Chris Evans Talks Acting Retirement Again

In an extensive article about Captain America: The Winter Soldier  actor Chris Evans for Variety--he once again re-affirms that after his contract is fulfilled playing the star spangled superhero Captain America he's done acting.

Evans says: "If I'm acting at all, it's going to be under Marvel contract, or I'm going to be directing. I can't see myself pursuing acting strictly outside of what I'm contractually obligated to do."

Evans recently directed the indie film "1:30 Train" and hopes to do it again--he remains grateful for the opportunity that playing Cap has afforded him:

"Without these [Marvel] movies, I wouldn't be directing. They gave me enough overseas recognition to greenlight a movie. And if I'm speaking extremely candidly, it's going to continue to do that for as long as the Marvel contract runs."

Might he change his mind?

"For all I know, in five years, I might say, 'S**t, I miss acting.' Right now, I just want to get behind the camera and make movies" he says.

Still it would take a lot to act in a film, one of his agents asked him what would happen if a really great role came along, he told them no and that "we are turning a corner."

The story of Cap 2 follows the acclaimed comic storyline The Winter Soldier by author Ed Brubaker, and  artist Steve Epting, in which Captain America's (Chris Evans) sidekick Bucky (Sebastian Stan) is resurrected as a brainwashed super-assassin known as the Winter Solider. The tale also follows that Peggy's (played by Hayley Atwell in Captain America: The First Avenger) niece Sharon (Revenge star Emily VanCamp) meets Cap.

Anthony Mackie is poised to play Harlem crime fighter Falcon. Cobie Smulders will reprise her role of Maria Hill. She joins her boss in The Avengers co-star Samuel L. Jackson and Scarlett Johansson. for the film. Frank Grillo ("The Grey," "Warrior") will play the villain Crossbones in the sequel. Toby Jones, has confirmed to Hey U Guys that he will reprise the role of the villain Armin Zola. Maximiliano Hernández said via Twitter that he will reprise his "Avengers" role of Agent Jasper Sitwell in the sequel. Robert Redford (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid) has entered talks for a senior leadership role in S.H.I.E.L.D. UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St-Pierre will play villain Batroc the Leaper, an infamous mercenary in the Cap mythology.

Joe Russo and Anthony Russo are directing the sequel, using a script by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely.

"Captain America 2" launches first in the UK and parts of Europe on March 26th ahead of a major global release (including the U.S.) the following week on April 3rd & 4th.

The Russo boys will return to direct "Captain America 3"