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Knives Out star Chris Evans reveals he begged director Rian Johnson for the role of Ransom Drysdale

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One of the biggest breakout hits of last year was director Rian Johnson’s Oscar-nominated murder mystery Knives Out and while the film has an incredible ensemble cast, one of the biggest highlights of the film was Chris Evans’ Ransom Drysdale. In a behind-the-scenes featurette on the Knives Out home release (via CinemaBlend), Evans revealed he practically begged Johnson […]

D23 Interview: Chris Evans and Anthony Mackie on Captain America: Civil War

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Yesterday Marvel Studios gave fans in attendance at Disney’s D23 Expo the first look at the Phase Three-launching Captain Amercia: Civil War. As yet, the footage hasn’t been released online, but you can read a description of it here, and we’ve also got an interview with Chris Evans (Captain America) and Anthony Mackie (Falcon) talking […]

Chris Evans to play the sadistic dentist in Little Shop of Horrors

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Greg Berlanti’s upcoming remake of Little Shop of Horrors has its first cast member, with Avengers and Knives Out star Chris Evans set to portray Orin Scrivello, D.D.S., the sadistic dentist boyfriend of the film’s female lead Audrey. The new adaptation of the hit stage musical (which was itself based upon Roger Corman’s low-budget 1960 […]

John Krasinski still jokes about Chris Evans taking Captain America role from him

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John Krasinski, star of A Quiet Place and Jack Ryan, says he still jokes about Chris Evans taking the Captain America role from him. In one of the most interesting what-ifs in MCU casting, former star of The Office, John Krasinski, was once up for the role of Captain America, only to lose out to […]

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier set photos reveal U.S. Agent’s symbol, Chris Evans seemingly rules out appearance

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Although we’re yet to see MCU newcomer Wyatt Russell on the set of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, we did get a glimpse of some concept art of his character John Walker – a.k.a. U.S. Agent – earlier this month, and now a new spy photo from the Marvel Studios series has surfaced on […]

Hot Toys reveals Marvel Studios: The First Ten Years Captain America (Concept Art Version) collectible figure

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Hot Toys is celebrating the 10th anniversary of the MCU with a new series of finely-detailed Marvel Studios: The First Ten Years collectible figures, and first up is Captain America, based on concept art by Marvel’s visual development supervisor Ryan Meinerding showing Chris Evans’ Steve Rogers from the superhero blockbuster Captain America: Civil War; check it […]

Iron Studios’ Avengers: Infinity War Battle Diorama Series Captain America available to pre-order

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Sideshow and Iron Studios has unveiled the upcoming Captain America 1/10th scale Battle Diorama Series statue which is based on the likeness of Chris Evans as Steve Rogers in the Marvel superhero epic Avengers: Infinity War. The collectible is available to pre-order now, priced at $104.99 and is expected to ship between December 2018 and […]

55th Chicago International Film Festival Review – Knives Out (2019)

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Knives Out. 2019 Written and Directed by Rian Johnson Starring Daniel Craig, Ana De Armas, Lakeith Stanfield, Chris Evans, Jamie Lee Curtis, Toni Collette, Don Johnson, Michael Shannon, Christopher Plummer, Katherine Langford, Jaeden Martell, and Riki Lindholme. SYNOPSIS: A detective investigates the death of a patriarch of an eccentric, combative family. Before even getting into […]

Movie Review – Avengers: Endgame (2019)

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Avengers: Endgame, 2019 Directed by Anthony and Joe Russo. Starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Don Cheadle, Paul Rudd, Brie Larson, Karen Gillan, Danai Gurira, Bradley Cooper, and Josh Brolin. SYNOPSIS: The grave course of events set in motion by Thanos that wiped out half the universe […]

James Cameron says Chris Evans and Channing Tatum were almost cast in Avatar

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James Cameron, the director of Avatar, has revealed that Chris Evans and Channing Tatum were nearly cast in the role occupied by Sam Worthington. Sam Worthington’s appearance as Jake Sully in Avatar means that he has starred in the most successful movie of all time but we have now learned that there were two more […]