This hasn’t been confirmed by Marvel, and Evans’ agent has declined to comment to Hollywood Reporter.
For my two cents, as soon as I heard his name in the ring I was sold. He was the one thing worth watching in the Fantastic Four movies and his turn in Danny Boyle’s Sunshine was tremendous.
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If you ask me though, I think this would be a good move and I’d buy it completely. He has the look, he’s a good actor and I don’t think he’s incredibly well-known in the mainstream. (Unless I’m wrong.) I think he can stand up as an actor next to Robert Downey, Jr. and Edward Norton and he simply looks the part.
More than anything, though, if this turns out to be true, I’ll just be glad to be done with all of the speculation.
Captain America is set to be directed by Joe Johnston and is supposedly to start shooting sometime this month or next. It’s scheduled for a July 2011 release date and I think I speak for just about all of us when I say that it doesn’t really matter who they put in the role, we’ll all be there to see the film on opening day. And if you don’t plan on being there, you’re only lying to yourself.