Captain America: Beard or no beard? The 'Avengers: Endgame' cast voted.

Robert Downey Jr. wants both at the same time.
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Shannon Connellan
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Look, it's a truth universally acknowledged that Captain America and the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe take things next-level with facial hair.

But enough about our extremely correct opinion, what do the Avengers think?

At Marvel's Avengers: Endgame press conference held in Los Angeles on Sunday, directors Anthony and Joe Russo joined the MCU cast and a bunch of empty chairs for a little chat.

While the cast were forbidden from revealing too much about the Endgame plot, there was one long-raging debate that got its time on the floor: Captain America's beard.

New York Times reporter Kyle Buchanan caught the moment, in which the cast were asked to raise their hands if they preferred their fellow Avenger Chris Evans bearded, as seen in Infinity War, or not bearded, as seen in other Cap appearances, including teasers for Endgame.

Nice guys Mark Ruffalo and Jeremy Renner notably abstained from the vote, while Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige voted for both.

Brie Larson took her time to decide, but eventually voted for bearded Cap, along with Chris Hemsworth, Don Cheadle, Scarlett Johansson, and the Russo brothers. Meanwhile, Danai Gurira, Karen Gillan, and Paul Rudd all prefer a clean-shaven Cap.

"I'm going for neither," said Downey Jr. "I like Chris Evans with a beard with prothesis over it, when Joss Whedon asked him to come be the tag for the first Avengers."

Yes, he actually did both, as RDJ explained Evans was filming Snowpiercer at the time and had to keep his beard.

What did Evans himself vote for? Guys, he prefers bearded Cap!

And what about the rest of your MCU favourites, bearded or non-bearded? We daresay it's mostly better as the former.

Topics Marvel

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Shannon Connellan
UK Editor

Shannon Connellan is Mashable's UK Editor based in London, formerly Mashable's Australia Editor, but emotionally, she lives in the Creel House. A Tomatometer-approved critic, Shannon writes about entertainment, tech, social good, science, culture, and Australian horror.

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