Hayley Atwell to Lead a Pseudo ’10 Things I Hate About You’ Sequel

Though she had plenty of recognizable work before her turn in Captain America: The First Avenger, the comic book film gave actress Hayley Atwell a whole new world of opportunities in action films (she’ll be seen in The Sweeney later this year across the pond). Of course, she still has a pretty face perfect for romance and the like, so it’s not surprising that she’s taking on a less action-packed role for a new project. What is surprising though is that Variety says Atwell’s new gig is 10 Things I Hate About Life, a pseudo sequel to the seminal 1999 teen comedy 10 Things I Hate About You, truly a nostalgic favorite of mine. Variety reports Gil Junger, who wrote and directed 10 Things I Hate About You, a contemporary loose adaptation of Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew with Larisa Oleynik, Julia Stiles, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and the late Heath Ledger, …