Chris Evans Says ‘No One’s Spoken to Me’ About Returning as Captain America for Future Marvel Movies

If Chris Evans is returning to the big screen as Captain America, he doesn’t know much about it.

“I always see these reports,” the actor continued View On Monday when asked about the rumors that he will be rejoining the Marvel Cinematic Universe. “And that’s news to me.”

Evans, 42, said that “every few months someone says they’re getting it [Robert Downey Jr.]and [Chris] Hemsworth and Scarlett [Johansson], and they all come back.” But, he added, “Nobody talked to me about it.”

The actor played Steve Rogers/Captain America, a key member of the Avengers team, in 11 films since 2011. Captain America: The First Avenger until 2019 Avengers: Endgame. In the latter film, the character disappeared during time travel, signaling the end of Evans’ MCU series.

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Hayley Atwell and Chris Evans in “Captain America: The First Avenger.”

Rumors of returning Johansson as Black Widow or Downey Jr. as Iron Man — characters killed off during the event Game over — have been swirling ever since Diversity reported earlier this month that there were talks about bringing them back.

“Look, I would never say never,” Evans said View co-hosts Whoopi Goldberg, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin and Ana Navarro potentially reprising his most famous role. “But I really – I’m very protective. It’s a very precious role for me, so it would have to be just right.”

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Chris Evans on “The View.”

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In an interview with GQ released in September, Evans reiterated his “never say never” attitude.

“It was such a wonderful experience,” he said of his time in the MCU. “It’s something I’m very proud of… And I wouldn’t want an eye sore if it seemed like a cash grab or if it didn’t live up to expectations or if it just seemed unrelated to that original thing. So there’s no time.”

During the Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo in April, Evans said he’s “sure” there are more Steve Rogers stories to tell.

But, Wrap reports that he added at the time, “I just don’t want to mess it up in any way, and I was a part of something that was so special in that special time period and in a way it really worked out so well… As much as being associated with that role and I like to tell those stories and work with those people, right now it’s not very good for me.”

Chris Evans 2023.

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Johansson, who was last seen as Black Widow in the 2021 sequel, said it would “be a miracle” if her character returned when asked about the rumors of Today show.

“It would be a miracle,” Johansson, 39, told Savannah Guthrie. “But who knows?”

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Evans starred in this year’s films Witty and Pain Hustlersas well as an animated series Scott Pilgrim takes off. The next one will appear Red opposite Dwayne Johnson.

On September 9, Evans got married A warrior nun star of Alba Baptista in a private ceremony at an estate in his native Massachusetts.

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