Chris Evans' Captain America run may not be over

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‍Chris Evans suggested his run as Captain America is done. The filmmakers currently controlling the Avengers' fates say he shouldn’t shelve the shield just yet.

Evans tweeted last month that he had wrapped his shooting on the fourth "Avengers" movie, calling it an "emotional" day and saying, "Playing this role over the last eight years has been an honor."

Joseph Russo, who along with brother Anthony wrote and directed this year's "Avengers: Infinity War" and next year's sequel, and directed Evans as Captain America in two previous films.

"I think it was more emotional for him than us," said Russo.

"Only because he's not done yet. And I don't want to explain what that means but the audience will soon understand what I'm talking about," he added.

As expected, he only teased details of the forthcoming film, saying audiences can expect the unexpected from the duo that left Marvel fans gasping earlier this year in a cliffhanger that saw several beloved Avengers disintegrate into oblivion.

Russo said that they killed half the Marvel universe, and for the production team, it really is about, in what ways can they surprise the audience and tells a very challenging story.

He would confirm that at least at this point the movie, which is in post-production, is the longest Marvel film ever.

"We're about halfway through the editorial process and it's standing about three hours right now. It's a very complicated movie," noted Russo. "It has a lot of characters in it and you know we are putting in the work, so we'll see where it ends up, but it definitely has a lot of story in it."

After back-to-back years with Avengers movies in 2018 and 2019, Russo said there is likely to be a break before the next one, with Disney finalizing a deal to acquire parts of 20th Century Fox, whose properties include the Marvel Comics characters the X-Men and Deadpool.

Russo said he doesn't have direct knowledge of the plans of the masters of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but my guess would be that there be a little bit of time to integrate some of the other characters and take their time doing that."

"Avengers 4" is scheduled for release May 3, 2019.

(With input from AP)