Marvel common Hayley Atwell might swimsuit up for one more Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) flick, as she’s reportedly anticipated to look as Peggy Carter a.okay.a. Agent Carter in Avengers: Doomsday.
Deadline reviews that the star, who was prominently featured within the unique Captain America movie in addition to spinoffs just like the Disney+ What If…? sequence, is anticipated to return for the 2026 superhero team-up movie. How the movie would possibly reintroduce the character stays to be seen, however with the MCU persevering with to experiment with multiverse storylines in initiatives like Deadpool and Wolverine, something is feasible.
In addition to her function as Agent Carter in early MCU films, Atwell has performed small roles in movies like Doctor Strange within the Multiverse of Madness, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, and Avengers: Endgame. She additionally led Marvel TV along with her personal present titled Agent Carter in 2015. Deadline provides that she almost reappeared alongside Captain America co-star Chris Evans for a standalone film, however plans fell aside after Marvel was unable to create a strong story.
Even if Atwell doesn’t make an look in Avengers: Doomsday, there’s nonetheless loads of room to deliver collectively a few of Marvel’s different mightiest heroes. The movie, which will likely be directed by Marvel film leaders Joe and Anthony Russo, will see Iron Man star Robert Downey Jr. returning to the MCU as legendary comedian ebook villain Doctor Doom. Earlier this week, The Wrap reported that Evans would even be becoming a member of the Doomsday forged in some kind, although his involvement has but to be confirmed.
Avengers: Doomsday is at the moment scheduled to hit theaters May 1, 2026. It will then be adopted by Spider-Man 4 on July 24, 2026, with Avengers: Secret Wars set to reach one yr later come May 7, 2027. With so many movies and Marvel spinoff initiatives set to launch within the years between Doomsday, there’s no telling the way it is perhaps used to reintroduce fan-favorite characters like Iron Man, Captain America, Agent Carter, and extra.
In the meantime, you should definitely inspect every part cooking within the MCU oven with our listing of all upcoming Marvel initiatives. You may also examine why we predict Doomsday would possibly secretly be an Avengers vs. X-Men film, and which Marvel heroes will likely be representing the Avengers in future movies.
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