Chris Evans Says Leaving Captain America Role Has Been a ‘Literal Weight’ Off His Back: I’ve Lost 15 Lbs
usmagazine.comHanging up his shield. Chris Evans gave his final performance as Steve Rogers in Marvel’s Avengers: Endgame — and he hasn’t looked back.The Knives Out actor, 41, recently reflected on leaving his Captain America role behind while promoting Lightyear, telling Yahoo Entertainment that it’s been “a literal weight off” his shoulders. “I’ve shed, like, 15 pounds,” Evans teased. “Every time people see me, they say, ‘You OK?
You lost a bit of weight.’ Yeah, I haven’t had to hit the gym as hard.”The Massachusetts native joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe with 2011’s Captain America: The First Avenger, following up the box office hit with 2014’s Captain America: The Winter Soldier and 2016’s Captain America: Civil War.
Evans’ superhero returned in four Avengers movies, passing the baton to Anthony Mackie in 2019’s Endgame. (Mackie, 43, portrayed Sam Wilson, a.k.a.
Falcon, in several Marvel flicks.)When asked how it feels to see the Hurt Locker star following in his footsteps, Evans raved, “[There’s] no one better to do it.
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