by Chris Snellgrove
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Marvel has sparked serious fan interest with news of Robert Downey Jr.'s return to the MCU in 2018 doomsdaybut not as Tony Stark…instead, he'll somehow be playing the role of Fantastic Four villain Doctor Doom. Since then, it's been reported that Chris Evans and Hayley Atwell will also be returning, and while most fans assume they'll similarly play Variants, one compelling theory for Marvel fans says otherwise. According to this theory from Reddit user WillemDaFriends, their part of the movie will take place in the alternate past that Steve Rogers traveled to in End gameand his time tricks created an alternate Earth's environment Fantastic Four.
Theory
To understand the role of Chris Evans and Hayley Atwell's characters in this Marvel theory, you might need a primer on the past and future of this cinematic universe. in End gameCaptain America used the Quantum Realm to travel through the past and return each Infinity Stone to where it came from. But then he goes romantically rogue and stays in the past to enjoy life with Peggy Carter…the life he basically missed out on once he was frozen in ice only to wake up in the present day.
Now, the next part doesn't directly involve Chris Evans, but this instead marvel The theory addresses a possible explanation for the future situation Fantastic Four film. We don't know much about the first film featuring Marvel's first family, but we do know that it's a 1960s period piece set in an alternate Earth. Supposedly some shenanigans are coming in doomsday It will explain (possibly with a hard or soft reboot) how characters from half a century ago and multiple universes apart end up in the present day (not to mention far away). Avengers And other MCU heroes.
There are any number of ways in which Fantastic FourIt was possible to create a multiverse. However, Chris Evans Marvel theory holds that Fantastic Four The universe is an alternate reality that he accidentally created while traveling through time to spend his life with Peggy Carter. This makes sense, really, since Fantastic Four The film is set in the 1960s, a genre that Captain America may have created by providing advanced knowledge of the future.
In a world Star TrekFor Chris Evans' character to do this would be a huge no-no, but we can only assume that he would be willing to change the future to save countless lives. How much suffering would the MCU be saved if someone could warn them of Hydra infiltrating SHIELD or of Hydra's arrival? Thanos? It's easy to imagine Cap doing everything he can to save lives and accidentally creating a completely different world, whether because of his direct actions or because multiple scientists would be able to study the super-soldier serum coursing through his veins.
Admittedly, this Chris Evans Marvel's theory isn't perfect…it doesn't explain, for example, why an elderly Steve Rogers appears at the end of the film. End game When he's supposed to be stuck in a different dimension. Of course, it is possible that we will witness some timely storytelling in action, and events The Fantastic Four: The First Steps and Avengers: On the Day of Resurrection That probably explains his appearance. Either way, we desperately want this theory to be true because it would mean seeing the “real” Cap and Peggy in the next movie instead of another meaningless multiverse variant or disappointing fakeout.
