Marvel fans are discussing whether Chris Evans will appear in Avengers: Doomsday after seeing the actor’s physique in new photos, which have prompted speculation he’s set to return once again as Captain America.
Evans hung up his shield in the finale of 2019’s Avengers: Endgame to live a quiet life in the 1950s with his sweetheart Peggy Carter, played by Hayley Atwell. But set reports have potentially pointed to Evans and Atwell returning in Avengers: Doomsday, with the couple’s happy ever after coming under threat.
Now, fans have taken to analysing Evans’ body in photos taken this weekend at the 2025 Toronto Film Festival, where the actor attended the premiere of his action adventure comedy film Sacrifice that also stars Anya Taylor-Joy, fellow MCU star Salma Hayek and almost-MCU-star John Malkovich.
“Since everyone is talking about it, and as someone who was very close to him sitting in the front row, yeah, Chris Evans is back for Doomsday/Secret Wars,” surmised one Toronto Film Festival attendee, critic Brandon Lewis, in a post on social media. “He was jacked in real life, like, shockingly so. People around me in the audience were gagged.”
“WE’RE GETTING HIM BACK,” wrote one Marvel fan, inkakolakate, followed by 18 crying emojis.
“NO BEARD! STEVE ROGERS IS BACK,” noted a third Chris Evans devotee, CR71654410.
Chris Evans or should I say Steve Rogers 🫢 pic.twitter.com/BBaMhk0QEk
— Mari🌟 (@st4rstucky) September 7, 2025
Back in 2021, Avengers: Endgame director Joe Russo hinted that he and his brother Anthony had a clear idea for what had happened with Steve Rogers, suggesting there was more story to tell about what happened when Captain America went back in time to return the Infinity Stones. Fans had even hoped for a spin-off film or Disney+ series to show the character’s adventures in the interim.
Outside of the MCU’s lore, there’s also the fact that a return for Evans would provide not only a strong narrative hook for audiences who loved Endgame (and who may not have watched everything Marvel’s released since) as well as one final opportunity to see Evans’ Cap square up to Robert Downey Jr. — albeit this time as Doctor Doom, rather than Iron Man.
Despite already confirming a long list of Marvel film stars past and present as appearing in Avengers: Doomsday, fans now believe there’s still more to come, as shooting continues on the mammoth production into its sixth month.
Barring any further delays, Avengers: Doomsday is set to launch in theaters on December 18, 2026 — here’s hoping we hear more of Evans’ involvement before then.
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