Speaking to the
Toronto Sun, Evans chose his words carefully:
"Those Fantastic Four movies… how do you say this correctly? This is where interviews get tricky.
"If you're going to get locked up in a long-term contract, you've got to make sure the movies you're making are movies you'll be proud of. With a lot of movies I've made, I've had something to question."
"And the 'Fantastic Four' was a three-movie deal (though only two were ever made). 'Captain America' was a six-picture contract (counting three Avengers movies). And Robert Downey Jr. had already set the tone with the 'Iron Man' movies, there already was a following. So those six movies were for real."
This is, I think, an entirely reasonable position. Most fans seem to agree that the two Tim Story-directed 'Fantastic Four' movies completely failed to do justice to the source material; the casting of Evans as the Human Torch and Michael Chilkis as The Thing were just about the only things most agree they got right.
But as we all know, Evans saw sense and signed on to play Steve Rogers six times - and has no doubt he made the right decision.
"Had I not done these movies, it would have been the biggest mistake of my life, my biggest regret - and there are plenty."
