Chris Evans talks ‘Winter Soldier’ and Steve Rogers’ story
Marvel calls the next set of films “Phase 2,” which begins with next summer’s “Iron Man 3” and will culminate with an “Avengers” sequel in 2015. “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” is the official second chapter for Chris Evans and the leader of the superhero team.
Chris Evans as Captain America in “The Avengers” photo Marvel Studios
Evans talked to Collider during the Toronto International Film Festival and during the interview, published Monday, the “Fantastic Four” star says the new “Cap” film picks up where the “Avengers” deleted scenes left off.
“The most I am looking forward to is exploring a little bit of Steve’s…they had all those deleted scenes with The Avengers because a lot of those scenes are for Captain 2, you know what I mean? It was good stuff, but it all felt like that was his story. It is a different movie. With The Avengers there was so much to cram in. Like I said, it was a long movie anyway. So I think making it any longer would have just been exhausting.”
Evans was at TIFF promoting “The Iceman” and really expressed interest in pursuing the complex character Steve Rogers becomes in modern times.
““A lot of that stuff [that was cut] is for Captain America 2. That is his story. It is him trying to on a personal level adjust to the fact that everyone he knows is gone and the whole Peggy Carter of it all. There are a lot of things that he kind of has to come to terms with. So I don’t know. I am excited to kind of see flashes of the first Captain, if you know what I mean, and to see his memory of what we now know as an audience of who he was.”
One other aspect of the interview sure to gets fans clamoring is Evans’ interest in a “Thor 2” cameo.
“[Chris] Hemsworth and I even talked about that. I would love to do a little thing in Thor 2. It is obviously going to be tricky trying to work out the plot, the reason why I am not there to help him, and why he is not there to help me. But the best thing about Marvel is that, like I said, the movies were so good and we had such a good time making them.”
“Captain America: The Winter Soldier” will have new direction, Anthony and Joe Russo takeover, with Evans returning with Sebastian Stan (Bucky/Winter Soldier) and Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury. While there are a ton of rumors (Hayley Atwell having a cameo) only Anthony Mackie (“Real Steel”) is confirmed as Sam Wilson/Falcon for the sequel.
“Winter Soldier” arrives in theaters April 4, 2014.
