Chris Hemsworth has revealed “no one knew” Chris Evans was going to return in Avengers: Doomsday.
Chris Hemsworth has revealed ‘no one knew’ Chris Evans was going to return in Avengers: Doomsday
Having left the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) following 2019’s Avengers: Endgame, Evans, 44, is set to return as Steve Rogers, A.K.A Captain America, in the upcoming blockbuster, and Thor actor Hemsworth has now shared his reaction to seeing the hero return in the first Avengers: Doomsday teaser.
Speaking with GamesRadar+, the Crime 101 star, 42, said: “I thought it was pretty cool when Evans comes up on the motorbike, and because no one knew he was going to be in the film, and then there he is.”
Hemsworth pointed to the connection between Evans and Steve Rogers, with both the actor his character recently becoming fathers.
Hemsworth added: “I just thought it was cool. And he had a baby in real life and in Marvel life.”
As well as the Steve Rogers teaser, Marvel released three other trailers for Avengers: Doomsday – each focusing on different characters.
In the Thor trailer, the God of Thunder can be seen raising his adoptive daughter, as he asks his father Odin to bring him home to her after his next fight, “not as a warrior, but as warmth”.
Meanwhile, the X-Men trailer features Professor X (Sir Patrick Stewart) and Magneto (Sir Ian McKellen) playing chess amongst the ruins of the X-Mansion, while Cyclops (James Marsden) unleashes a huge laser blast – seemingly consumed by anguish.
Finally, the fourth teaser sees The Thing (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) land in Wakanda to meet with Shuri (Letitia Wright) and the now-King M’Baku (Winston Duke) as they prepare for war.
Avengers: Doomsday directors Joe and Anthony Russo have teased Steve Rogers will have a “central role” to both the Avengers and the wider plot of the MCU in Avengers: Doomsday.
The filmmakers told Empire magazine: “His central role to the Avengers and the larger narrative of what the MCU has been something that’s very personal to us. We can’t see this narrative without his central role in it.”
Avengers: Doomsday – which is set to release on December 18, 2026 – will likely follow the Avengers, the New Avengers, the X-Men and the Fantastic Four as they desperately try to stop Doctor Doom (Robert Downey Jr.) from unleashing his devastating plans across the Multiverse.
While Evans, Hemsworth and Downey Jr. will be returning for Avengers: Doomsday, Hulk actor Mark Ruffalo recently confirmed he would not be appearing in the upcoming film.
Even so, the 58-year-old actor emphasised he was always open to coming back in the future.
He said: “As long as they keep finding cool things to do with Hulk. It’s given me so many gifts. You know, I probably wouldn’t be in Crime 101 if it wasn’t for The Avengers.”
Despite missing Avengers: Doomsday, Ruffalo’s Bruce Banner will be seen in Tom Holland’s Spider-Man: Brand New Day, which is slated to land in screens in July 2026.
Ruffalo may also be seen in 2027’s Avengers: Secret Wars, after the actor seemingly spilled details on his MCU future.
Speaking with BuzzFeed UK about his Avengers appearances, the Poor Things star said: “Six … well, there will be.”
Hemsworth then added: “Yeah, but we have not shot that one.”