Chris Evans Says The One Avenger He'd Switch Roles With Is Iron Man

Chris Evans looks back at his time in the MCU and chooses Robert Downey Jr's Iron Man as the Avenger he would like to swap roles with. Debuting in Captain America: The First Avenger in 2011, Evans played the role of Steve Rogers for almost a decade before retiring it in Avengers: Endgame. Now, Sam Wilson is set to assume his place as the next Star-Spangled Avenger, as he goes through his heroic arc in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.

Like Steve, Tony Stark also ended his MCU arc in the Joe and Anthony Russo-directed film. But unlike the Super Soldier who survived the fight against Thanos and was able to reunite with Peggy Carter in the past, the genius, billionaire sacrificed himself for the cause. Knowing that it could kill him, he wielded the power of the Infinity Stones to defeat the Mad Titan, which ultimately worked. Now, the franchise looks and feels different without two of their most prominent heroes, but Evans says that if he were given the chance, the one other Avenger he would want to play is Iron Man.

During a recent interview with ACE Universe, the actor was asked if there's any other Avenger that he would switch roles with. It didn't take long for Evans to decide, choosing Downey's Iron Man because the role is so much fun and is what really drives the storytelling in the MCU. However, the actor added that considering how perfect the casting was for the part, there's no way anyone can do a better job than what Downey did. Evans said:

You know, I’ll say… I mean, I'll say [Robert] Downey [Jr.], Iron Man ... The paychecks would be nice, but just the role is so fun. The role is, you know, he's the engine, he's the life. But I suppose that's kind of signing up for failure. I don't think there's anything anyone on this planet could do that would somehow improve upon what Downey's done, you know what I mean? I don't consider that a role that's gonna be like a James Bond or a Superman or Batman, that somehow other people get a bite at the apple. He's Iron Man, the end.

Steve Rogers and Tony Stark talk in Endgame

Oftentimes, Iron Man and Captain America were pit against each other during their shared time in the MCU, and that's a creative decision that makes sense. The heroes couldn't be any more different, with Steve Rogers doing things the more traditional way, while Tony Stark was always looking for new ways to move forward. Their relationship was really destroyed in Captain America: Civil War when Tony learned that Bucky killed his parents and Steve intentionally hid it from him. It took Thanos' decimation and five more years since that tragedy to bring them back together as they set aside their differences and put their common mission first.

Despite their characters' complicated dynamic in the MCU, Evans and Downey are nothing but great friends off-camera. In fact, Downey was instrumental in bringing his co-star into the franchise after he repeatedly turned down the offer to play Captain America. So on top of fans having to deal with the absence of Iron Man and Captain America in the franchise, it's also disappointing that both actors are technically no longer part of it.

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Source: ACE Universe