▁code ▁breaking ▁since ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁Carter ▁repr ises ▁her ▁role ▁from ▁Captain ▁America : ▁The ▁First ▁Aven ger . ▁On ▁the ▁character ▁st arring ▁in ▁her ▁own ▁short ▁film , ▁director ▁Louis ▁D ' Esp os ito ▁said ▁that ▁Marvel ▁always ▁wanted ▁to ▁do ▁a ▁Peg gy ▁Carter ▁short ▁since ▁the ▁character ▁" was ▁a ▁fan - f avor ite ▁and ▁a ▁Marvel ▁Studios ▁favorite ". ▁D ' Esp os ito ▁enjoyed ▁the ▁moment ▁when ▁Carter ▁uses ▁her ▁compact ▁to ▁view ▁the ▁bad ▁gu y , ▁which ▁was ▁ad ▁li bb ed ▁during ▁film ing , ▁because ▁" that ' s ▁the ▁ess ence ▁of ▁what ▁she ' s ▁about ▁and ▁what ▁the ▁film ' s ▁about . ▁Not ▁only ▁is ▁she — es pecially ▁in ▁that ▁time — a ▁woman ▁in ▁a ▁man ' s ▁world , ▁she ▁still ▁maintain s ▁her ▁femin inity ". ▁ ▁Brad ley ▁Whit ford ▁as ▁John ▁F lyn n : ▁Carter ' s ▁SS R ▁b oss . ▁ ▁Domin ic ▁Cooper ▁as ▁Howard ▁St ark : ▁The ▁co - head ▁and ▁- found er ▁of ▁S . H . I . E . L . D ., ▁Cooper ▁repr ises ▁his ▁role ▁from ▁Captain ▁America : ▁The ▁First ▁Aven ger . ▁In ▁the ▁short , ▁as ▁an ▁e aster ▁egg , ▁St ark ▁is ▁seen ▁we aring ▁the ▁same ▁ro be ▁that ▁his ▁son ▁Tony ▁we ars ▁in ▁Iron ▁Man ▁ 2 . ▁ ▁Ne al ▁Mc Don ough ▁repr