon is co-writing the pilot script with his brother Jed Whedon and Maurissa Tancharoen, who will all executive produce along with Jeffrey Bell and Marvel TV’s Jeph Loeb.
Source: Deadline