Emily Blunt, Keira Knightly and Alice Eve were all in the running for a while… and the dark horse who entered at the very end won the role. By the Hollywood Reporter's reckoning, Hayley Atwell is playing Captain America’s war time girlfriend, and British intelligence agent, Peggy Carter. The projects she’s been that are probably most relevant to genre fans are a stint on DOCTOR WHO and her role as “415” in THE PRISONER re-make mini-series from last year that also starred Ian “ Magneto” McKellan.

What do I think of this casting? I honestly don’t know.  Seeing as how she’s an “unknown”, I haven’t actually seen anything she’s been in, so I can’t vouch for her acting abilities, at all. She certainly looks pretty.  It’s kind of amusing to see that there’s been this much hullaballoo about a character most fans haven’t even heard of. Steve Rogers hasn’t exactly had a steady girl over the years like Spidey and Supes have. Although, again… I’ll reiterate my agreement with the theory put forth from this very community that Ms. Atwell has probably signed on to play Sharon Carter in any of the follow-ups to THE FIRST AVENGER: CAPTAIN AMERICA. Originally, Sharon was supposed to be the (much) younger sister, and spitting image, of Peggy in the comics.  So, Steve’s relationship with her was something of a metaphoric continuation of his relationship with Peggy.  Subsequent retcons have turned Sharon into Peggy’s niece or grand-niece, or something.  I wouldn’t be too surprised to see her popping up in the comics, now, with somebody finally coming along and sorting out a new, official retcon.

I suppose I’d ask what you, the identically-featured Comic Vine community think of Atwell’s casting. However, I’m more interested in your opinions on whether it’s “weird” or “creepy” for a man to date his old girlfriend’s younger sister/niece/granddaughter, even if being frozen in ice factors into the equation.

-- Tom Pinchuk is the writer of UNIMAGINABLE for Arcana Comics and HYBRID BASTARDS! for Archaia. Pre-order the HYBRID BASTARDS! hardcover now on Amazon.com.

I hope this is supposed to be Sharon Carter and not someone they just made up....

Didn't Steve date Gail Richards during WWII?

" She'll do. "

Seen her a few times in some films and on stage in London. She's quite good and will do an excellent job, I'm sure, with this character I've never heard of.

" @Gylan Thomas & Vance Astro:      In original 616 continuity, Margaret "Peggy" Carter was Sharon Carter's older sister, who as a teenager joined the French Resistence during WWII to fight the Nazis.  That's how she met Captain America and they had a brief romance, which ended due to Cap always being on the go on various missions.  Moviewise they probably will have her turn out to be Sharon Carter's grandmother when Steve Roger re-appears in the present. "

i'm aware of this but they should skip Peggy and go straight to Sharon.They seem to try to modernize all of the other characters.They can do the same for Cap.Sharon is important to his storyline.More so than Peggy. "

Hold on a minute!!  What???  Huh???   Never mind.  I get it now.   Looking at your current avatar , I'm guesing you must be one of the "Everything Now" Club.  Taking a shot in the dark here but, you are someone who got into reading comics about five to ten years ago, became very knowledgeable in terms of everything going on comicwise within that specific time frame, so from your viewpoint that's all relevant, but everything that happened outside of the time that you personally got into comics is irrelevant?   So you if had your way it would be what precisely?  Bucky Barnes as Captain America not Steve Rogers?   Steve Rogers in his newly unvealed maskless costume?   What should be "modernized" in your opinion for a Captain America movie that takes place during World War II?    I'm honestly curious as to what ideas you have in mind that you think would benefit a Captain America movie set in that time period. Seriously.  I would like to hear your ideas please.  Unless of course you think it should be set in the present day.  And if so, I still would like to hear your ideas for that circumstance as well.  Go!! "

Hmmmm? Me fighting a war while my future girlfriend is still wearing a diapers? Eeew! 

I was hoping Chris Evans was the girlfriend.  He is no Captain America.  They need someone else.  Anyone else.  Jokester dork does not cut it in my book.  Any by the way, Alba was terrible as the invisible woman, she is a terrible actress.  Sue storm was a natural blonde too.  F chris evans

if only they did Natalie Portman then Cap and Thor could fight over her