Marvel regular Hayley Atwell may be suiting up for yet another Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) flick, as she is expected to appear as Peggy Carter aka Agent Carter in Avengers: Doomsday.
time limit Reports state that the star, who featured prominently in the original Captain America film as well as spinoffs like Disney+ What if…? series, is expected to return for the 2026 superhero team-up film. How the film might reintroduce the character remains to be seen, but with the MCU continuing to experiment with multiverse storylines in projects like Deadpool and Wolverine, anything is possible.
In addition to his role as Agent Carter in the early MCU movies, Atwell has had small roles in films such as Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, and Avengers: Endgame. He also led Marvel TV in his own show titled Agent Carter in 2015. Deadline adds that he almost resurfaced for a standalone movie with Captain America co-star Chris Evans, but plans fell through after Marvel was unable to craft a solid story.
Even if Atwell doesn’t appear in Avengers: Doomsday, there’s still plenty of room to integrate Marvel’s other powerful heroes. That will be the picture Directed by Marvel Cinematic Universe lead Joe and Anthony RussoYou will see the Iron Man star Robert Downey Jr. is returning to the MCU As the legendary comic book villain Doctor Doom. Earlier this week, wrapped up reports that Evans will also join the Doomsday cast, although his involvement has yet to be confirmed.
Avengers: Doomsday is currently scheduled to hit theaters on May 1, 2026. This will be followed by Spider-Man 4 on July 24, 2026 with Avengers: Secret Wars coming a year later on May 7, 2027. Films and Marvel spinoff projects will be released in the years between Doomsday, not to mention how it might be used to reintroduce fan-favorite characters like Iron Man, Captain America, Agent Carter, and more.
In the meantime, be sure to check out everything cooking in the MCU oven Our list of upcoming Marvel projects. You can also read about Why we think Doomsday could secretly be an Avengers vs. X-Men movieand which Marvel heroes will represent the Avengers in future films.
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