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Esquire spoke to Anthony Mackie and Chris Evans for a feature on Captain America: Brave New World. When asked about reports of appearing in Avengers: Doomsday, Evans was quick to contradict those claims. “That’s not true, though,” Evans said. “This always happens. I mean, it happens every couple years—ever since [Avengers]: Endgame. I’ve just stopped responding to it.” Evans then gave the same response that he previously shared with Anthony Mackie when he inquired: “Yeah, no—happily retired!”
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Mackie also spoke about the reports linking Chris Evans to Avengers: Doomsday. “I didn’t know!” Mackie said with a laugh. “I talked to Chris a few weeks ago and it wasn’t on the table then. At least, he didn’t tell me it was on the table, because I asked him. I was like, ‘You know, they said they’re bringing everyone back for the movie. Are you coming back?’ ”
The Captain America: Brave New World star then did an impression of Evans, “He goes, ‘Oh, you know, I’m happily retired.’ ” He continued, “I learned that right there. My manager showed me. He’s like, ‘Oh, so I guess Chris is coming back.’ That’s all I know. I haven’t seen a script.”
One actor who has confirmed they are appearing in Avengers: Doomsday is Benedict Cumberbatch. The Doctor Strange star previously said he was being cut from Avengers: Doomsday, but that he had a larger role in its sequel, Avengers: Endgame. Apparently, that has changed, because now Cumberbatch confirms he was mistaken and will, in fact, return as Doctor Strange in Avengers: Doomsday.
I got that wrong. I am in the next one,” Cumberbatch told Business Insider. However, he qualified his statement by adding: “Don’t ever believe anything I say.”
Avengers: Doomsday will arrive in theaters on May 1, 2026.
