Marvel Officially Confirms Chris Evans’ Surprising Captain America Design For Avengers: Doomsday

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Chris Evans as Steve Rogers / Captain America looking up in The Avengers

Published Apr 17, 2026, 9:00 AM EDT

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Marvel has revealed the new Avengers: Doomsday trailer, and it shows that Chris Evans' Steve Rogers will have a surprising look in the film. After years of saying he would not come back, Evans is finally back in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Captain America. While it is true that he rejoined the franchise before that, his 2024 return was different.

In Deadpool & Wolverine, he played a version of Johnny Storm, the Marvel hero he gave life to in two Fantastic Four movies. Now, Evans is firmly back in the MCU as Steve Rogers, with the reveal coming in the first Avengers: Doomsday teaser that played in theaters with Disney's Avatar: Fire and Ash. The footage showed Steve putting away his Captain America suit.

As such, it was clear that he would have a different look going into the 2026 MCU movie. Additionally, the Avengers: Doomsday teaser revealed that Steve and Hayley Atwell's Peggy Carter had a baby. As such, the Marvel hero is expected to play a major role in Avengers: Doomsday's story, and fans now know a bit more of what that might entail.

At 2026's CinemaCon, where ScreenRant was in attendance, Marvel unveiled the first full Avengers: Doomsday trailer for attendees. The footage has not yet been revealed online, with the studio likely waiting to do so at a later date. Still, the trailer's description has revealed many interesting elements, including Chris Evans' surprising Steve Rogers look.

Marvel Has Revealed What Avengers: Doomsday's Steve Rogers Looks Like

In the first Avengers: Doomsday teaser, Evans' Captain America looked just like he did in Avengers: Endgame, with short hair and no beard. It seemed like that would be his look for the 2026 MCU movie, but Marvel was throwing a curveball at the audience. Instead, Evans will have longer hair and a full beard in Avengers: Doomsday.

MCU fans will recognize the Steve Rogers look as one of his most iconic, as the character showcased that same design in 2018's Avengers: Infinity War. In that movie, Steve was on the run with his own Avengers team, which included characters like Sam Wilson, Bucky Barnes, and Black Widow. Perhaps the same could be happening now, only with some multiverse-hopping going on.

Why Chris Evans' Steve Rogers Looks Different In Avengers: Doomsday's Teaser And Trailer

The easy answer as to why Steve looks different in the new Avengers: Doomsday trailer in relation to the movie's first teaser is that Marvel should be doing a time jump between the two. Instead of taking place during the events of Avengers: Doomsday, what we see in the Steve Rogers teaser might be relatively close to Avengers: Endgame's ending.

Disney has announced a new addition to Avengers: Doomsday's cast — the young actor Wesley Holloway. He looks perfect to play a slightly aged-up version of Steve and Peggy's son, which could explain why Evans' Captain America now has longer hair and a beard. Finally, Steve Rogers will be wielding Mjolnir again in Avengers: Doomsday, taking it upon reuniting with Thor.