Chris Evans Set to Play Multiple Roles in MCU, Including Captain America and Possibly Johnny Storm, Reports Reveal
“Avengers: Doomsday” is one of the most exciting upcoming Marvel movies. It will be the first time the new Avengers team comes together after the Infinity Saga, and they’ll face the villain Doctor Doom, played by Robert Downey Jr.
But RDJ isn’t the only big star coming back. According to Variety, Chris Evans will also appear in the movie, though his role is still unknown and hasn’t been confirmed by Marvel Studios.
We’ve heard various rumors about Chris Evans returning as a variant of Captain America, Beyonder, or even Nomad. Now, insider Alex Perez shared his thoughts during his December AMA.
Perez said that Chris Evans could play multiple roles in Avengers: Doomsday and beyond, including Steve Rogers from the end of Endgame, with Peggy Carter also returning. He might also play a character alongside Robert Downey Jr.’s Doctor Doom.
Perez stressed that these legacy characters will have important roles in the story, like the characters in Spider-Man: No Way Home and Deadpool, and won’t just be for fan service.

One of the rumors I had heard for these films was that a lot of actors might be pulling double duty when it comes to the characters they portray. Evans could be a prime example of that because he could be playing a number of characters in these upcoming films. One of those will definitely be the Steve Rogers from the end of Endgame, who went on to live happily ever after with Peggy, who was recently confirmed to also be coming back for Doomsday
The confirmation that she’ll be Agent Carter rather than Captain Carter indicates we’ll be heading back to that timeline. I’ve also heard that Evans could be portraying another character in the movie that stands alongside RDJs Doctor Doom.
This has always been about creating a balance. Marvel adaptations in media have existed for the many decades now, and Kevin Feige is taking the opportunity to honor the legacy of these projects by giving it the opportunity to shine in the next Avengers films. But I wouldn’t call it fan service. The way they want to approach it is sort of like how they did it with Spider-Man: No Way Home and Deadpool and Wolverine.
The characters that showed up in those films wouldn’t qualify as cameos. They served an actual purpose and role in the films they were in. These legacy appearances are going to be a big chunk of the next couple of Avengers films. And there are going to be A LOT.
Perez also said that he had heard rumors that Evans’ time as Johnny Storm is not yet over:
It’s looking preemptively like it’ll be the Captain America that went on to live happily ever after with Peggy, but I heard rumors that his stint as Johnny Storm isn’t necessarily over.