Taking a major franchise off your schedule certainly leaves a lot more room for other projects, including, as the NYT noted, Evans' current role as a creepy security guard in the stage drama Lobby Hero.īut for fans already mourning the loss of the noble Avenger, hope isn't completely lost.
“You want to get off the train before they push you off,” he said, and combined with his Rolling Stone interview emphasis on disliking press junkets and wanting to expand his repertoire, the move makes a ton of sense. The internet's been abuzz over Evans' recent New York Times interview, where the actor explained why he's stepping back from the role he made famous. "They said they had so many other characters to fit in.and couldn’t get them all into one movie.” "I had six films in my Marvel contract, so I could have said after the third Avengers I was done, but they wanted to make the third and fourth Avengers films as a two-parter," h explained. Speaking to The Telegraph, Evans gave a very Captain America reason for the extension - loyalty and a sense of honor. Considering his attitude on the issue, it came as a surprise to many fans when Evans extended his contract to include two more films.Įvans signed on not only for Infinity War, but also and most importantly for the as-yet-untitled Avengers sequel that's going to follow it. The actor already seemed burned out by Hollywood and the Captain America franchise in particular saying, "Since 2010, I've never gone more than a year without putting that f**kin' thing on," referring to Captain America's suit.
Why would a second fiddle get three movies more than the leading man, unless Marvel execs were planning ahead for Evans leaving and paving the way for Stan to step up in his place?Įvans himself expressed reluctance about returning to the role back in 2016, when he told Rolling Stonethat Civil War was definitively "the last installment of Captain America". But is that really the case, or will the beloved actor pick up the shield for a few more movies?Īstute observers have been curious what Evans' plan was since way back in 2014, when i09 noted that his six-film contract was trumped by Bucky Barnes actor Sebastian Stan confirming a nine-movie deal.
Captain America's been the moral compass of the Marvel Universe for over five films, but with rumors swirling and contracts ending, it's possible that Chris Evans is done playing Captain America after Avengers 4.