Chris Evans nearly turned down the ‘Captain America’ role

The actor, who rocketed to fame enjoying the Marvel superhero, stated he initially didn’t need to take the role as a result of he had been coping with extreme anxiousness for a number of years and questioned his performing pursuit.

On Monday’s episode of The Hollywood Reporter podcast “Awards Chatter,” Evans spoke about his psychological well being and his first experiences with anxiousness, which started round the identical time as his main movie debut in 2007’s “Human Torch in Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.”

“It was the first time I started having mini panic attacks on set,” he stated. “I really started to think, ‘I’m not sure if this [acting] is the right thing for me, I’m not sure if I’m feeling as healthy as I should be feeling.'”

By the time Marvel requested him to check for the role of “Captain America,” in 2011’s “Captain America: The First Avenger,” he turned them down.

Marvel got here again, Evans stated, and supplied the role outright.

It took speaking to his therapist, household and fellow superhero “Iron Man” star Robert Downey Jr. to say sure to the role.

“It was the best decision I’ve ever made, and I really owe that to [Marvel chief] Kevin Feige for being persistent and helping me avoid making a giant mistake,” Evans stated, including, “To be honest, all the things that I was fearing never really came to fruition.”