Shubhabrata Dutta
Our very own Captain America had to prove himself big time before landing the role. ‘Sunshine,’ ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. the World,’ ‘What’s Your Number?’ ‘Puncture,’ ‘Fantastic Four,’ and ‘Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer’ are all movies that came before the “Star-spangled Man” arrived on the big screen. However, it seems more likely that the ‘Fantastic Four’ franchise is what played a significant role in helping Evans become one of the most beloved live-action superhero characters ever, if not the most beloved.
Being named 2022’s “Sexiest Man Alive” by People magazine, Evans’ popularity is also due to his charm that the audience has been subjected to in movies like ‘Gifted,’ ‘Before We Go,’ ‘Playing It Cool,’ ‘The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond,’ and ‘The Nanny Diaries.’ On the other hand, movies like ‘Snowpiercer,’ ‘Knives Out,’ and ‘The Gray Man,’ are in which he shows his more dramatic side. So, whether you are a fan of Captain America or Evans, you may be wondering what the guy has in store, now that he is not Captain America anymore (‘Avengers: Endgame’ was his last outing as the character). Well, here we bring you all his upcoming projects!
1. Honey Don’t! (TBA)
Currently in its post-production stage, this comedy-drama will star Evans alongside Margaret Qualley and Aubrey Plaza. Co-actors include Kristen Connolly, Charlie Day, Talia Ryder, and Billy Eichner. Helmed by Ethan Coen, who has penned the script along with his wife Tricia Cooke, the film is set after ‘Drive-Away Dolls,’ which is the first of Coen’s lesbian B-movie trilogy and will follow two women on a road trip. Qualley will reportedly play a private eye, Plaza a mysterious lady, and Evans a cult leader. How Qualley and Plaza will come across each other and how either/both is/are connected to the leader are what we have to wait to see. A release date is yet to be announced.
2. Materialists (TBA)
Written and directed by Celine Song, this A24-Sony romance drama follows a New York-based matchmaker whose love triangle, involving a rich guy and a broke waiter/actor, threatens her very business. Evans will star along with Dakota Johnson and Pedro Pascal. The film co-stars Marin Ireland, Lindsey Broad, Louisa Jacobson, Dasha Nekrasova, and Zoe Winters. Currently in its post-production stage, ‘Materialists’ is yet to get a release date.
3. Sacrifice (TBA)
Evans will be taken hostage for sacrifice by Anya Taylor-Joy in the upcoming action comedy by Romain Gavras. The storyline revolves around a charity event that is crashed by Taylor-Joy’s Joan and her radicals. Evans plays a character named Mike Tyler. Salma Hayek, Vincent Cassel, John Malkovich, Sam Richardson, Charli XCX, and Ambika Mod are also in the film, although we have yet to learn about their characters. Joan is looking for an artifact that is connected to an age-old prophecy. Filming is ongoing, and a release date has yet to be announced.
4. Untitled Gene Kelly Film (TBA)
Evans’s love for dancing is to be put to the test in the John Logan-directed untitled Gene Kelly film. Gene Kelly was a dancer and actor who created a new form of dance custom-made for the general public called “dance for the common man.” He is responsible for choreographing or acting in some of the most popular musical movies of the 1950s and 1960s, including ‘An American in Paris,’ ‘Singin’ in the Rain,’ ‘Brigadoon,’ and ‘It’s Always Fair Weather.’
The movie tells the story of a 12-year-old boy working in the MGM lot (the grounds owned by the world-renowned media company Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer) in 1952 and how he imagines a friendship with iconic movie star Gene Kelly. Logan wrote the film with an original idea by Evans, who plays Kelly and is one of the producers. We are yet to know who plays the role of the kid and about the rest of the cast. Further updates about production are awaited.
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