Chris Evans explains 'Captain America' motives

Chris Evans has claimed that the thing he most enjoyed about playing the patriotic superhero Captain America is the amount of conflict the character has to endure.

Evans said he was particularly interested in the fact that Steve Rogers is frozen on ice for half a century before waking up to find himself in modern times.

"You want to play a character that has conflict, that's what makes a character appealing to an actor, getting to find an arc and a reason, something to chew on," Evans told USA Weekend.

"If you woke up one day and it was 50, 60 years in the future and everyone you knew had passed away and the entire world around you is different, that'd be a lot to take in. It's exciting as an actor to try to tackle that."

The writers behind Captain America: The First Avenger recently suggested that work had already begun on a sequel to the film, and that it may be set across two different time periods.

Captain America: The First Avenger is due in cinemas on July 22. Watch the trailer below: