Three years have passed since I first began contributing to LaineyGossip in 2010 (oh my God, how can it be!) Lainey often gave me the cold shoulder and I had a major Freebie Five crush on Chris Evans. But when Captain America came on, he got really jacked, and because beefcake isn’t my favorite flavor, I wasn’t feeling it as much. I lamented at the time that he wasn’t as sexy because of all those new muscles. These fresh pictures of Evans show him to be less obscenely ripped for Captain America 2. This implies that it was discussed how specifically built he needed to be for the follow-up.
The Marvel Cinematic Universe has undergone a number of significant adjustments. Of course, one of the largest was when Sam Wilson formally donned the Captain America suit during the events of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. Many fans have since expressed enthusiasm for the new Sentinel of Liberty and what the future may hold for him. However, there are still some people who support Steve Rogers. Following some significant news, Chris Evans, who for years played Rogers, made a clear statement on the MCU’s new Captain America, and as you can guess, fans had opinions.
Anthony Mackie will play the character of Captain America in his own film, but when asked if Chris Evans would consider returning, he says there is no chance.
This week, rumors concerning Mackie’s involvement in the upcoming “Captain America 4” movie began to circulate. Julius Onah is supposedly attached to helm the project. Naturally, this follows Mackie’s Disney+ show, in which he accepts the CA shield as the episode’s resolution.
Hollywood isn’t simply unfair to women; it’s also unfair to guys (not as hard, but still). Many individuals have very explicit conversations about Chris Evans’ body, generally in his direct line of sight. These films place a lot of emphasis on Captain America’s appearance, from the shield’s size and brightness to Evans’ biceps’ exact circumference. Even in The Avengers, which was shot barely a year after Cap 1, you could tell he wasn’t as muscular as he had been for the first Captain America. He went for the chiseled hunk of the books. He’s suddenly even leaner. Although I’m sure the definition is still there—gotta work those shirtless sequences, after all—Marvel and Evans decided to slim down Captain America’s physique at some point.
This week saw a significant advancement for Captain America 4, as it was revealed that Julius Onah from The Cloverfield Paradox would be directing the film. One of the social media tweets from a transaction that broke the news raised the subject of whether Chris Evans will return to his well-known role in a future film. Sam Wilson is Captain America, the actor later said in a quick but direct comment on the page. Then the fan comments began to pour in, and one person—a self-described Steve Rogers devotee—shared their open opinions:
What does that dialogue sound like? How are the guys doing? How does it feel to achieve the pinnacle of physical perfection after working your ass off for six months just to be told it wasn’t good enough? Chris Evans lost weight. And I feel…not great. It reminds me of how uneasy I felt during Henry Cavill’s interview when he discussed his past as a chubby child and how it might be affecting him now that he’s an adult. Cavill transformed into a beast for Man of Steel, and I doubt he’ll have the option of changing his appearance the way Evans has.
Superman is simply so well-known. There is some leeway because Captain America is not anyone’s favorite superhero. But because people are already debating Cavill and Man of Steel in (hilariously insane) ways, they shouldn’t squander their considerations for #2 on Cavill’s BMI.
I’m temporarily feeling sorry for them since bodily issues are not gender-specific. Evans’ appearance has changed, and I am entirely to blame for this because I whined that he lost all of his appeal after gaining so much weight. After some frank discussions about how you didn’t quite measure up with audiences and what you need to alter to win them over, you made the decision to make that adjustment. But…
But. Evans has a six-picture agreement that will bring in millions of dollars and place him in one of the most successful franchises ever. similarly for Cavill. Although they are not immune from the physical issue mindf*ck, they are well-rewarded for their suffering. But regardless of the scale of the film or the remuneration, every project puts actresses through this wringer. Ashley Greene, for example, did it for a position she wasn’t even offered. Even if the actress had already dropped the ten pounds he instructed her to lose at the previous meeting, I am aware of a producer who always concludes meetings with “loss ten pounds.” Actresses are paid significantly less than, and that’s before we even consider the enormous disparity that exists for us regular people in the real world. If there was greater equality everywhere, it would be simpler to be sincerely empathetic.
Many people observed in 2019 as an elderly Rogers graciously gave Wilson his red, white, and blue shield, potentially heralding the start of a new era for the mantle of Captain America and the MCU as a whole. However, based on their post, one user still doesn’t appear to believe that Sam deserves the title:
That conclusion—which was made crystal obvious on the program, this after Evans’ character, Steve Rogers, had already transferred the baton at the conclusion of “Endgame”—would seem to be beyond question, but evidently, there are some fans who disagree. And THR made a thread-wide reference to it.
By the way, Mackie’s casting as the next Captain America is quite significant. The fabricated background of Captain America, which is based on a canonical previous comic book, is revealed to be a grim one in which the United States government tested and perfected the super serum that gave him his abilities on Black soldiers while Cap was imprisoned. So, in a sense, Captain America was created on the backs of Black people; some have even said that this is a metaphor for our own real-life history.
