After close to a decade of playing Steve Rogers/Captain America in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Chris Evans was able to give the character a touching departure in Avengers: Endgame. However, a rumour surfaced earlier this year from Deadline that claimed that Evans was in early talks to reprise the role for at least one upcoming MCU movie.
Chris Evans quickly took to Twitter shortly after the rumour broke to say "News to me," but some felt as though the actor was simply playing coy; After all, this wouldn't be the first time that a Marvel actor has had a little fun with rumours. While speaking with Entertainment Weekly recently, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige weighed in on the rumour.
I rarely answer no to anything anymore because things are always surprising me with what happens, but that rumor, I think, was dispelled rather quickly by the man himself.
Not to be that guy, but you'll notice that Kevin Feige didn't actually say no. Am I reading too much into it? Probably. Marvel Studios has certainly become known for their extreme secrecy, so despite the denials, I've learned to take everything with a grain of salt. Sebastian Stan, who plays Steve Rogers' BFF Bucky Barnes, also isn't about to rule anything out regarding Evans' possible return. "Anything is possible, right?" Stan said. "I saw he tweeted something about it. So, I don't know. I feel like usually he knows what to say in those things, so I didn't know what to make of it. And I truly don't have any intel on that. I feel like you can't ever think of the words 'Captain America' without thinking about Chris Evans. He's done such an amazing job with it, and I feel like he's always going to have this presence. And he has a presence in our show."
The Falcon and the Winter Solider will debut on Disney+ on March 19th.