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First there was the information of Tom Holland taking part in Fred Astaire, and now fellow Avengers superhero Chris Evans is reportedly sliding on his dancing footwear to play Gene Kelly.
Evans is in talks to play the legendary Singin’ within the Rain and An American in Paris actor in an as-yet-untitled movie, Deadline reported Tuesday. The undertaking remains to be in its early levels, however in keeping with the outlet, it’s about “a 12-year-old boy who works on the MGM Lot in 1952 and begins to create an imagined friendship with the legendary film star Gene Kelly whereas engaged on his subsequent movie.”
The movie relies on an authentic thought by Evans, who may also produce alongside Mark Kassen. Evans’ Knives Out director, Rian Johnson, may also produce with Ram Bergman for T-Avenue Productions. Oscar winner John Logan (Gladiator, The Aviator) is writing the script and producing.
Evans already has a stacked 12 months forward of him, together with Disney’s animated movie Lightyear, through which he voices beloved Toy Story hero Buzz Lightyear. He’s additionally starring within the Russo Brothers’ motion flick The Grey Man, alongside fellow sizzling main males Ryan Gosling and Regé-Jean Web page.
As for whether or not or not Evans has any Gene Kelly-esque abilities, it seems he’s expressed curiosity in doing a musical up to now–in 2020, it was introduced he’d star within the big-screen tackle Little Store of Horrors, which was subsequently sidelined due to the pandemic. This all begs the query of why Evans didn’t seem as Captain America in Rogers: The Musical–the fictional Avengers-inspired stage present featured in Marvel’s Disney+ present Hawkeye–however we’ll let that slide.