Hot on the heels of his vocal portrayal of the titular character in Disney and Pixar’s summer blockbuster,Lightyear,Deadlinehas revealed thatChris Evansmight have found his newest role. TheCaptain Americaactor is in final negotiations to star alongsideEmily Bluntin Netflix andDavid Yates’ crime-drama,Pain Hustlers.
Written byWells Tower, the film will center on Liza Drake (Blunt), a woman trying to keep her head above water and find success. Liza is a high school dropout whose biggest goal is to provide a better life than she had for her young daughter. After being on the never-ending hunt for a decent-paying job, Liza is hired at a pharmaceutical start-up in Central Florida. When she joins, the company is on the verge of collapse with the folks at the top making poor decisions that drain their money and time, but because of their newest employee, things are about to turn around. Intelligent and witty, with charisma to match, Liza proves to be a venerable recruit for the flailing business, soon propelling both the company and herself to the top of their game - with all the money that comes with it. But, things are not as they seem, something Liza soon learns as she’s plunged into the dark underbelly of the other side of the business.
As for Evans, his role in the dark drama has yet to be revealed, but we’re sure he’ll fit right into any part thrown his way. Along withLightyear, the actor has been keeping busy since his days fighting alongside theAvengerswith upcoming projects including Apple andDexter Fletcher’s romantic action flick,Ghosted, which will see him starring alongside the likes ofAna de Armas,Adrien Brody, andAmy Sedaris. Next up, fans can catch Evans in the Russo Brothers and Netflix action thriller,The Gray Manwhere he and his mustache will face off againstRyan Gosling.
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Production forPain Hustlersis expected to begin in late August. The film’s production team is made up of Grey Matter Productions founderLawrence Greyserving as a producer alongside Yates andYvonne Walcott Yates’ Wychwood Pictures.Lewis TaylorandBen Everardwill join as executive producers with the co-production team set to includeCyrus Mojibi,Patrick Wade,Lawrence Kao, andLloyd Everard.
At the moment, no other casting details have been revealed and Netflix has yet to set a date for the film’s release. For more information surroundingPain Hustlers, stay tuned to Collider.
