A different Marvel Cinematic Universe actor came very close to playing Captain America before the gig was given to Chris Evans, with a returning star opening up about almost getting the iconic role.
During a recent Fan Expo event, Wilson Bethel – who played Bullseye on Netflix’s Daredevil and will be reprising the role in Daredevil: Born Again – looked back at how he was almost tapped to play Captain America in the MCU. According to Bethel, he got as far as trying on the costume through screen testing before learning how he lost the role to Evans, as he stated the following:
The hardest hit I took was…I came very close to being cast as Captain America. I went through multiple rounds of screen testing, and the suit felt incredible. Yeah [when asked if he has pictures] There were all these things that were happening that made me feel like I was getting the part. And then I remember my agent calling me one day, and they’re like, ‘No, actually, they offered it to Chris Evans’ or whatever.
Source: Fan Expo/YouTube