Despite playing Steve Rogers/Captain America for nearly a decade, Chris Evans chooses a different Avenger as his favorite hero in the MCU.
Chris Evans picks his favorite Marvel Cinematic Universe hero and surprisingly it isn’t Captain America. The actor famously portrayed Steve Rogers in the franchise for nearly a decade, making his debut in 2011’s Captain America: The First Avenger and carrying the shield throughout the Infinity Saga. However, at the end of the MCU’s Phase 3, he passed the mantle on to Anthony Mackie’s Falcon.
Ever since wrapping up his arc as Captain America in Joe and Anthony Russo’s Avengers: Endgame, Evans has been busy branching out and trying other roles outside the comic book movie sandbox. He has appeared in Rian Johnson’s Knives Out and is reuniting with the Russos in the upcoming Netflix film The Gray Man. In both movies he plays the villain — a 180-degree turn from his role as Captain America. Most recently, however, he plays the human character that Toy Story‘s Buzz Lightyear is based on in Pixar’s Lightyear. As he goes around promoting his latest flick, Evans has unsurprisingly been asked questions about the MCU.
In a lightning round during his guest appearance on the D23 Podcast, Evans is quizzed about his favorite MCU character. Surprisingly, despite playing Captain America for almost 10 years and being beloved in the role, he doesn’t choose his own character. Instead, he names Robert Downey Jr.’s Iron Man as his favorite among all the heroes in the Marvel Universe. Given the fast-paced question and answer segment, Evans, however, doesn’t get the chance to explain why he chooses Tony Stark over Steve Rogers.
In many ways Iron Man and Captain America couldn’t be any more different from each other. Tony Stark is a futurist, while Steve Rogers is usually portrayed as a man whose ideals are stuck in the past. This is why they often clashed when deciding the next course of action for the Avengers, as evidenced by their differing opinions on the Sokovia Accords in Captain America: Civil War. The great thing about them, however, is that they are both committed to the greater cause. Despite their personal and professional differences, they ultimately came together in Avengers: Endgame. Because they are often paired up together, Evans has a front-row seat to Downey’s job in bringing his Avenger to life, so he’s definitely familiar with the character he singled out as his top pick.
Evans has previously chosen Downey as the other MCU actor that he would want to swap characters with, proving that he has always had a soft spot for Iron Man. Even amidst the debate in Captain America: Civil War, when asked in an interview, the actor chose Team Iron Man over his own Team Captain America. It does seem like the actor has a penchant for more morally-ambiguous and fun characters as Evans recently chose Loki as the MCU villain he would like to play.
Source: D23 Podcast
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