Chris Evans Says Marvel Pitched Him Multiple Returns Before Doomsday
Evans' account explains why he finally agreed to return: the combination of Downey's Doctor Doom and Joe Russo's pitch made the project feel like the right one after years of passing on other proposals.
Reporting from 1 source: Cinema Today.
Chris Evans, returning as Steve Rogers in Avengers: Doomsday, told Entertainment Weekly that Marvel Studios approached him multiple times after Avengers: Endgame. He heard at least a dozen pitches over eight years, but none felt right until Robert Downey Jr.'s return as Doctor Doom made everything click.
Chris Evans is back as Steve Rogers in Avengers: Doomsday, and he is explaining why it took so long. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Evans said Marvel Studios approached him repeatedly after Avengers: Endgame, starting with a dinner with Louis D'Esposito and Kevin Feige shortly after filming wrapped in 2018.
At that dinner, they pitched him a story with Steve Rogers as Nomad, the alias he used after stepping away from the Captain America role. Evans said the pitch was great but did not click, so he asked them to keep sending proposals. Over the next eight years, he heard at least a dozen more pitches, all strong, but none felt like the one.
Then came word that Robert Downey Jr. was in talks with Marvel. Evans heard the pitch from Joe Russo, one of Doomsday's directors, and Downey's return as Doctor Doom was confirmed. Everything clicked. Avengers: Doomsday opens in Japan and the U.S. on December 18.
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