Chris Evans Says He Is ‘Happily Retired’ From Marvel, Denies Report He’s Returning For Next ‘Avengers’ Movie

Chris Evans Says He Is ‘Happily Retired’ From Marvel, Denies Report He’s Returning For Next ‘Avengers’ Movie

Chris Evans is shutting down claims that he’s making a Marvel comeback.

In a recent Esquire profile on Anthony Mackie, Evans dismissed rumors about his supposed return as Captain America in the 2026 film Avengers: Doomsday:

”That’s not true. I’ve just stopped responding to it… Yeah, no — happily retired!”

Evans first suited up as Steve Rogers in 2011’s Captain America: The First Avenger and made his final appearance as the hero in 2019’s Avengers: Endgame. Though he has since moved on from the role, Evans did surprise fans with a cameo as Johnny Storm/Human Torch in Deadpool & Wolverine last year.

 

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Meanwhile, Mackie, who takes the lead in the upcoming Captain America: Brave New World, said Evans didn’t mention anything about a return when they spoke recently:

“I talked to Chris a few weeks ago and it wasn’t on the table then. I was like, ‘You know, they said they’re bringing everyone back for [Doomsday]. Are you coming back?’ He goes, ‘Oh, you know, I’m happily retired.’”

Fans can catch Mackie’s Captain America in Brave New World when it hits theaters on February 14.

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