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Chris Evans became worldwide famous when he portrayed the role of Captain America in the 2011 MCU movieCaptain America: The First Avenger.Forming a core character of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Captain America became the driving force of the Avengers for the time being.
Although he retired from the MCU, Chris Evans revealed that leaving a 2010 film was more difficult than leaving the MCU. Talking about his role in the 2010 filmScott Pilgrim vs. the World,Evans revealed that the cast and crew had grown so attached that“leaving was heartbreaking”for the actor.
Chris Evans Was Insulted When He Joined A Film!
In a career breakdown of his most iconic characters withGQ,Chris Evans sat down for a chat. Starting his journey fromFantastic Four,Evans went on to narrate the major and iconic roles that he portrayed throughout his years in Hollywood.
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During the discussion, the talk of the 2010 filmScott Pilgrim vs. the Worldcame into discussion. In the film, Evans portrayed the role of Lucas Lee. Director Edgar Wright described the character of Lucas Lee quite descriptively and later told Chris Evans that he was the perfect choice for the role which was quite humorous and a little bit insulting for the actor. Evans revealed toGQhow he was insulted even before joining the 2010 film.
“The pitch for Scott Pilgrim was so strange but he [Edgar Wright] kind of said ‘Lucas Lee is this movie star but he really doesn’t have much range and he thinks he’s great but he’s actually terrible and I think you’d be perfect.’ I said ‘Okay.'”
Although insulting,Chris Evansjoined the film and it turned out to be one of the best decisions he ever made. As the interview continued, Evans revealed that when the filming ended, it was very tough for him to say goodbye since he had grown so attached to the cast and crew ofScott Pilgrim vs. the World.
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Chris Evans Had Become Too Attached To The 2010 Film
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With his role in the film, Evans had to hang off of cable wires and rigs for all the stunts that he had to do. Despite being uncomfortable while shooting the movie, Evans revealed toGQthat after filming ended, he was very sad to leave the project.
“Leaving was heartbreaking. It truly was, like the first time, I was like ‘I mean, I can just hang out if you guys need me.’ You don’t wanna miss a beat. The reherseal was so fun.”
He further continued,
“Then you leave and come back a month later to do your bit and you just have such horrible FOMO. Yeah, to this day that E-mail chain is still very active”.
Scott Pilgrim vs. the Worldreceived a rating of 7.5/10 on IMDB and 82% on Rotten Tomatoes and is deemed as a cult classic. The 2010 film is available to rent on Apple TV+ in the U.S.
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Visarg Acharya is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 3000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past three years and a copywriter at a corporation. Visarg usually covers news and theories on the MCU and the DCU, with an emphasis on Avengers and Superman; Game of Thrones, and more.A Tarantino fan, Visarg, spends his time critiquing various directors’ filmographies and watching them with curiosity. Medieval fantasy like The Lord of the Rings or sci-fi movies like Interstellar, watching the latest horror movies, and listening to Hans Zimmer become his comfort zone. When idle, he can be found reading fantasy novels with a terrible cup of coffee in hand.
