We’ve been waitingOpens in a new tab for the MCU to announceOpens in a new tab Secret Wars for yearsOpens in a new tab. And every step of Phase IV seemingly brings us closerOpens in a new tab to that epic story. It could/would/will(?!) bring back the franchise’s most famous faces. However, if Disney is hoping to see Chris Evans return, it’ll have an easier time convincing him to rejoin as his other Marvel character. The former Captain America says he’s not that interested in reprising his role as Steve Rogers. Instead, he would love another chance to play the Fantastic Four‘s Johnny Storm.
Evans told MTV News Opens in a new tab(in an interview we first heard about at VarietyOpens in a new tab) he doesn’t necessarily want to play America’s Captain again. The role of Steve Rogers is “precious” to him; he doesn’t want to “disrupt what a beautiful experience” it was to be the Avenger.
However, he’s not shutting the door on a superhero return. He’d just rather it be another part he once played. Evans said he’d be more likely to return if it meant giving his other Marvel character another chance to shine. Evans played the Human Torch twice on the big screen. He first starred as Johnny Storm in 2005’s Fantastic Four, then again in the 2007 sequel Rise of the Silver Surfer.
As Evans noted, those films came before Marvel “really found its footing.” (To say the least.) He “loved” the role, though and feels like his Human Torch “didn’t really get his day” to shine. (Right again!)
It wouldn’t make much sense for Evans to plays Johnny Storm in the MCU’s upcoming Fantastic Four movieOpens in a new tab. As he notes it’s been a long time since he burned up the screen. He doesn’t have to star in that film, though. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness showed his character exists in a parallel dimension. And while John Krasinski played Earth-838’s Reed RichardsOpens in a new tab, he might never play the character again. Evans’ Johnny could simply show up as a Variant from a parallel world.
We’ve been speculating about that exact possibility for yearsOpens in a new tab. The only issue is that no one from Marvel has approached Evans about doing that. Yet. Hopefully that will now change since he’s expressed his desire to get his flame on once more. Especially because it might be the easiest way to get him to agree to play Captain America again in Secret Wars.
