While the studio desperately tries to avoid politics, the stars of the upcoming 'Captain America' movie and 'Spider-Man' TV show are making waves for just barely slipping off message.
Marvel's former Captain America is the latest Avenger to deny any further return to the franchise, seemingly an obligatory claim at this point.
RB/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images Chris Evans has no intention of donning his Captain America shield any time soon. In a recent interview with Esquire, the actor said that the reports that surfaced back in D
Evans returned to the MCU briefly in Deadpool and Wolverine, but as Johnny Storm, AKA the Human Torch. He hasn't played Captain America since giving up his shield in 2019's Avengers: Endgame. Anthony Mackie's Sam Wilson took over, embracing the mantle in 2021's The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.
Chris Evans seemingly contradicted reports that he would return as Steve Rogers, a.k.a. Captain America, in the next 'Avengers' movie, saying about the casting rumors, 'That’s not true, though. This always happens.
"That's not true, though. This always happens. I mean, it happens every couple of years -- ever since Endgame. I've just stopped responding to it," Evans said about rumours of his possible return on MCU.
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Chris Evans has ended rumors about his return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, confirming that he is done playing Captain America. Addressing speculation, Evans stated he is 'happily retired.' Despite other notable returns in the MCU,
The Wrap reported that Chris Evans had accepted The World’s Most Predictable Job Offer, i.e., a return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, where everybody likes him, and nobody makes him hack computers to stop snow witches from murdering Santa Claus or whatever.
Chris Evans is not returning to the Marvel Universe, as the former “Captian America” star says he is “happily retired” from the role. In a recent Esquire profile on the newly hired Captain America, actor Anthony Mackie clarified a Deadline article that said Evans would return in the upcoming 2026 film “Avengers Doomsday.”