Following the release of Avengers: Endgame, Chris Evans hung up his shield and announced his retirement from the role of Captain America. After nearly a decade as Steve Rogers, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has gone on without him. Meanwhile Evans has moved on to jobs that broaden his range. Evans’ most notable shift from Captain America comes in the forthcoming Netflix film The Gray Man.

In the film, he plays a joyfully insane assassin. Lloyd Hansen’s function is the total opposite of Rogers’. But that doesn’t imply Evans has completely abandoned the MCU. A twisted MCU reference was still there in the trailer.

Let us find out where it was.

Chris Evans gives a subtle nod to MCU in The Gray Man trailer

In the middle of a trailer showcasing Hansen’s devastation, he riffs on an ancient proverb, noting that “if you wanna make an omelet, you gotta kill some people.”  

While it appears to be a standard bit of evil talk from an over-the-top action film, it also establishes who Ryan Gosling‘s Court Gentry is up against, beyond the causalities Hansen commits, in the trailer. But it also links to what Tony Stark also said in the MCU.

We first heard it in Civil War

In Captain America: Civil War, Tony Stark used a variation of the statement. Stark closed a graduating speech at MIT with the remark, “go break some eggs,” after revealing that he’d completely financed every student’s project with the no-strings-attached September Foundation Grant.

Also in Age of Ultron

In Avengers: Age of Ultron, the line was likewise transformed in a memorable way. Thor interrupts some conversation between Ultron and his “father,” Iron Man, in an early battle.

Thor assures Ultron that he doesn’t have to break anything after Ultron warns Iron Man that he’ll break his heart if he needs to.  “Clearly, you’ve never made an omelet,” Ultron responds.

Iron Man jokes that Ultron outpaced him by one second, demonstrating that the evil AI inherited his “father’s” wit.

Chris Evans calling back to MCU while playing a villain is certainly a funny thing. In fact, his while character in the film has a bit of humor, as seen in the trailer. That’s why this reference does make people chuckle.

Did you guys spot the reference when you first watched the trailer for The Gray Man or not? Let us know in the comments.

The Gray Man releases on July 15th on Netflix.