Chris Evans says he would rather make his MCU return as Johnny Storm than Captain America

Evans played Johnny Storm in 2005's miserably reviewed Fantastic Four film, and reprised the role in a 2007 sequel, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer. Both films were released long before the MCU settled into its groove with 2011's Captain America: The First Avenger and 2012's The Avengers.

Avengers: Endgame, the 2019 finale to the Avengers saga, left the stalwart Captain (spoiler alert) presumably dead, with Steve Wilson/The Falcon (played by Anthony Mackie) entrusted with the red, white, and blue Captain America shield. However, without an onscreen death scene, MCU veterans have good reason to be hard-pressed to believe Evans is really gone, even after he dispelled rumors of an MCU reappearance in an interview with Variety.

If he were to ever reappear, however, Evans tells MTV that returning to the MCU as Johnny Storm would be an “easier sell” to him than returning as Steve Rogers/Captain America.

“You know what I mean? Cap is so precious to me,” the actor explains. “And you know, I almost don’t wanna disrupt what a beautiful experience that was. But Johnny Storm, I feel like he didn’t really get his day. That was before Marvel really found its footing. So, I loved that role and, you know, who knows?”