In Knives Out, Evans played Ransom Drysdale, who concocted a scheme to frame a nurse for the murder of his grandfather in order to keep his inheritance. Evans plays the irresponsible, arrogant, playboy extremely well and has adopted a few roles like it since. Instead of gaining enemies for how righteous he is, Storm becomes detested for his cocky entitlement. While the other members of the Fantastic Four struggle to accept and become acclimated to their new powers, Storm is over the moon and even bullies The Thing for the hideous inflection he's inherited. When Johnny Storm becomes aware of his pyrokinetic powers, he uses them for his own gain. Labeled a fugitive for refusing to sign the Sokovian Accords and fleeing with presumed bomber Bucky Barnes (who is still trying to recover from his days as the Winter Soldier), Rogers ends up being right about Barnes' innocence.
The only time he begins to stray from this is in Civil War, but even then, he ends up being right. He immediately becomes a hero (after a slight detour as a performer) and focuses on helping the American war effort. When Steve Rogers first receives his powers, he uses them to take down Hydra.
He has a clear conception of right and wrong and always operates in the green. Despite being heroes, they are also incredibly different.Ĭaptain America made most of his enemies being the stereotypical idea of a hero. Aside from both having been played by Chris Evans, they are also founding members of an elite superhero faction that tries to protect the world from inner and out-of-this-world threats.
Johnny Storm and Steve Rogers do have a few similarities. This is not a reflection of the performances of any of the actors gave, as they all represented their characters rather well. Unfortunately, they were unable to finish the trilogy due to the box-office performance of the sequel. The four reunited for the film's sequel, Rise of the Silver Surfer which premiered in 2007. Evans starred in Fantastic Four alongside Jessica Alba, Ioan Gruffudd, and Michael Chiklis. Equipped with pyrokinetic powers, Storm is also able to use his heat resistance to propel him into flight. In the 2005 adaptation of Fantastic Four, Evans played Johnny Storm or the Human Torch. Taylor-Johnson's roles actually have a few similarities but in Evans' case, his characters are far from the same. It's unclear if Kraven will ever make an MCU appearance, but with Taylor-Johnson playing him, it might make things a bit confusing for a few Marvel heroes. Of course, Sony recently cast Aaron Taylor-Johnson who played Quicksilver in the MCU's Age of Ultron to play Kraven the Hunter. RELATED: The MCU Fantastic Four Can Do This To SucceedĮven though both characters Evans played are Marvel heroes, Evans would have never been able to play both within the MCU.
Now that Evans' time as Captain America has come to a close and Marvel is actively seeking the cast for their rendition of the superhero faction, it raises the question of whether Evans would have been better suited to reprise his role as Johnny Storm instead of taking the mantle of Captain America. Six years prior, Evans starred as a hot-headed hero in Fox's Fantastic Four. In 2011, Evans made his debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but he was no stranger to playing a Marvel hero. Known for his contributions both in and outside of the superhero world, Evans made a solid case for his versatility by personifying two extremely different characters within it. Over his illustrious career, Chris Evans has become associated with well-performed roles.