Looks like Chris Evans is signing off as Captain America. On Thursday, he announced on Twitter that they have officially wrapped up Avengers 4. Along with this, he might also be hanging up his shield.
Here’s the tweet:
Officially wrapped on Avengers 4. It was an emotional day to say the least. Playing this role over the last 8 years has been an honor. To everyone in front of the camera, behind the camera, and in the audience, thank you for the memories! Eternally grateful.
— Chris Evans (@ChrisEvans) October 4, 2018
The 37-year-old actor first played Steve Rogers aka Captain America in 2011. It was on the movie Captain America: The First Avenger.
Then, he would go on to play the fan favorite in The Avengers (2012), Captain America: The Winter Soldier(2014), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Captain America: Civil War (2016), and Avengers: Infinity War (2018), as well as cameo in a number of other Marvel films.
This announcement received many emotional reactions in the Twitterverse including from some celebrities.
Ryan Reynolds who is known for playing Deadpool said:
I’m not crying. I’m weeping. There’s a difference.
— Ryan Reynolds (@VancityReynolds) October 4, 2018
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson said:
What a run you had brother. Congrats on breathing life into such an iconic character. Keep on keepin’ on ?? https://t.co/yg38AcXNUi
— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) October 4, 2018
Chris makes his final appearance as Captain America in the currently untitled Avengers 4. While his role as Captain America had a relatively small amount of screentime in this year’s Avengers: Infinity War, the writers of that movie and Avengers 4 have said there will be much more Cap in the next installment.
Avengers 4Â will hit cinemas in 2019.
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