Hayley Atwell Talks About Captain America: The First Avenger!

Hayley Atwell sat down to discuss her role in the upcoming comic book movie Captain America: The First Avenger, including why Joe Johntson cast her as well as doing her own stunts.

By WaylonJones - Jun 10, 2011 08:06 AM EST

Filed Under: Captain America

We are a little over a month away from Captain America: The First Avenger and while excitement grows over the film star Hayley Atwell sat down with Total Film to give her thoughts on her character Peggy Carter. Atwell also spoke on why she thought Joe Johnston cast her, and about doing her own stunts.

On What Peggy Carter can do:

“She can do everything Captain America can do, but backwards and in high heels! You think, ‘She’s a soldier, why does she have these lips, nails and heels?’ But she’s still a 1940s woman. It’s a reflection of that time.”

On why she thinks she was cast as Peggy Carter:

“I think Joe [Johnston - director] cast me, because he wanted someone to bring a truth to her. I wouldn’t be sending her up all the time. I’d try to explore her as a woman struggling to make her mark.”

On firing a gun and doing her own stunts:

“I love firing a gun and the sense of responsibility that comes with it, you realize that holding one makes a lot of people walk away really quickly! I do all my own stunts… In fact when [the stuntwoman] comes on I’m like, ‘I’m really sorry, but can you go away, otherwise it feels like a waste, all this training just to look good in a uniform!’”

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15 Comments

marvel72 - 6/10/2011, 9:09 AM

hayley atwell & jamie alexander are definetly the two best cbm babes of 2011.

very nice.

imnotwearinghockeypants - 6/10/2011, 9:19 AM

"She can do everything Captain America can do." Right, that's why I want to see this movie, because Peggy Carter is in it. It should be called "America's First Lesbian: Peggy Carter". Blow.

TheDorkKnight - 6/10/2011, 9:21 AM

fires her own guns.. now that's sexy

TheLight - 6/10/2011, 9:32 AM

In my opinion, I could see her as Lara Croft. She certainly has the right "caliber" for the job.

forthesakeofnow - 6/10/2011, 9:33 AM

After all these interviews with male actors and directors, the most interesting thing that has been said about any of these summer movies is what she has said on her role in a mans film/mans world.

plus she is a very attractive woman.

SentinelofLiberty - 6/10/2011, 10:28 AM

I have a feeling Tea and Lee will be adding *something* to the conversation soon...

HelaGood - 6/10/2011, 11:06 AM

shes so hot!

SoftNumNums - 6/10/2011, 11:08 AM

The pillars of the earth! great series shes in that too. Thats when i first noticed her. Gorgeous!

Chewtoy - 6/10/2011, 11:16 AM

imnotwearinghockeypants: She's paraphrasing the famous phrase about Ginger Rogers deserving respect for having to do everything that Fred Astaire did, but backwards and in high heels.

C0nan - 6/10/2011, 12:54 PM

I don't think she has to train to look good in a uniform. She's a fox no matter what she's wearing.

JackBauer - 6/10/2011, 12:59 PM

Nice!

JackBauer - 6/10/2011, 1:33 PM

@ncreb - Chicks = hot. Guns = hot. Chicks + guns = SUPER HOT! :)

Rexgabe - 6/10/2011, 1:36 PM

PurpleHaze92 - 6/10/2011, 9:54 PM

She is just not hot...

PurpleHaze92 - 6/10/2011, 9:55 PM

The bitch from Cap i mean.... The other bitches are freggin Hott!!!

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