‘Captain America’ rumors have Chris Evans shrugging his shoulders
When Chris Evans bid farewell to playing Captain America back in 2018, he had fans feeling all the feels.
Twitter is again abuzz with rumors Evans might be picking up his vibranium shield once again.
“It’s still vague whether the deal is closed, but insiders say it’s headed in that direction for Evans to return as Steve Rogers aka Captain America in at least one Marvel property, with the door open for a second film,” Deadline reported Thursday. “Sources add it’s unlikely to be a new ‘Captain America’ installment and more likely to be like what Robert Downey Jr. did after ‘Iron Man 3,’ appearing in such films as ‘Captain America: Civil War’ and ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming.’”
But are the rumors true? Evans tweeted that Deadline’s story was “News to me,” with a shrugging shoulders emoji.
News to me🤷🏻♂️
— Chris Evans (@ChrisEvans) January 14, 2021
Not everyone was buying it, however, including actress Jamie Lee Curtis.
Can I play your mother? In every film you do?
— Jamie Lee Curtis (@jamieleecurtis) January 15, 2021
Evans replied, “It’s going in the contracts x.”
Fans of the actor and the superhero appeared to support the idea.
Put on the suit
— BrandaVision (@BrandonDavisBD) January 14, 2021
— alexa is excited for z3 (@itsalexaloz) January 14, 2021
Suit up bro
— ♬♪ (@UnsatiatedBlood) January 14, 2021
— Marvelous Realm (@MarvelousRealm) January 14, 2021
But others weren’t having it.
no f you captain america has a name and its anthony mackie :)
— milla; (@madischarlie) January 14, 2021
You might recall that Steve Rogers passed the shield to Anthony Mackie’s character Sam Wilson, aka Falcon, at the end of “Avengers: Endgame.”
And still others don’t believe Evans’ tweet.
stop lying christopher pic.twitter.com/eUmHZIP55x
— rosie/stevie wv spoilers ✡︎ spn s11 (@stevesousas) January 14, 2021
He's being coy guy...
— 𝕀𝕟𝕗𝕚𝕟𝕚𝕥𝕖 𝕌𝕞𝕓𝕣𝕒 (@UmbraInfinite) January 15, 2021
This should've been obvious but I guess not for everyone.
Sure Cap... never seen a denial like this before 😎 But thanks for keeping it a surprise pic.twitter.com/2UG1w64kJO
— Andy Signore (@andysignore) January 14, 2021
Whether Evans is returning to the Marvel Cinematic Universe — and to Atlanta, considering many of MCU movies were filmed here — might remain a mystery, but the actor appreciated the responses from fans.
Some of the gif responses are priceless 😂😂😂good work, everyone
— Chris Evans (@ChrisEvans) January 14, 2021

