British actress Alice Eve is the front-runner to play the female lead in the upcoming superhero flick The First Avenger: Captain America, says E! Online. Both Eve and fellow Hayley Atwell have both had a second screen test this week in London for the film.
Previously mentioned candidates Emily Blunt and Keira Knightley, are no longer in the running.
In the comics, Margaret Peggy Carter fought in the French Resistance during World War II who served alongside Captain America on several operations.
Whomever wins the role would join both Chris Evans as the title character and Sebastian Stan as his sidekick Bucky
The film goes into production this Summer with Joe Johnston calling action for release in July 2011.
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