Don't count on seeing Chris Evans back in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Chris Rogers. In a series of Captain America movies and the Avengers films, Evans had shined as the patriotic superhero, but his story seemed to come to an end with the conclusion of Endgame. The follow-up series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier has since established Anthony Mackie's Sam Wilson as the new Captain America, wielder of the shield.
But some fans have not given up on seeing more from Evans in that role. There have been rumors that he will be coming back for another Captain America movie, though Evans has denied this to be the case. In a new interview for Disney's D23 podcast (via ComicBook.com), Evans says this is virtually impossible as the Captain America role is not even his anymore. The actor admits that the possibility of bringing back Steve Rogers is still there, but he wouldn't be interested unless things were near perfect, and he doesn't really see that happening.
"No, I don't think so. I mean it was a really unbelievable ride and the character's just so dear to me and I'm just so precious with it. To return to the role, I mean the truth is, the role isn't even mine anymore. The role is Anthony Mackie's. So, you know, even if there was a different incarnation, not as Captain America, but you know for Steve Rogers, even that would feel… I'd be very cautious, just because I love that chapter of my life professionally, personally. I love what those movies accomplished and to revisit it and potentially have some weird extension to that legacy would be upsetting if it didn't land. So it would require a near-perfect recipe and it may just not be in the cards."
Anthony Mackie is the New Captain America
Captain America 4 will bring something new to the movie series with Anthony Mackie as the lead star. Previously, Marvel producer Nate Moore compared the story of the film to Rocky, as Sam Wilson comes into this role as an underdog who doesn't have superpowers in the way other superheroes do. Per ComicBook.com:
"I think, he's not Steve Rogers and I think that's a good thing. Because to me, this new Cap is Rocky. He's going to be the underdog in any situation. He's not a Super Soldier. He's not a hundred years old. He doesn't have the Avengers. What happens with this guy who announces publicly kind of, without the support, 'I'm the new Captain America.' What happens next? I think is fascinating because he's a guy. He's a guy with wings and a shield, but he is a guy."
Moore also teased that Sam Wilson will have to earn the Captain America moniker in the new movie.
"So, we're going to put him through the wringer and make him earn it, and see what happens when he is outweighed, outclassed, out-everything. What makes somebody Captain America? I'm going to argue it's not being a Super Soldier. And I think we're going to prove that with Mackie and Sam Wilson."