After first debuting as a major character in Captain America: The First Avenger, Peggy Carter ( Hayley Atwell) went on to star in her own show on ABC for two seasons while continuing to make cameos in various Marvel Cinematic Universe flicks like Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Avengers: Age of Ultron, and Ant-Man before dying of natural causes during Captain America: Civil War.
Atwell was a guest at ACE Comic Con this weekend and spoke about her time in the MCU as Peggy Carter.
?I?d be curious to know what the fans for her [Peggy Carter]. Some people have said they want to see her founding S.H.I.E.L.D,? Atwell reflected when asked about what she thinks Agent Carter would have done off-screen after her show ended. ?You have that aspect of it, she?s able to let go in some ways ? of Cap ? and move on to Sousa.?
Carter first debuted in live-action alongside Chris Evans in the first Captain America movie. She then received a well-received one-shot, after which ABC decided to bring the character to network television as a show.
Agent Carter aired for a total of 18 episodes between two seasons before eventually being cancelled by ABC in May 12, 2016. Despite the cancellation, many fans have continued campaigning for a return of the shows and Atwell herself has some ideas on what a potential third season could feel like.
?She?s a great cause and she takes action, so there?s so many things going on socially from the 50s to when she passes, that I think she?d have loved to be a part of,? Atwell said. ?There are so many things so could have been a part of, and probably did do. It could probably fill another season, I?m sure. I hope.?
To date, Atwell has appeared in four MCU movies in addition to Agent Carter and some Marvel-based animated projects like Avengers: Secret Wars (2017). Her next project is a role as Evelyn Robin ? the titular character?s on-screen wife ? in Christopher Robin, a live-action adaptation of Winnie-the-Pooh slated for release on August 3, 2018.