Chris Evans‘ name was left off of Marvel’s Avengers: Doomsday cast list, and fans were really hoping he’d be returning as Captain America/Steve Rogers for the 2026 movie.
There are 27 Marvel stars who WILL be returning, so why isn’t Chris one of them? Well, he did previously explain why it would take a lot for him to be an “eager yes” to return.
Keep reading to find out more…
In 2019, Chris sat down with his Marvel co-star Scarlett Johansson and explained further.
He shared, “You never say never. I love the character. I don’t know […] It’s not a hard no, but it’s not an eager yes either. There are other things that I’m working on right now. I think Cap[tain America] had such a tricky act to stick the landing, and I think they did a really nice job letting him complete his journey. If you’re going to revisit it, it can’t be a cash grab. It can’t be just because the audience wants to be excited. What are we revealing? What are we adding to the story? A lot of things would have to come together.”
Scarlett then said, “It was such a beautiful cathartic ending, and I loved that for Steve. I think he deserved that. It was all his happiness.”
“It’d be a shame to sour that. I’m very protective of it. It was such a precious time, and jumping onto the movie was a terrifying prospect to me. I said no a bunch of times, and there’s a million and one ways it could have gone wrong. It almost feels like maybe we should let this one sit,” Chris added.
