According to Evans, Marvel pitched him return after return over the last eight years, including a solo movie centered on Steve Rogers' Nomad persona. That finally changed when Evans found out Robert Downey Jr. was coming back. Nomad is an alternate identity Steve Rogers adopted during a memorable run in the 1970s after losing faith in the U.S. government and choosing to become a man without a country. Even with that great concept on the table, Evans says Marvel kept coming back with fresh ideas over the years, but nothing clicked. "I got a phone call from my team saying there’s a rumor [Robert Downey Jr. is] talking to Marvel, and I was like, 'Uh, oh.