‘Avengers’ Director Wants Captain America Star Chris Evans As Wolverine

Directors of Avengers: Endgame Chris Evans, who plays Captain America, has collaborated with Joe and Anthony Russo numerous times over the c...

Directors of Avengers: Endgame Chris Evans, who plays Captain America, has collaborated with Joe and Anthony Russo numerous times over the course of their MCU tenure. Evans rapidly proved to be the ideal fit for the stiff-necked Steve Rogers, but the Russo Brothers think Evans could have pulled off another Marvel character, none other than. When asked by Comicbook.com which role they thought Evans might do well in if he returned for some multiversal mayhem, Joe Russo responded right away...

"Wolverine."

Joe continued to laud Evans as a performer and explain to those of us who are unsure why he believes the Captain America actor could have nailed playing the fan-favorite member of the

"Evans has incredible range and great physicality, and he's real good at body control. He's an incredible actor. I don't mean this in a bad way, but he's nothing like Captain America. Steve Rogers is very controlled and quiet, understated. Chris is energetic and funny and charismatic, and he brings a lot of energy to set. I'd love to see him do something like Wolverine."

Evans is undoubtedly a very talented actor, as he has repeatedly shown in roles in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as well as in films like Sunshine, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, The Iceman, Snowpiercer, Knives Out, and others. There is no denying that, while doing such a great job capturing Steve Rogers' stoic nobility, he could not have performed so well as the wounded, rage-filled Wolverine. Unfortunately, it was not to be.

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What Marvel Studios intends to do with Wolverine is currently unknown. But the studio is obviously setting the groundwork for including mutants in the MCU after Patrick Stewart's return as Professor Xavier in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.

Fans have various suggestions for Wolverine's on-screen replacement, including Scott Eastwood, Jared Keeso, and Danny DeVito, of course.

Chris Evans and The Russo Brothers Will Reunite for the Netflix Original Series The Gray Man

Chris Evans will portray a startlingly different character in the upcoming spy thriller The Gray Man, even if it's exceedingly unlikely—read: never—that moviegoers will ever see him wield adamantium claws as Wolverine.

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The Gray Man, starring Evans and The Russo Brothers, is based on Mark Greaney's 2009 novel of the same name.The Gray Man centres on Court Gentry (Ryan Gosling), the most talented mercenary employed by the CIA whose true identity is unknown and who unintentionally unearths secretive government information. He soon finds himself being chased by his psychotic former coworker Lloyd Hansen (Chris Evans), who places a bounty on his head and launches a worldwide manhunt for assassins.

Chris Evans' role in The Gray Man is the first of a new series; according to sources, a prequel starring his character Lloyd Hansen and a straightforward sequel are already in "the very early stage." The Gray Man, which had a $200 million budget, is Netflix's most expensive film to date. The Russos and the streaming service have big plans for a new franchise.

The Gray Man will have a limited release on July 15, 2022, before being made available on Netflix on July 22, 2022. In addition to Gosling and Evans, The Gray Man also stars Ana de Armas, Jessica Henwick, Regé-Jean Page, Alfre Woodard, and Billy Bob Thornton.