Wilson Bethel Reveals How Close He Was to Becoming MCU’s Captain America: ‘The Suit Was Incredible’

Chris Evans is a name that cannot be separated from live-action Captain America due to his legacy in the MCU. Even though the cinematic universe currently has a new Captain America – Sam Wilson played by Anthony Mackie, we still can’t help but conjure images of Evans’ Steve Rogers every time we hear about the character.

But, before Evans got to play the role plenty of actors were in the running for the coveted position. One of them was Wilson Bethel who is to the fans best known as Benjamin Poindexter aka Bullseye in ‘Daredevil’ Netflix show.

Bethel will also reprise his role in role in the upcoming ‘Born Again’ revival.

At a recent Fan Expo, Wilson Bethel shared how close he came to playing Captain America in the MCU. He explained that he made it to the screen testing phase and even tried on the suit, but ultimately lost the role to Chris Evans.

Bethel explained came very close to being cast as Captain America, going through several rounds of screen testing and even wearing the iconic suit. He was confident he would get the role, but ultimately, his agent informed him that Chris Evans was offered the part instead.

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.

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Bethel ultimately lost the role and the acclaim that comes with it, but in any case, the actor turned out to be part of MCU years later and has an equally loyal following and fans as Bullseye.

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