After showing in Deadpool & Wolverine, Chris Evans is dipping again into the Marvel Cinematic Universe as soon as once more for Avengers: Doomsday, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
Evans’ longtime collaborators the Russo brothers — who directed Evans in 4 movies — are directing, with Robert Downey Jr. taking part in Doctor Doom. The movie has a launch date of May 1, 2026.
The actor performed Johnny Storm/The Human Torch in Deadpool & Wolverine, reprising his position from a pair of Fantastic Four motion pictures made by Fox within the 2000s. But he was finest recognized for taking part in Steve Rogers/Captain America within the MCU, the place he was a cornerstone of the universe.
It is unclear in what capability Evans would return or what position he would play — Storm or Rogers? — as the brand new Marvel function challenge as soon as once more offers with a number of timelines and universes and is predicted to reunite many actors from the earlier movies in addition to present ones (i.e. Fantastic Four).
Rogers retired from the position of Captain America with 2019’s Avengers: Endgame, which ended with Steve Rogers touring to the previous to spend his life together with his love, Peggy Carter (Hailey Atwell). Rogers lived many years in anonymity, returning to the current to go on the Captain America defend to buddy Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie).
He originated the position with Captain America: The First Avenger (2011), and likewise appeared in The Avengers (2012), Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Captain America: Civil War (2016) Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and Endgame. He had cameos in Thor: The Dark World (2013) and Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017).
In 2023, he instructed GQ he was open to a return, if it felt proper. Said the actor: “I wouldn’t need the black eye if it felt like a money seize or if it didn’t stay as much as expectations or if it simply felt prefer it wasn’t linked to that authentic factor.”
Evans was first forged in March 2010 after turning down the position a number of occasions and beating out actors corresponding to John Krasinski, Garrett Hedlund, Michael Cassidy, Patrick Flueger, Scott Porter, Wilson Bethel, Mike Vogel and Chace Crawford.
On his final day of filming Endgame in 2018, Evans shared a message of gratitude, tweeting, “It was an emotional day to say the least. Playing this position over the past 8 years has been an honor. To everybody in entrance of the digicam, behind the digicam, and within the viewers, thanks for the recollections! Eternally grateful.”
