Chris Evans casts doubt on OG Avengers reunion

"You know, I always see those reports too, and it's news to me," Evans said. "I think every couple months, someone says that they're getting Downey, and Hemsworth, and Scarlet [Johansson], and everyone's coming back!"

He adds, "No one's spoken to me about it. And look, I would never say never, but I really — I'm very protective. It's a very precious role to me, so it would have to be just right."

Evans previously said that returning as Captain America still doesn't feel right. The actor also said that he would like to preserve the ending of Avengers: Endgame. While he hasn't ruled out anything, it may be a while before we see the actor return as Steve Rogers.

There is a small complication in the actor's return to the MCU. At the end of Endgame, Rogers opts not to use the time machine to return to the present and stays in the past to spend time with Peggy. He then passes on the mantle (or is it more of the Shield?) of Captain America to Sam Wilson aka Falcon. It is assumed that Captain America is now too old to be a superhero or possibly died already.

This little conundrum can be solved by the Multiverse as Evans can appear as another variant of Steve Rogers. Marvel can simply have Doctor Strange open a portal to another part of the multiverse to summon Captain America. This plot element has already happened in Endgame where Thanos and Gamora returned after being seemingly killed off. So, a return for Iron Man, Black Widow, and Captain America isn't really out of the question.

The real question is whether or not Marvel would like to gamble on it. The studio has already been having a hard time attracting audiences as it is and recruiting the original Avengers back may have some excitement in the short term but it may grow old quickly. For now, what we would like for Marvel to do is explore new characters and rebuild the franchise from the ground up rather than relying on older superheroes to reinvigorate the MCU.