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Judging by the fact that his character died, the role of Tony Stark is likely done for good, save for a short flashback in Black Widow or Spider-Man 3. Captain America’s future is less certain, as his character is still alive in the main Marvel continuity. That said, would Evans ever actually want to play Steve Rogers again?
During the latest episode of Variety’s Actors on Actors interview series, Evans sat down with friend and Marvel co-star Scarlett Johansson about their careers. When the subject of Captain America came up, Evans was very on the fence about a return.
“To Marvel? Wow. Everything clicks when I get up,” Evans began. “Recovery is not the same. You never say never. I love the character. I don’t know.”
“It’s not a hard no, but it’s not an eager yes either,” he continued. “There are other things that I’m working on right now. I think Cap had such a tricky act to stick the landing, and I think they did a really nice job letting him complete his journey. If you’re going to revisit it, it can’t be a cash grab. It can’t be just because the audience wants to be excited. What are we revealing? What are we adding to the story? A lot of things would have to come together. “It doesn’t feel, at this time, that would be a thing.”
Johansson said that she believed Steve’s finale was beautiful and cathartic, and Evans seemed to agree. If he were to come back, it would have to be in a way that didn’t ruin that ending.
“It’d be a shame to sour that,” he said of Steve’s ending. “I’m very protective of it. It was such a precious time, and jumping onto the movie was a terrifying prospect to me. I said no a bunch of times, and there’s a million and one ways it could have gone wrong. It almost feels like maybe we should let this one sit.”
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