Superhero fatigue? 'Captain America: Civil War' actor Chris Evans isn't concerned
"Captain聽America: Civil War" star Chris Evans isn't worried about superhero fatigue at the cineplex.
The actor, who dons聽Captain聽America's聽mask and shield a fifth time for the latest Marvel movie, says the studio knows how to satisfy its fans.
"Luckily, the movie is good," Evans, who first debuted as the character in 2011鈥檚 鈥淐aptain America: The First Avenger,鈥� said. "If you were all rallying around and working toward and sweating for a bad product, I think that's how you begin the initiation of disillusionment and apathy... As long as Marvel is making good movies, I'll still have the excitement and enthusiasm and commitment to work for them."
Lower-than-expected box office for DC Comics' "Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice" earlier this spring spurred some speculation that audiences may be tiring of superhero movies. But enthusiastic early reviews suggest things could be different for "Captain聽America: Civil War," which opened on Friday. Fandango reported Tuesday that advance ticket sales have already broken the site's record.
"Civil War" features most of Marvel's Avengers, including Iron Man (Robert Downey, Jr.), Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner), Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), and Falcon (Anthony Mackie). Their superhero union is fractured when Iron Man agrees to 鈥� and Captain聽America聽rebels against 鈥� government oversight of the Avengers. The film also introduces a new character, Black Panther (Chadwick Boseman), who's set to star in his own Marvel movie in 2018, as well as an appearance by webslinger Spider-Man, judging from promotional clips.
Next up, though, is "Doctor Strange," set for release this fall and which will star Benedict Cumberbatch, Tilda Swinton, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Rachel McAdams. "Thor: Ragnarok" is due in 2017, followed by new "Avengers" movies in 2018 and 2019 and other planned projects such as a 鈥淐aptain Marvel鈥� film and one about actor Paul Rudd鈥檚 character Ant-Man and Evangeline Lilly鈥檚 The Wasp.
