Chris Evans has finally addressed his absence fromAvengers: Doomsday, and theMarvel Cinematic Universestar has an emotional response to it. Evans has become synonymous with the MCU, turning into one of the faces of the franchise alongside Robert Downey Jr.’s Iron Man. However, while his Marvel co-star will leadAvengers: Doomsday’s castas Doctor Doom, Evans has claimed in the past that he is not in the Avengers film and that his time as Steve Rogers has come to an end. Now that filming for the MCU’snext Avengers moviehas begun, Evans has addressed his absence.
Speaking withScreenRant’s Liam Crowley about his new movie,Materialists, in which he stars withMadame Web’s Dakota Johnson and fellow MCU star Pedro Pascal,Chris Evans opened up about how he feels over not being inAvengers: Doomsday. According to the actor, there is a sadness related to his absence, as it means Evans will not be part of the story his Captain America franchise directors, the Russo Brothers, are crafting with Downey and the rest of the cast for theupcoming MCU movie. Check out the full quote below:
ScreenRant: Chris, what’s the over under on how many times you’ve been asked about Steve Rogers today?
Chris Evans: You know what? It hasn’t really happened. You might be the first.
ScreenRant: I know you’re not going to confirm or deny anything with Avengers related, but I will ask now that Downey and The Russos are coming back, as friends outside of as colleagues, have you talked to them since they signed the dotted line?
Chris Evans: Yeah, I talk to them all the time. It’s where Pedro is right now. I mean, it’s sad to be away. It’s sad to not be back with the band, but I’m sure they’re doing something incredible, and I’m sure it’s going to be that much harder when it comes out and you feel like you weren’t invited to the party.
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While Marvel never officially made any comments regarding Chris Evans returning for the MCU’s upcoming Avengers movies, a few reports in the past year claimed the actor would be back for at leastAvengers: Doomsday.Evans was said to appear alongside Peggy Carter actress Hayley Atwell,but both stars never confirmed there was any truth to the reports. Based on Evans' newAvengers: Doomsdaycomments, it seems like the Captain America star is truly not in the MCU movie, no matter what is being said about him.
There seems to be a sadness to his absence, despite Evans being adamant in recent years that he was done with Captain America. According to the actor, he talks to the Russos, Downey, and other MCU stars “all the time.” Evans believes hisAvengers: Doomsdayabsence will truly hit him when the movie comes out, and he sees how great it is and how he is not in it. Given howEvans recently came back to the MCU in Deadpool & Wolverine, hisAvengers: Doomsdayabsence is quite a surprising move.
Our Take On Chris Evans' Avengers: Doomsday Comments
After Robert Downey Jr. got cast as Doctor Doom and Chris Evans returned to the MCU as Johnny Storm inDeadpool & Wolverine,I fully expected the Captain America actor to be back forAvengers: Doomsday. Due to that, I’m disappointed that Evans' new comments make it seem like it is not going to happen.
Materialistshits theaters on June 13.
The actor sounds genuinely excited about the movie and bittersweet about the fact that he will not be inAvengers: Doomsday. I hope Marvel and Evans find a way to bring him back forAvengers: Secret Wars, at least, reuniting Downey and Evans onscreen.
