Chris Evans Explains Why Filming Avengers: Endgame Was So ‘Special’

Chris Evans as Captain America in Avengers: Endgame

Chris Evans has already moved on from the Marvel Cinematic Universe and found new projects, and new sweaters. However, for a generation of film fans, he is the living embodiment of Captain America, and he will always be. From Captain America: The First Avenger to Avengers: Endgame Evans was everything he needed to be in the role. It was quite a journey for him and the fans, and he says that big finale that was Avengers: Endgame was incredibly special because he spent basically the entire production grateful for the whole experience.

Avengers: Endgame was the culmination of a lot within the MCU. It wrapped up the arc for Steve Rogers and Chris Evans tells the Awards Chatter Podcast that he loved the experience of making the last movie because, for him, it was an opportunity to reflect on the entire journey that led to that point. According to Evans...

Everything from Endgame was really special to me because my headspace was very much in the reflective, grateful part of it. You almost feel like you're living in a memory; you feel like it's almost like the moment's already passed, so you're really just trying to soak it in and just appreciate what this journey has been like.

Chris Evans has spoken about the the fact that he had been dealing with anxiety issues prior to becoming Captain America, to the point of suffering from what he called "mini panic attacks" while on the set of the movie he was making when he was in negotiations for Captain America.

He's also talked before about he originally turned down the role. He wasn't sure he wanted to deal with the level of fame that he knew would come with the part. He knew that if he was having problems with anxiety prior to this, things could potentially be much worse if he took on such a high profile.

However, in the end, he decided to do it, and it's hard to argue that the decision was anything but good. Chris Evans was well received in the role and from all accounts Evans handled his new found fame quite well. Everything worked out about as well as he probably could have hoped.

And so, with Avengers: Endgame the wild ride came to and. The movie was in large part designed to be one big retrospective celebration of the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe and that likely helped Chris Evans in his own looking back at the previous decade of his career.

If feels like Chris Evans was able to properly appreciate the journey he was on. Now he has moved on to other things, but we'll always have Captain America. And thanks to streaming services we'll be able to relive that same experience any time we like.

Dirk Libbey
Content Producer/Theme Park Beat

CinemaBlend’s resident theme park junkie and amateur Disney historian, Dirk began writing for CinemaBlend as a freelancer in 2015 before joining the site full-time in 2018. He has previously held positions as a Staff Writer and Games Editor, but has more recently transformed his true passion into his job as the head of the site's Theme Park section. He has previously done freelance work for various gaming and technology sites. Prior to starting his second career as a writer he worked for 12 years in sales for various companies within the consumer electronics industry. He has a degree in political science from the University of California, Davis.  Is an armchair Imagineer, Epcot Stan, Future Club 33 Member.