Chris Evans said in New GQ profile He somewhat agrees with Quentin Tarantino Last claim That Marvel killed the movie star. The director said last year that people go to see a Marvel movie because “Captain America is the star or Thor is the star,” not because they want to see Chris Evans or Chris Hemsworth. Evans agrees to an extent.
“That was the beauty of working on the Marvel movies. You never had to be front and center,” Evans said. “Even in your own movies sometimes. Quentin Tarantino said it recently and I said, you know, he’s right. The character is the star. You’re there But you don’t feel the burden of it.
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Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige disagrees, telling GQ: “I think that’s something [Chris] He was telling himself, and I think this is something that many Avengers, including Robert, would say to themselves, which was actually very helpful to the process. But in some cases, including Chris’s, that’s not entirely true.
Evans originated the role of Steve Rogers/Captain America in 2011’s “Captain America: The First Avenger,” and went on to either lead or appear in an incredible 11 films over the course of nine years. He exited the franchise in 2019 with the release of “Avengers: Endgame.” that it He said in the years that followed He would never rule out a Marvel return, something he reiterated to GQ.
“I would never say never, just because it was a great experience,” Evans said of playing Captain America again. “But I’m also very precious about it. It’s something I’m very proud of. And like I said, sometimes I can’t believe this happened. And I don’t want a black eye if it feels like a cash grab or if it doesn’t live up to expectations or if it feels like “Unrelated to this original thing. So, there’s no time soon.”
“In the end, I really hope I act a little less in my life,” he added. “I have a lot of other interests. Look, I’ve never climbed any kind of mountain in this field. I don’t have Oscars and I don’t combine with the other names at the top of the mountain in any way. But I also feel very fulfilled.”
Acting less became a new motivation for Evans. “Now it really comes down to: What time of year do we shoot?” He said when talking about dealing with new roles. “Will I miss the fall? You know, I don’t want to miss the fall. I only have so many of them. I could just make furniture for someone and be happy.”
He continued: “I don’t want that. I have to put this matter in the right context.” “I was going to say, ‘I don’t want to waste too much time in this industry,’ but that doesn’t seem real… That doesn’t seem right. I don’t want to take up too much space in an industry that I’ve already worked in for 20 years… Sometimes I wonder if I… I’m kind of lacking – like, I think I’m a very driven person. I have a lot of energy. I wake up early, I get a lot done in the day, but I’m not always focused on acting. Sometimes reading a script is the last thing I want to do.
Evans said he’s lucky that 11 years of Marvel films has given him the opportunity to act less while remaining financially secure.
“If I wanted to stop everything now, I could,” Evans said. “Which is unbelievable. And this is a blessing beyond words. Specifically, because life is so unpredictable and anything can happen… I kind of over-plan. I try to set things up so that any kind of curveball happens in the future. “I planned it. And that’s ostensibly exactly what Marvel did. And part of that relaxation is just putting my mind at ease and relieving my anxiety. Analyzing, kind of planning for tomorrow. I don’t have to do that as much anymore, and I can just be present.”
Evans will star opposite Emily Blunt in “Pain Hustlers,” which premieres October 20 on Netflix.
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