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The massive cast of "Avengers: Doomsday" took over Hall H at San Diego Comic-Con earlier today, sitting down with Entertainment Weekly for an exclusive interview. During the conversation, Chris Evans, who is returning to play Captain America/Steve Rogers, revealed the long process of being persuaded to pick up the shield again after his character's arc seemingly concluded in "Avengers: Endgame."
Evans recalled, "Right after we wrapped on 'Endgame' in 2018, Lou [Louis D'Esposito, Marvel Studios Co-President] and Kevin [Feige, Marvel Studios President] took me to dinner and said, 'We want to keep making movies with Steve Rogers as a Nomad-style character.' And I replied, 'Okay, what's your idea?' So they pitched me a concept, and it was a good idea, but for whatever reason, it just didn't feel like the time was right. I cherish the opportunity to come back, but I told them, 'Feel free to keep pitching me other ideas.' Then, over the next eight years, I heard at least a dozen versions of the pitch. They were good ideas, too, but they still didn't feel right, and I started to think, 'Maybe it's just not meant to be.'"
Evans continued, "Then, I got a call from my team, and they said, 'There are rumors that Robert Downey Jr. is in talks with Marvel about something...' And I just thought, 'Whoa! What's happening here?' And suddenly, it all just clicked. Joe [Russo, co-director] pitched me, Downey was on board, and all at once, it just felt right."