During a recent Fan Expo event, Wilson Bethel revealed he came close to playing Steve Rogers in ‘Captain America: The First Avenger’ but Chris Evans got the part.
The actor said, “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,” he continued.
Bethel previously shared that he almost got the role of Captain America and found it hard to lose the chance, via ComicBook. He explained, “To be perfectly honest, that was one of the hardest moments in my professional career. And it spun me out for a while to be honest with you.”
The actor added, “But I’m also a firm believer that things happen as they’re supposed to, and obviously, Chris did an incredible job in that role. And my life, while it hasn’t brought me to lead the Avengers, has been really rich and rewarding in other ways.”
“So, I can’t spend too much time lamenting it. And honestly, just the fact that things have kind of come full circle in a way, and I still get to be a dude in a suit, is pretty exciting,” he then noted.
Bethel, who played the villain Bullseye in ‘Daredevil’s third season, will return for ‘Daredevil: Born Again’ on Disney+, as Screen Rant reported. Charlie Cox returns as Matt Murdock, and Vincent D’Onofrio as Wilson Fisk. Jon Bernthal will also reprise his role as Frank Castle/The Punisher.
Other cast members include Michael Gandolfini, Margarita Levieva, and Nikki M. James. Dario Scardapane, the writer for ‘The Punisher,’ is the new showrunner. Plot details are still secret, but we know Daredevil will face Kingpin, who may be running for mayor of NYC or already in the position.
