Hayley Atwell to star in Captain America TV spin-off
Hayley Atwell is set to star in a new TV show based on Captain America.
The star, who played the superhero's love interest Peggy Carter in 2011 movie Captain America: The First Avenger, has been cast in a new series called Agent Carter, which is due to hit the small screen by the end of the year (14).
A source tells Britain's Daily Mirror newspaper, "This is a massive
deal for both Hayley and Marvel comic fans. It's Marvel's major
project of 2014, and it will be a big budget production. Hayley is
absolutely thrilled to have the opportunity and is incredibly
grateful to Marvel fans who have basically been campaigning for a
spin-off show for the past six months.
"It means moving to L.A. for six months but her friends and family
are all behind her, and this is a huge opportunity."
The show will reportedly document the events six months after the
finale of Captain America: The First Avenger, while a follow-up to
the first film, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, is due to hit
cinemas in April (14).
Agent Carter will follow in the footsteps of another Marvel Comics
spin-off show, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., which launched last year
(13).