Chris Evans will appear in 'Avengers: Doomsday' reportedly, marking the second major Marvel actor to return post-'Endgame' after Robert Downey Jr. was announced as Doctor Doom.
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Chris Evans reportedly making Marvel return in Avengers: Doomsday
It is not yet known whether Evans will reprise his role as Steve Rogers, Johnny Storm, or take on an altogether new character.
By
Ryan Coleman
Published on December 9, 2024 10:32PM EST
Chris Evans is planning an MCU homecoming.
The actor best known to
Marvel fans as Steve "Captain America" Rogers is apparently returning for the upcoming
Avengers: Doomsday,
The Wrap reports.
It is currently unknown if Evans will reprise his role as Rogers, his earlier pre-MCU role as Johnny Storm, also known as the Fantastic Four's Human Torch, or whether he'll appear in a brand new role.
Chris Evans in 2019.
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Reps for Evans and Marvel did not respond to
Entertainment Weekly's request for comment.
Evans' first big break was the original
Fantastic Four film, which, when released in 2005, transformed him from a rising star of teen sex comedies and independent dramas to a sought after heartthrob and box office asset.
He reprised his role as Johnny Storm two years later in
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer. Though he continued taking on parts in original, independent fare like Danny Boyle's
Sunshine and Rian Johnson's
Knives Out, he never quite shook that first case of comic adaptation fever.
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Evans appeared as Steve Rogers/Captain America for the first time in 2011. He's since starred in five additional Marvel films, and has made cameos in four others for the company.
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His character was deputized with the responsibility of returning the Infinity Stones to their past timelines at the end of
Avengers: Endgame, his last appearance as Steve Rogers. The character is supposed to return to the present, but decides to find his lost love Peggy Carter, and remain with her in the past.
Chris Evans in 'Avengers: Age of Ultron'.
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That means, assuming
Avengers: Doomsday takes place in the present, an octogenarian Captain America might not make the most sense as a vehicle for Evans' big return. The actor's recent cameo as Johnny Storm in
Deadpool & Wolverine may tip the odds of a reprisal in that character's favor, but
Stranger Things star
Joseph Quinn has already been
cast as the MCU's new Human Torch.
Watch Fantastic Four actors John Krasinski and Chris Evans team up for hilarious Late Show sketch
Avengers: Doomsday is slated for release on May 1, 2026.
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