MADRID, 17 Dic. (CulturaOcio)
More and more stars of the Marvel Cinematic Universe They are joining the new great group adventure of the franchise, Avengers: Doomsday. Now it’s Hayley Atwell, who debuted in the MCU in Captain America: The First Avenger like Peggy Carter, who will also be in the film that will be released in spring 2026
According to Deadline, Atwell is in negotiations to play Agent Carter in Avengers: Doomsday. which will feature Anthony and Joe Russo as directors and Kevin Feige as producer.
The actress has already resumed her character in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madnesswhere she gave life to Captain Carter from an alternate reality (Earth-838) who was part of The Illuminati along with Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic (John Krasinski), Black Bolt (Anson Mount) y Maria Rambeau/Capitana Marvel (Lashana Lynch) Baron Mordo, (Chiwetel Ejioffor) and Charles Xavier (Sir Patrick Stewart). His last project for the saga took place in 2023, when he voiced his character in What would happen if…?
The fifth Avengers movie has already confirmed the participation of Robert Downey Jr., who will return not as Iron Man, but in the role of the fearsome Doctor Doom. Furthermore, it also recently came to light that Chris Evans will be in the film, although at the moment it is not known which character he will play.
The production of Avengers: Doomsday will begin in the spring of 2025 and the film will hit theaters on May 1, 2026. Its sequel, Avengers: Secret Warswill also be directed by the Russo brothers and will be released a year later.
Deadline revealed in 2021 that Marvel and Evans were negotiating his return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe in an independent film, and everything indicated that Atwell was also part of that plan. Ultimately the project did not go ahead, but in recent months, both parties saw the new film The Avengers as the perfect opportunity to bring both actors back.
In addition to his participation in the UCM, Hayley Atwell She has also appeared in productions such as The Duchess, 2015’s Cinderella or Woody Allen’s Cassandra’s Dream. The interpreter gave life to Grace in Mission: Impossible – Death Sentence. Part One alongside Tom Cruise, a role he will reprise in his sequel, Mission: Impossible: Final Sentence.