In Anthony Mackie’s new cover story for Esquire, Chris Evans revealed he told his Marvel co-star that he was the next Captain America in the MCU. “I inadvertently was the one who got to tell him that he was going to be Captain America. I didn’t know that he didn’t know,” Evans, 43, said in the story published Thursday.

Chris Evans seemingly contradicted reports that he would return as Steve Rogers, a.k.a. Captain America, in the next 'Avengers' movie, saying about the casting rumors, 'That’s not true, though. This always happens.

"That's not true, though. This always happens. I mean, it happens every couple of years -- ever since Endgame. I've just stopped responding to it," Evans said about rumours of his possible return on MCU.

Chris Evans has responded to the recent report that he's returning for Avengers: Doomsday, either as Steve Rogers/ Captain America or another character. An article from Deadline in December "confirmed" that the actor had signed on for Marvel's next big team-up film, due out next year.

Anthony Mackie and Chris Evans spent five years making Marvel movies together as Sam Wilson/Falcon and Steve Rogers/Captain America. Their characters were close friends, with Steve bestowing the Captain America shield to Sam at the end of 2019’s “Avengers: Endgame.

Chris Evans has officially denied rumors regarding his return as Captain America in the upcoming Marvel film 'Avengers: Doomsday'. The actor stated he is 'happily retired' from the role amid speculation fueled by his co-star Anthony Mackie.

RB/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images Chris Evans has no intention of donning his Captain America shield any time soon. In a recent interview with Esquire, the actor said that the reports that surfaced back in D

Marvel's former Captain America is the latest Avenger to deny any further return to the franchise, seemingly an obligatory claim at this point.