Chris Evans returns to the MCU to join Robert Downey Jr. in Avengers: Doomsday

Chris Evans returns to the MCU to join Robert Downey Jr. in Avengers: Doomsday, The packaging reports. It is unknown if he will return as Captain America, the role he portrayed for close to a decade in the MCU, or in another capacity.

IGN has reached out to Evans’ representatives and Disney for confirmation.

Evans’ last appearance as Captain America was in 2019’s Avengers: Endgame, which seemingly brought the character’s arc to a close. But Downey Jr’s shocking return as Doctor Doom, which was confirmed during San Diego Comic-Con earlier this year, has seemingly opened all sorts of doors within the MCU.

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Notably, Evans made a brief appearance in Deadpool & Wolverine earlier this year, but not as Captain America. Instead, he briefly reprized his role as Johnny Storm from the Fantastic Four films and was subsequently killed by Cassandra Nova.

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Evans and Downey Jr. aren’t the only MCU veterans potentially on tap for Doomsday. Joe and Anthony Russo, directors of several Avengers films as well as Captain America: The Winter Soldier, are also confirmed to direct the new film. It’s all shaping up to be a big Avengers reunion as Disney tries to recapture some of the energy that made the MCU so dominant throughout the 2010s.

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