Chris Evans agrees with Quentin Tarantino: ‘Captain America is a star’

Unlike some of his Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) costars, Chris Evans has admitted that he agrees, at least to some degree, with Quentin Tarantino’s harsh verdict on superhero movies a few months ago.

November 2022, Director kill bill and violent times Talk about a “miracle” in Hollywood; that is, the popular masked vigilante movies (especially those produced by Marvel Studios) shook up the entire industry and current notions of stardom. Tarantino believes that in the current situation, no actor famous for playing a superhero is a real movie star.In their opinion, they are “The series’ characters eventually became stars” rather than those who interpret them.

Now, these comments from Tarantino appear in a profile of Chris Evans published this week QEvans is obviously one of the names most associated with the Marvel Universe, as he played Steve Rogers/Captain America for nearly a decade. However, he doesn’t get credit for being part of Hollywood’s most profitable franchise.

“You feel lucky to be a part of this journey,” the actor said of his collaboration with Marvel Studios. “It’s like winning the Super Bowl, but you’re not Tom Brady. I mean, you’re on the team. You might have made some good plays, but it’s not your victory. You’re a part of it, it’s It’s awesome. You’re part of a cultural phenomenon.”

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Elaborating on his desire to avoid leading roles and embrace supporting roles, the famed actor told the outlet that he never felt like Captain America put him in the spotlight. Even his solo movies. From his perspective, there was never much weight on his shoulders because he wasn’t the star, if anything, the character was.

“That’s the beauty of making a Marvel movie. You never really have to be front and center. Sometimes, not even in your own movie. Quentin Tarantino said this recently and I thought, ‘He’s right. The characters are the stars. You’re there, but you don’t feel its weight.”

“Evans said.

On the other hand, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige said in another comment Q He disagrees with Chris Evans’ stance and therefore with Quentin Tarantino’s. In his opinion, the actors in the Marvel Cinematic Universe tell themselves that they are not the ones wearing the star crown, which may be a mechanism to avoid being overwhelmed at work. However, how they view it is one thing, and what it actually is is another.

“I think that’s something that (Evans) tells himself, and I think that’s something that a lot of the Avengers, including Robert (Downey Jr.), tell themselves, and it’s actually been very helpful in the process.” But at some point In some cases, including Chris’s, that’s not entirely true,” the Creative House owner said.

Previously, a handful of MCU actors have spoken out against Tarantino’s ruling that superhero movies lack stars.Including Liu Simu

(Shangchi), samuel jackson (Miracle), Robert Downey Jr. (Avengers: Endgame) and chris hemsworth (Thor: Love and Thunder).