No one sticks in my head, but I had lots of really strong teachers in my comprehensive secondary school in London, who were all women. Clay in your own life that helped you overcome any doubt about your own talent? Clay, is the first person to really recognize the writing talent of the lead character, Javed (Viveik Kalra), as well as the circumstances he’s dealing with at home. I wouldn’t necessarily be able to distinguish many of his lesser known ones, but I’m aware of his big hits. They’re part of the wiring in my brain of musical knowledge. Hearing his music during the filming, of course, I knew all his songs already. I came to Springsteen’s music through his song “Streets of Philadelphia.” He was mostly before my time, but as a huge Tom Hanks fan, it wasn’t until Philadelphia, which Bruce won an Oscar for, that I found out a little more about his music. While it’s an unimaginative first question, were you a Springsteen fan before this film? In a conversation with The Hollywood Reporter, Atwell discusses her inspirations for Blinded by the Light and weighs in on Marvel’s animated What If? series, which will see her reprise her role as Peggy Carter. Clay, an encouraging teacher to Javed (Viveik Kalra). I thought it was very endearing, innocent and wholesome in the way that it keeps those characters in their time,” Atwell tells The Hollywood Reporter.Ītwell is back in theaters this weekend with Blinded by the Light, a film from Bend It Like Beckham director Gurinder Chadha, which tells the true story of a British-Pakistani kid who becomes enamored with the music of Bruce Springsteen. “I thought it was a fitting end to a story that has affected so many people. After playing Peggy Carter through five movies and two seasons of television on ABC’s Agent Carter, Endgame could be Atwell’s final turn as Peggy in live action. She received a call a few weeks earlier and was informed that the moment might end the decade-plus story Marvel Studios had been building towards since 2008. The scene is also among the most dissected moments of Endgame, with fans (and even the filmmakers) split on what it all means.įor Atwell, it was just one afternoon shot in secret in 2017. The final moment of Avengers: Endgameshows Peggy Carter ( Hayley Atwell) and Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) finally having that dance after Captain America travels back in time and decides to live out his life with his first love.
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In 2020, Atwell began hosting the podcast series True Spies, which aims to give an insight into the world of espionage by asking listeners what they would do in real-life spy situations.It was the end of an 11-year saga. On the stage, Atwell has received Laurence Olivier Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress, for her role in A View from the Bridge (2010), and for Best Actress, for her leading performances in The Pride (2013) and Rosmersholm (2020). She also had roles in the war drama Testament of Youth (2014), the romantic fantasy Cinderella (2015), and the fantasy comedy-drama Christopher Robin (2018). Atwell rose to international prominence with her portrayal of Peggy Carter in the superhero film Captain America: The First Avenger (2011), a role she reprised in the action-adventure series Agent Carter (2015–2016), the animated series What If.? (2021), and the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Ant-Man (2015), and Avengers: Endgame (2019). Her leading performance in the miniseries The Pillars of the Earth (2010) earned her a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Miniseries or Television Film. She subsequently appeared in multiple West End productions and on television, and was recognised for her breakthrough role as Lady Elizabeth Foster in The Duchess (2008), for which she was nominated for a British Independent Film Award for Best Supporting Actress. Born and raised in London, Atwell studied acting at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, and made her stage debut in the 2005 play Prometheus Bound. Hayley Elizabeth Atwell is a British and American actress.