Daredevil: Born Again Actor Wilson Bethel Recalls Narrowly Losing Captain America Role To Chris Evans

After being introduced as the secondary antagonist of the third season of Netflix's Daredevil, Wilson Bethel is set to return as the highly unstable Benjamin "Dex" Poindexter, aka Bullseye, in the upcoming Daredevil: Born Again Disney+ revival.
Bullseye is a fairly well-known Marvel Comics villain, but, as you may already be aware, Bethel came very close to landing the role of a very different much bigger character back in the early days of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
During a recent Fan Expo event (via Screen Rant), Bethel recalled narrowly losing the part of Steve Rogers in Joe Johnston's Captain America: The First Avenger to Chris Evans.
"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...
Bullseye is a fairly well-known Marvel Comics villain, but, as you may already be aware, Bethel came very close to landing the role of a very different much bigger character back in the early days of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
During a recent Fan Expo event (via Screen Rant), Bethel recalled narrowly losing the part of Steve Rogers in Joe Johnston's Captain America: The First Avenger to Chris Evans.
"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...
- 1/10/2025
- ComicBookMovie.com
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