Fan-Favorite 'Captain America' Star Wants in on 'Avengers: Doomsday'
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Hayley Atwell doesn't think Peggy Carter's gotten enough of a chance on the big screen. That's what she told Den of Geek while talking to them about her appearance in the upcoming "Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning".
The Marvel star was asked about the possibility of showing up in either "Avengers: Doomsday" and/or "Avengers: Secret Wars", and she wasn't shy about her answer.
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"I would love that," Atwell said. "There are so many things that she could do, there's so much more I feel I can bring to a character because I've developed as time's gone on. What's so great about having time behind you and having had a 20-year career so far is the development of skill, and I think there's so much more that Peggy can do. She's very much an underserved character."
Chris Evans and Hayley Atwell in "Captain America: The First Avenger".
Chris Evans and Hayley Atwell in "Captain America: The First Avenger".
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Atwell used a line straight from "Agent Carter" to get her point across, as well as pointing out that her time playing a more action-oriented character in "Mission: Impossible" would serve her well.
"When she says 'I know my value and everyone else's opinion doesn't really matter,' it's because she hasn't been given the platform that she knows she deserves and that she's really capable of doing in the world," Atwell explained.
"And so I just think there is just so much more that she can do, and I think she speaks to a modern time, so to be able to take her to that next level as Captain Carter would be phenomenal. Especially with all my 'Mission: Impossible' training. I am ready, let's go!"
Hayley Atwell made her first appearance as Peggy Carter in 2011's "Captain America: The First Avenger," and she remained a vibrant presence in the Marvel Cinematic Universe even beyond her character's off-screen passing from old age in 2016's "Captain America: Civil War."
Her cameos were sprinkled throughout the narrative, including in films like "Ant-Man" and the "Avengers" entries. In 2022, she appeared as Captain Carter - a version of her character who gets the super soldier serum instead of Steve Rogers - in "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness". She appeared in a recurring role as the same character in the animated series "What If...?" and enjoyed two seasons of her own live-action series "Agent Carter".
There's no word yet on whether or not Atwell's wish might be granted and she could show up in either "Doomsday" and/or "Secret Wars", but considering the presumed multiverse nature of the films, an appearance from Captain Carter certainly isn't out of the question.
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