Hayley Atwell Feels She Has 'More To Do' as Peggy Carter


Captain America: The First Avenger was the fifth film in the MCU when it released in 2011, and

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introduced a fan-favorite character that's been brought back multiple times for more than a decade.

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Hayley Atwell made the role of Peggy Carter instantly iconic in The First Avenger,

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mainly because she wasn't a typical love interest for the hero.

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Peggy was a no-nonsense SSR agent who could handle her own in any situation

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despite being constantly undermined by her male superiors.

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The tricky thing with Peggy was that The First Avenger largely took place in the 1940s before jumping ahead to present day

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meaning Peggy as fans knew her for the majority of the film couldn't really exist in the MCU's main time period.

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Nonetheless, that hasn't stopped Kevin Feige and company from trying to bring Peggy back as often as possible.

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