New Clue Chris Evans Isn’t Telling the Full Story About Avengers: Doomsday — Or His Captain America Future

Marvel rumor time again: is Chris Evans suiting up (or not suiting up) for Avengers: Doomsday? The internet has been convinced for months, Evans keeps playing coy, and now a fresh batch of whispers is trying to connect Steve Rogers, Peggy Carter, and Doctor Doom in a way that actually makes sense. Here is where the chatter stands and why fans think Cap might be at the center of the whole thing.

The trailer rumor: Steve and Peggy, but no suits

The latest spark came from The Kristian Harloff Show. The word is that Marvel cut more than one Doomsday trailer, and one of those versions could arrive with Avatar: Fire and Ash. Harloff says one cut includes Steve Rogers and Peggy Carter together, not in superhero gear, in a moment that mirrors what we last saw in Avengers: Endgame.

'The rumor that I heard is that there's... in one of them, Peggy and Steve are in it. But no costume. They have no costumes on.'

If that shot exists, the implication is pretty loud: Cap's Endgame time-hopping may be the match that lights this movie's fuse.

Is Cap the reason Doom is furious?

On Harloff's show, John Rocha said he'd heard Steve is one of the big reasons Doom is angry, specifically because of what Steve did at the end of Endgame. Scooper MyTimeToShineHello pushed the same idea on X: Steve going back to live with Peggy created Incursions, and Doom wants him dead for it. That feeds a bigger fan theory that pits Robert Downey Jr.'s Doom against Evans' Cap, with some even guessing it won't end well for Steve. Another insider, Alex Perez, hinted at a version of this when asked about Evans: end of the world, a retired hero gets dragged back in. Plenty of others think the Avengers will actually go find Cap to help take Doom down.

What Evans says (and why fans are not buying it)

Deadline reported that Marvel approached Evans for Doomsday and he accepted. When Esquire asked him about it, he brushed it off, basically saying this rumor pops up every couple of years and he is happily retired. In June 2025, talking to ScreenRant, he said he chats with the Russos and Robert Downey Jr. all the time and even noted that his Materialists co-star Pedro Pascal was actively filming Doomsday while they spoke. He called it sad to be away from the team and joked about feeling like you were not invited to the party when the movie comes out.

Fans, of course, clocked that Evans popped up in Deadpool & Wolverine last year, so 'retired' is flexible. Some figure he is only shooting down a Doomsday appearance and could still surface in Secret Wars.

The rumor pile, all in one place

• Multiple Doomsday trailers reportedly exist; one might play with Avatar: Fire and Ash and could include Steve and Peggy, out of costume, in an Endgame-style moment (via The Kristian Harloff Show).
• Rocha says Doom is angry because of what Steve did in Endgame; MyTimeToShineHello claims Steve's time-trip caused Incursions and Doom wants him dead.
• The internet's spiciest version: Robert Downey Jr. is Doom in this movie, and Doom vs Cap might not go Cap's way.
• Insider Alex Perez hinted at a retired hero forced back into the fight.
• Deadline said Evans was approached for Doomsday and accepted; Evans told Esquire that is not true and that he is happily retired.
• In June 2025, Evans told ScreenRant he talks to the Russos and RDJ, noted Pedro Pascal was filming Doomsday, and admitted it is tough sitting out.
• At the Sacrifice premiere, Evans showed up bulked up and clean-shaven; one attendee on X claimed he is back for Doomsday/Secret Wars and looked shockingly jacked in person.
• Daniel Richtman reported Evans filmed Doomsday scenes in the U.K.
• Cosmic Book floated that Marvel is using a codename for Evans: 'Luke Cage'.
• The Irish Sun ran a leaked photo of a '1960s-style Luke Cage house' on the Doomsday set; rumor says it is not for Luke Cage at all, but a period house relating to Cap living with Peggy.

So... is he in it?

There is a believable narrative forming: Steve's Endgame choice fractures reality, Doom takes it personally, and Cap either hides from the mess or gets dragged back in. The trailer rumor, the period-set tidbits, and the way Evans talks about missing the team all point the same direction. But until Marvel rolls out a trailer with Steve and Peggy on a porch, it is still just smoke.

Avengers: Doomsday hits U.S. theaters on December 18, 2026.