Los Angeles Oct 5 (IANS) Actor Chris Evans was emotional as he hung up his shield as Captain America a role he has played for nearly a decade.
Evans made the announcement on Thursday via Twitter reported The Hollywood Reporter.
"Officially wrapped on Avengers 4 . It was an emotional day to say the least. Playing this role over the last 8 years has been an honour " Evans tweeted.
"To everyone in front of the camera behind the camera and in the audience thank you for the memories! Eternally grateful " he added.
The actor previously pointed out to retiring the character in a profile in the The New York Times which quoted him as saying "You want to get off the train before they push you off."
The 37-year-old Evans -- who played Johnny Storm in a couple of "Fantastic Four" films -- first played Steve Rogers aka Captain America in 2011 s "Captain America: The First Avenger".
He then played the character in "The Avengers" (2012) "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" (2014) "Avengers: Age of Ultron" (2015) "Captain America: Civil War" (2016) "Avengers: Infinity War" (2018) as well as cameos in a number of other Marvel films.
Evans makes his final appearance as Captain America in the currently untitled "Avengers 4".
While his Captain America had a relatively small amount of screentime in this year s Avengers: Infinity War the writers of that movie and Avengers 4 have said the hero will be the front and center in the next installment according to The Hollywood Reporter.

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