Chris Evans officially joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Steve Rogers in the first "Captain America" ​​movie in 2011, until he officially bid farewell to this movie in 2019's "Avengers 4: Endgame" series and handed the shield to Sam "The Falcon" Wilson, played by Anthony Ma

Chris Evans officially joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Steve Rogers in the first "Captain America" movie in 2011, until 2019's "Avengers 4: Endgame" officially bid farewell to this series and handed the shield to Sam Wilson, the "Falcon" played by Anthony Mackie. This development also completely echoes the setting of the original comics. After all, Sam did become Captain America in the 2014 comic chapter.

However, the new "Captain America 4" plan still caused a lot of backlash after it was revealed. After Chris Evans discovered that a recent report about the director selection of "Captain America 4" did not refer to the character played by Anthony Mackie as "Captain America", he once again came out to support Sam. wilson.

The Marvel Cinematic Universe explores the personal journeys of two characters after the events of "Avengers 4: Endgame" in the series "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier". Just days after the series was finally released, Marvel Studios confirmed that Captain America 4 is in the works, starring Anthony Mackie. Recently, "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier" screenwriter Malcolm Spellman, who will write the script for "Captain America 4", also confirmed that the sequel will be directed by "Cloverfield Paradox " Juliet Si Jonah is in charge of directing.

When this news was made public, the "Hollywood Reporter" wrote in a report that it was currently unclear whether Chris Evans would return to play his role, even though "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier" has clearly explained Sam Wilson officially became Captain America, but they still said they couldn't determine who would inherit the shield.

Shortly after, Chris Evans also retweeted this tweet and once again expressed his support for Anthony Mackie:

"Sam Wilson is Captain America."

Although the story of Captain America has already "Endgame" brought a perfect ending, but there are still many rumors that continue to suggest that Marvel Studios is still in contact with Chris Evans and wants him to play Steve Rogers again .

Unlike the sacrifices of Tony Stark and Natasha Romanoff, Steve Rogers is still alive after the ending of "Endgame", but has aged after living a lifetime. Even so, many fans have been curious about where he went after that. But at present, it seems that Chris Evans himself has officially put down this role and has begun to try other different movie plans, while Sam Wilson, played by Anthony Mackie, will replace Steve Rogers. Become the new Captain America of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

In addition, Chris Evans himself also faced a similar controversy as Anthony Mackie's replacement in the recently released " Light Years ". Chris Evans replaced Tim Allen, who voiced the character in the "Toy Story " series. Even though the director clearly explained the reason for the decision, which was a creative choice to show the difference between the movie and the toy merchandise in the "Toy Story" worldview, it still triggered a lot of discussion among fans.

Although actors such as Tom Hanks and Tim Allen have come out to support this decision. Therefore, Chris Evans himself does understand that when he takes over an old actor to play a classic role, it will cause a backlash among the audience, and fully supports Anthony Mackie, who will succeed him in "Captain America 4".