Hayley Atwell calls Agent Carter death a complete disservice
Hayley Atwell called Captain Carter’s death in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness a “complete disservice” to the character, saying she was “frisbeed to death” in a tiny scene and that her on-set suggestions for a better send-off were rejected. Speaking at London’s For the Love of Fantasy & Sci-Fi convention, the MCU veteran was blunt about the 2022 cameo.
Key Takeaways
- Hayley Atwell said Captain Carter was “frisbeed to death” in a brief Multiverse of Madness scene.
- She asked to tweak the moment on set but was told “Sure, but no.”
- She branded the fate a “bum steer” and “complete disservice” to Peggy Carter.
- Atwell is expected back as Carter in Avengers: Doomsday later this year.
- She still hopes Marvel will give Captain Carter more to do in that guise.
What did Hayley Atwell say about Agent Carter’s death?
At the convention, Hayley Atwell told fans she was “so disappointed with how they positioned her and what happened to her in that scene.” Captain Carter — an alternate Peggy who appeared as a Captain America variant — was apparently killed by Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen) with her own shield.
“It’s so small, and she gets frisbeed to death,” Atwell said, per Deadline. She added that she tried to intervene while filming: “I tried on set to kind of go, ‘Can I just add? Can I just suggest?’ And they were like, ‘Sure, but no.’”
“I felt that was like a bum steer and a complete disservice to the character,” she concluded. For more odd Hollywood and pop-culture fallout, browse our Bizarre News & Florida Man hub.
Why does the Multiverse of Madness scene still sting?
Carter has been an MCU fixture since 2011’s Captain America: The First Avenger and later headlined her own series. Seeing that legacy end in a quick shield throw felt, to Atwell, like the character was denied a meaningful beat.
It is not a new complaint. In 2023 she told the Happy Sad Confused podcast that Carter’s “I could do this all day” line was undercut when she was “immediately cut in half by a frisbee,” leaving audiences with the joke that she clearly could not.
Will Hayley Atwell return as Captain Carter?
Yes — at least in some form. Atwell is expected to return as Carter in Avengers: Doomsday later this year. She said the Captain Carter guise was “fun” and teased hope for more: “I hope maybe one day in the future they’ll give her more in that capacity.”
Earlier in the same convention chat, she revealed she uses Peggy’s line “I know my value” in Marvel contract talks, saying she has to embody those words if she delivers them with conviction.
Bottom line for fans: Hayley Atwell still loves the role, still wants bigger Captain Carter moments, and still thinks that Multiverse of Madness send-off sold Peggy short.