Chris Evans Breaks His Silence On Steve Rogers' Return In Avengers: Doomsday

Apr 17, 2026 - 07:30

0 1

Chris Evans Breaks His Silence On Steve Rogers' Return In Avengers: Doomsday

Chris Evans' Captain America looking shocked in Captain America Civil War

Published Apr 16, 2026, 9:06 PM EDT

Andy Behbakht has worked as an entertainment journalist since 2010, covering all the latest in Hollywood on both the big and small screens, from staying on top of the biggest breaking news, analyzing movies and television shows in Hollywood, to in-depth interviews with actors and storytellers.

Andy's career includes having worked for publications such as FanSided, KSiteTV, TV Fanatic, It's Just Movies, Heroic Hollywood, TV Overmind, and more. Outside of his career as an established reporter, Andy is the host and producer of The Showrunner Whisperer, The Flash Podcast, the editor-in-chief of Multiverse of Color, and the network director of DC TV Podcasts.

The First Avenger is finally opening up about his return in Avengers: Doomsday.

Following the reveal in December 2025 through one of the first Avengers: Doomsday teasers that Steve would be back in the film, Evans said at CinemaCon, “I said I would only come back if there was a real reason, and in Doomsday, there's a very real reason why these heroes need Steve Rogers.” The MCU veteran also had a quippy response about Downey Jr.'s Doctor Doom, saying, “I don't like him." In the Avengers: Doomsday trailer that was shown at CinemaCon, Steve ends up reunited with Thor.

Reports about Evans' return in Avengers: Doomsday first emerged all the way back in December 2024, long before the Phase 6 installment had started principal photography. However, the actor continued to deny that he had any involvement with the ensemble film, saying in an interview in January 2025, "That’s not true, though. This always happens. I mean, it happens every couple years—ever since Endgame. I’ve just stopped responding to it... Yeah, no—happily retired!"

The actor continued to deny it when speaking to ScreenRant's own Liam Crowley, stating, "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." But as many MCU audience members are used to by now, actors are constantly having to lie if they are involved with a Marvel Studios project before the higher-ups are ready to make it official.

With Evans back in the MCU timeline, one of the big aspects of his return in Avengers: Doomsday is how it was confirmed that he and Peggy Carter ended up having a son. While she wasn't seen in the December 2025 teaser, Hayley Atwell is reportedly also back in the film, as it was first reported by Deadline in December 2024.

The Avengers: Doomsday cast will see crossovers between the iconic team, as well as The Fantastic Four, and Fox's X-Men. It's unclear at this point whether Evans is set to have any involvement with Avengers: Secret Wars, which will be the final film for Phase 6 and The Multiverse Saga, as production is set to start this summer.

Marvel Studios' Avengers: Doomsday is officially slated to open on December 18.