Chris Evans Will Return To The MCU In 'Avengers: Doomsday'
TheWrap- Chris Evans is returning to the Marvel Cinematic Universe as part of the cast for “Avengers: Doomsday,” the highly anticipated sequel that will also star Robert Downey Jr. as Doctor Doom, The Wrap has learned exclusively. Evans will be involved in some capacity, but the extent and exact nature of his role is unknown.
After sunsetting his Steve Rogers character in 2019’s “Avengers: Endgame,” Evans recently made a brief MCU return in this summer’s “Deadpool and Wolverine,” but as his character Johnny Storm from Fox’s “Fantastic Four” movies, not as Captain America.
The Russo Brothers, who directed both Evans and Downey Jr. in “Captain America: Civil War,” “Avengers: Infinity War” and “Avengers: Endgame,” are returning to direct “Avengers: Doomsday” and its direct sequel “Avengers: Secret Wars.”
LET'S GOOOOOOOOO! WE ARE SO BACK!!!
To be completely honest, Chris Evans returning for the 'Secret Wars' saga was totally expected in my mind, but seeing this confirmation just makes it feel real and has me extremely excited for the potential it holds. I mean, I'm sure the haters and losers (of which there are many) will claim this is a desperate move by Marvel to try to turn the clock back - just as they said about the return of Robert Downey Jr - but leaving 'Endgame', any Marvel fan coulda told you they'd both be back for Secret Wars….and who doesn't wanna see them opposite each other one last time?!
It's not even like it'll come totally outta nowhere, as this entire phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe has practically all been about multiversal variants and different versions of the characters we think we know. Evans just reprised the role of Johnny Storm for heaven's sake! If Robert Downey Jr's somehow back as Doctor Doom, I'd sure as hell HOPE the Avengers found a way to get in touch with Steve Rogers - no matter how old he is.
He's the guy who probably knows Tony and how to fight him more than any other person in the universe, and hell - 'Endgame' introduced a machine that sends time through a person….de-age that sucker and prime Cap is back in an instant! I think they'll either do something like that OR show us that maybe his journey to put the Infinity Stones back was a bit more treacherous than we'd imagined? Maybe he got into some hijnks that set off the events of the next phase?! Either way - I'm stoked.
It woulda been awesome to go into the movie NOT knowing this information, and then he appears just like he did in 'Deadpool & Wolverine' - but with it leaking this early I'm gonna go ahead and assume his role is much larger than a cameo this time around.
'Doomsday' and 'Secret Wars' are supposed to be absolutely insane event movies that cap off this phase of Marvel content and send us into the Mutant Era, and I honestly think they're gonna pull off the upset and surprise everybody with the landing yet again. Hopefully they don't make me eat those words in a few years.