In an interview with Esquire, Mackie stated he was unaware of Evans’ return and had spoken to him weeks prior, during which Evans claimed to be “happily retired” from Marvel. Mackie only learned of the report when his manager informed him, and he confirmed he has not seen a script for the film.

Chris Evans is denying the reports claiming that he’ll appear in Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Doomsday. Evans has played Captain America/Steve Rogers in a number of MCU projects. His final outing as the character was seemingly in 2019’s Avengers: Endgame;