It seems like Hayley Atwell just can’t seem to get away from the spy game. Perhaps best known for taking on the role of S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Peggy Carter in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the actress has now entered another major motion picture spy franchise,Mission: Impossible with her entrance to the franchise coming in the still filming seventh movie, which had itsrelease date delayed earlier today.
Now, it seems, the British actress has finished filming her part in the film. In a recent Instagram post, director Christopher McQuarrie indicated thatHayley Atwellhas completed filming onMission: Impossible 7.
“Grace Under Fire. Safe Travels Ms. Atwell. And good luck… #MI7MI8.”
It is interesting to note the use of the hashtag #MI7MI8. There is speculation as to whether this means that filming for the eighth movie has also occurred, but it is not the first time he has used this hashtag with regards to Atwell’s participation in theMission: Impossible series.
Mission: Impossible 7will see the return of Tom Cruise as well as Ving Rhames, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson, and Vanessa Kirby. In addition to Atwell, Marvel’s Pom Klementieff will also be making her franchise debut. Earlier this year,it was announced that Rob Delaney (Deadpool 2), Charles Parnell (Top Gun:Maverick), Indira Varma (Game of Thrones), and Mark Gatiss (Sherlock), would be joining the cast. Henry Czerny, who played Kittridge in the firstMission: Impossible, will be making his first franchise appearance since 1996.
Although Atwell’s character inMission: Impossible 7 is unknown at this point, the glimpses we have seen do seem to indicate that she is, at the very least, working alongsideTom Cruise’s Ethan Hunt. Although as they say, appearances may be deceiving. McQuarrie has described Atwell’s character as a “destructive force of nature.”
Atwell had a moderately successful career in Britain prior to her big break with Marvel, up to and including an appearance in the hit showDoctor Who as part of the Paul McGann animated adventures after theDoctor Who movie in 2007, but it was her casting asPeggy CarterforCaptain America: The First Avenger that cemented her as a star. She continued to star as the founder of SHIELD in five more MCU films as well as reprising her role inMarvel’s Agents of SHIELD,Marvel’s Agent Carter and most recently supplying the voice for Captain Peggy Carter inMarvel’s What If…?
Atwell’s popularity from her role as Peggy Carter has increased interest in her role inMission:Impossible 7 and the mysterious nature of her character will no doubt make that interest grow even more.
