Or how about this? At one point in the comics, Steve Rogers abandons the mantle of Captain America and takes on the name Nomad. What if under the moniker of Nomad, Marvel Studios uses this opportunity to adapt the Fallen Son story and have it be about a destitute Steve Rogers’ descent into becoming an agent of Hydra.
I honestly don’t believe we would ever see this Steve Rogers truly become an agent of Hydra. However, what if Marvel Studios uses this as an opportunity for a fourth Captain America film, and have it involve Cap infiltrating Hydra (because despite how many times they’ve been defeated on the big and small screen, Hydra is never truly dead) by selling them on the idea he has nowhere else to go, only to bring Hydra down from within, and “redeem himself” within the MCU?
We don’t know where Nick Spencer is taking Captain America in the comics, as the story is playing out now. This may very well be where the story goes, loosely, despite Spencer’s denial that Cap is not undercover, a double agent, under some form of mind control, or that it’s a clone. But with Marvel Studios’ willingness to adapt storylines to fit their needs, maybe this is where the MCU can take Captain America next. Every movie has shown us a different Captain America – he has grown, tried to find his place in a world he doesn’t know, reinvent himself. Maybe this is a new, slightly darker place Marvel Studios can take Cap.
What do you think? Chris Evans is on record as wanting to continue playing the role, if Marvel wants to resign him. Where should Marvel Studios take Cap next?
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