Amid the grand action and superhero battles in the MCU, a love story piqued the fans’ interest. Now, demands for a solid answer to the lovers’ fate have emerged. Chris Evans’ Steve Rogers and Hayley Atwell’s Peggy Carter were first seen together in 2011’s Captain America: The First Avenger. Both were involved in the same program, Project Rebirth and eventually fell in love that would stretch over until Avengers: Endgame.
However, in 2016’s Captain America: Civil War, a scene showed Peggy Carter had grown old, with a family of her own. The scene transpired several theories on the father of Carter’s children, whether it was Captain America’s Super Soldiers kids after he time traveled to the past in Endgame to reunite with Peggy. While MCU hasn’t yet answered the fans’ queries yet, Hayley Atwell strived to light a kindle of hope with an encouraging revelation.
Hayley Atwell answers fan theory on Peggy Carter’s kids
After the lover duo met in The First Avenger, Captain America, and Peggy Carter’s story became a fan-favorite affair. Peggy was portrayed as a British agent and member of the Strategic Scientific Reserve. She was working on the Project Rebirth, aiming to create a Super Soldier by injecting the serum into Steve Rogers.
Peggy and Rogers were aware that their love story was to take a fateful turn, given Rogers’ expected death. In Endgame, after Chris Evans‘ Captain America replaces the infinity stones, he utilizes time travel to go back 40 years in the past and reunite with Peggy, the life he wanted to live. Hence, theories suggest that Rogers is the father of Peggy’s kids. In a recent interview, Hayley Atwell attempted to clarify with a thoughtful answer.
The British-American actress appeared on the Phase Zero podcast and said,
“I feel like it’s sort of, I know my cop-out answer is, ‘It’s whatever you want it to be.’ I think hopefully it’s… Well, here’s my answer; I hope one day we actually find out. I would love for the audiences to not be left guessing or hanging in suspense, but actually, all those questions to be resolved in a really satisfying way because that, I think the audiences deserve it.”
Without hinting at any official plans of the MCU, on how they might proceed with the story, Atwell claimed that the fans had the right to know what happened to the beautiful love affair. Furthermore, their affair was also chipped in Season 2 of What If…? Resulting in fresh insights into the couple’s children. While a definite answer remains, the 41-year-old actress even had ideas for Peggy’s kids.
Hayley Atwell rants about Steve Rogers and Peggy Carter’s children
Taking the theory a notch up, Atwell suggested how Carter’s Super Soldier kids would turn out to be. She said,
“They’re like venture capitalists or total techie nerds that are like, ‘You guys are annoying. I’m going to rebel and do something completely different.'”
In the comics, Captain America’s children have identities of their own, while in the MCU not much about them has been explored yet. Son, James Rogers, and daughter Sarah Rogers follow in their father’s footsteps, donning heroic abilities like him in the comic world. However, Peggy’s death in Civil War makes their love story quite complex in the cinematic universe. Fans are keen to see how the MCU might lead the plotline in future.
