Chris Evans says ‘yeah, maybe’ to Captain America return

Chris Evans hasn’t shut the door on his potential Marvel return.

In a new interview with GQ, the Captain America actor said he would consider playing the Marvel character again, despite departing the Avengers franchise in “Avengers: Endgame.”

“Yeah, maybe,” Evans said about the possibility of portraying America’s ass once more. “I’ll never say never, just because it was such a wonderful experience. But I’m also very precious with it. It’s something that I am very proud of. And like I said, sometimes I can’t believe it even happened.”

Despite his interest, however, Evans said fans shouldn’t expect to see him as Captain America in the near future. “I wouldn’t want the black eye if it felt like a cash grab or if it didn’t live up to expectations or if it just felt like it wasn’t connected to that original thing. So, no time soon,” he added. “And ultimately I really hope to just maybe act a little bit less in my life. I have a lot of other interests. Look, by no means have I climbed any sort of a mountain in this field. I have no Oscars and I’m not lumped with other names that are at the top of the mountain in any way. But I also feel very satisfied.”

Evans first played Captain America in 2011’s “Captain America: The First Avenger,” and later starred as the character in two “Captain America” sequels as well as multiple “Avengers” films. Like Robert Downey Jr., Evans last played the character in 2019’s “Avengers: Endgame,” a high-water mark for Marvel and the brand’s cinematic universe.

In speaking with GQ, Evans also addressed comments made by Quentin Tarantino last year. On a podcast, Tarantino stipulated that Marvel’s characters are the real stars of the franchise, not the actors who portray those figures onscreen. 

“Part of the Marvel-ization of Hollywood is…you have all these actors who have become famous playing these characters,” Tarantino said. “But they’re not movie stars. Right? Captain America is the star. Or Thor is the star. I mean, I’m not the first person to say that. I think that’s been said a zillion times…but it’s like, you know, it’s these franchise characters that become a star.”

Evans said he agreed with Tarantino. “I was like, you know, he’s right. The character is the star. You’re there, but you don’t feel the burden of it,” Evans said to the legacy publication. The outlet, however, got Marvel boss Kevin Feige to politely disagree with Tarantino and Evans. 

“I think it’s something [Evans] was telling himself, and I think it’s something many of the Avengers, including Robert, would tell themselves, which actually was very helpful to the process. But in certain cases, including Chris’s, it’s not entirely true,” Feige said. 

Evans will next be seen in the Netflix film “Pain Hustlers,” out in October.

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