Chris Evans May Not Be Done With Captain America Yet, Says The Russo Brothers
Get this man a shield —Chris Evansmay not be totally done with Captain America. Though theAvengers: Infinity Waractor had confirmed that he was hanging up the star-spangled suit for good afterAvengers 4, directorsJoe and Anthony Russohint that this may not totally be the case.
Chris Evans caused a stir last month when heposted a tweetcelebrating the wrapping ofAvengers 4, with a message that read suspiciously like a goodbye to Captain America. “It was an emotional day to say the least,” Evans wrote. “Playing this role over the last 8 years has been an honor.”
Of course, Evans has been talking aboutretiring from Marvelfor months now, and hiscontractwith the company seemed to confirm as much. But Joe Russo suggested toUSA Todaythat this may not be the last time Evans and Captain America will be connected:
“I think it was more emotional for him than it was us because he’s not done yet. I won’t explain what that means but fans will soon understand what I’m talking about.”
No, we don’t understand! Evans is not signed up for any films pastAvengers 4, and much hoopla has been made about the a new era of theMCUafter the events ofAvengers: Infinity Warand the still-untitledAvengers 4. But perhaps Russo is hinting that while Evans will no longer play the role onscreen, he’ll still be involved in theCaptain Americaseries in some capacity? Like as a director, perhaps?
Hear me out. Evans has spoken about wanting to retire in front of the camera and shift gears to directing for years, recently making his directorial debut with 2014’sBefore We Go. He later backtracked from his claims of retiring from acting, but still seems to hold a flame for directing, which he hasn’t done sinceBefore We Go. Maybe Marvel wants to keep Evans associated with the company by giving him a big-budget project as his second directorial feature, taking the helm of the nextCaptain Americamovie with another actor playing the superhero. Crazier thingshave happened.
