The Chris Evans Blog

Chris Evans shopping at American Apparel

2012-02-08T22:48:00.000+01:00

The Avengers Super Bowl Commercial

2012-02-06T21:43:00.001+01:00

Chris Evans at Playboy's Carnival Mystique

2012-02-05T20:16:00.003+01:00

Chris Evans attends NFL Honors And Pepsi Rookie Of The Year

2012-02-05T19:50:00.001+01:00

Chris Evans shoots for Details Magazine

2012-02-03T21:28:00.001+01:00

Chris Evans shoots a sexy photo shoot for Details Magazine at Vasquez Rocks Park outside of Los Angeles (February 1, 2012).

Chris Evans' inspiring message to Army Veteran Marissa Strock (video)

2012-01-29T20:14:00.002+01:00

When IAMMAI Apparel founder Andrew Gallery first met Tim Medvetz and learned about The Heroes Project an instant friendship was formed. Tim's amazing story of taking wounded Veterans to climb the 7 highest mountains in the world was truly inspiring. Marissa Strock, slated to go on a climb with Tim mentioned at one point that she could use a little extra inspiration from someone she truly admires, Captain America himself Chris Evans. A close friend of Andrew's, Chris was kind enough to offer her up this heartfelt message.

To learn more about The Heroes Project and future climbs go to www.theheroesproject.org

To learn more about IAMMAI Apparel's charity projects go to www.iammaiapparel.com

Chris Evans & The Avengers in Empire Magazine

2012-01-29T20:07:00.001+01:00

New "The Avengers" photo of Chris Evans as Captain America

2012-01-13T23:54:00.002+01:00

Can't wait... :)

Chris Evans smells like...Gucci (video)

2012-01-13T23:37:00.001+01:00

Deconstruction of a Scent: The Chris Evans Q&A

2012-01-05T21:47:00.001+01:00

In the commercial for Gucci Guilty Intense, Gucci's new fragrance, Chris Evans—he of Captain America: The First Avenger and muscular chest fame—walks into a bar, eyes super babe Evan Rachel Wood, and the two get it on approximately one second later. These things happen, apparently, when you are really, really, ridiculously good-looking and doused in the aphrodisiac that is Gucci Guilty Intense. The Frank Miller-directed clip brings to mind our July 2011 cover story on Chris Evans, who had a similar effect on our writer, Edith Zimmerman. In the piece, she goes on a pseudo-date with the actor, and—after a few drinks and flirtations—ends up wasted at his house, only to escape in the middle of the night and hitchhike back home with a "possibly Asian transsexual." True story.

Throughout the profile, Zimmerman attempts to uncover the "real Chris," but gets thrown off when he says things like, "I always say that the times in my life when I've been happiest are the times when I've seen, like, a sunset." To paraphrase her reaction: Like, really dude? Read the piece, and you'll see that it's difficult to tell if he's being sincere or just putting on an act. We recently met up with Evans again, this time to discuss his Gucci ad campaign, and the earnest quotes abounded. (Evans on acting: "You say, 'You are the painter, I'll be your paint.'") During our chat in the penthouse of NYC's Thompson Hotel, we covered the art of acting sexy, the uncoolness of Captain America, and—for old time's sake—the "real" Chris.

GQ: In the ad for Gucci Guilty—all in the span of about a minute—you walk into a bar, spot Evan Rachel Wood's character, and then, bam, baby-making.
Evans: [laughs]

GQ: So, making out with Evan Rachel Wood. Was that good?
Evans: Yeah. It's great, because Evan is great. You know what I mean? It's obviously one of those shoots where you're rolling around with your clothes off, and it could be an...awkward situation. Luckily, I met Evan and [snaps fingers] we hit it off right away. She's young, but incredibly mature and put-together. You got to check your ego at the door at these things, because there's a science to it. It's hard, but take a look: [points to the Gucci ad] You have to position your arm right, you have to hold poses...it can be tricky. But you've got all these great people involved, the best of the best, and you want to make sure you bring the same level of professionalism to the table. And with someone other than Evan, it could've been stiff, awkward, or uncomfortable. Luckily, Evan is a pro.

GQ: What is actor make-out strategy, anyway?
Evans: Well, ideally when you're doing that in film, hopefully you can surrender to the moment, and it'll be believable. Again, when you have someone that's comfortable with themselves and willing to let go, it's going to work.

GQ: I watched a clip of you talking about scent memory on the set of the shoot, but you never elaborated on the memories. What are they?
Evans: It could fall under a lot of different labels. My experience with scent memory is rooted in my childhood. A woman could walk down the street and she'll smell like my mother. Another is chlorine [snaps fingers] and I'll remember a buddy's house I went to. I love things like that; I love the connection that scents have to your memory, stronger than even the memories themselves. It's amazing how that can [snaps fingers] take you somewhere. What Gucci Guilty is going for is a memory of something sexual and provocative and intimate. Charged. I don't know if I've had...I was going to say I don't have enough experience to have memories that are...well, that's not true. Um, I like the fact that the campaign went with a theme as opposed to two people rolling around on a beach or something. It was a mini-story, a short film.

GQ: Why do you think "guilt" is associated with the cologne?
Evans: Well, I think it's something relatable. Everyone has a little bit of a guilty side to them. And I think that's what the cologne is trying to evoke.

GQ: The ad's a very accelerated experience—the characters just jump into things, so maybe that's where the guilt would come from, but I don't know if the characters necessarily feel guilty...
Evans: Well, guilty can be fun. Guilty doesn't have to be the worse thing in the world.

GQ: This is true. Is it all right if I ask about your GQ profile?
Evans: What was the GQ profile?
Publicist: The cover.
Evans: Oh, the cover!

GQ: So, obviously a profile is a very complex thing, and in our July cover story, our writer Edith Zimmerman wasn't completely sure what to make of you. If I were to ask you, point blank, what is the "real you," what would you say?
Evans: Well, depends on what the question is...if a profile takes a couple of days, you can't fit a microcosm in 10 words or less, you know, "The real me is..." In those interviews where someone is doing a profile, I think the goal is to go in there as honest as possible and wear your emotions on your sleeve. You might not be able to cover all aspects that constitute what a person is, but I think your character will shine through. Edith was a very cool person, smart girl, she was my age, we had very similar experiences in life, so I just tried to be myself. And I'm a pretty self-deprecating guy—I try not to take myself too seriously. And I have no problem saying that. And, especially in interviews, I think people find that strange, because I think some actors enjoy being interviewed and enjoy hearing themselves speak. I have no problem saying that what we're doing is kind of silly, isn't it? What we're doing? [looks around the room] I feel kind of foolish right now. It's okay to laugh and make light of it. We can still have an in-depth discussion that's of intellectual substance, but you know, you got to poke fun at yourself, and I think Edith got that. And I think she wrote in her article that she wasn't quite sure who I was because I don't think she's used to actors that have no problem saying they're so stupid.

GQ: When you do interviews, how much would you say is you versus "you?"
Evans: I say a healthy 90-10. I obviously might swear a little more in real life, you know what I'm saying? There's still a little professionalism—you can't say whatever you want to say. But I have no reason to lie; I have no reason to say anything I don't believe, especially for something like this [points to Gucci ad] If the product or the film is something you're proud of, it makes it a lot easier, because I've got nothing to hide. I can tell you anything, and it's not only going to be the truth, but it's also going to serve the purpose of the product. Because, I mean, look at this. [points to Gucci ad] I'm honored to be a part of it.

GQ: Right, you said it's a science. What is the "sexy strategy" then?
Evans: I was trained in acting, so doing things like this, it calls for elements of that. But when you're working with great people, like [director] Frank Miller, people who are obviously the best at what they do, you surrender to them. You say, "You are the painter, I'll be your paint, I'm going to trust you." When my agents called and said I got the Gucci thing, I said, "Wow, I can really just let go. If they tell me to do something, I can have faith that it's going to be the right thing to do." And, you know, proof is in the pudding.

GQ: Moving on to your upcoming films, you're playing the mentor of Michael Shannon's hitman character in Iceman, but you're actually the younger guy.
Evans: Well, it's just a matter of who has more experience in the hitman game. It's not necessarily about the fact that I'm older, crotchety or wise, because [my character has been] doing this a while. They say "mentor" a lot, but it's really not that...I just expose him to a few different...methods.

GQ: Of freezing people.
Evans: Yeah, exactly.

GQ: And in The Avengers film, Captain America gets paired with a team of other superheroes. Why is Captain America the coolest?
Evans: I don't think he's the coolest guy—he's far from it. He's a straight- shooter. He's probably pretty boring as far as a character goes, but I feel like he grounds things. When you have these giant personalities and egos, there needs to be someone who brings them back down and reminds that this is a team, not the individual show.

GQ: How attached are you to that character?
Evans: The first time I read the script before I took the job, there was a little hesitation, because as an actor you want to sink your teeth into something raw and grittier. The truth is, I've grown to really fall in love with the character. I have a friend in Bosnia that I based the character off of, who is very down-the-middle, very straight-laced, but the best guy you'll know. And when you really live in that headspace all day for months at a time, you can't help but take some of that home with you. This sounds silly, but you like the way you feel about yourself. You like the way you look at things when you really are doing things for the right reasons. No ego, completely selfless. It's a great way to be. I've really grown into the guy.

Source: http://www.gq.com/style/blogs/the-gq-eye/2012/01/deconstruction-of-a-scent-the-chris-evans-qa-2.html

New The Avengers promo

2012-01-02T21:48:00.001+01:00

Chris Evans visits Boston's Children's Hospital

2012-01-01T21:10:00.000+01:00

Actor Chris Evans dropped by a local hospital in his native Massachusetts on Thursday (29Dec11) to spend some one-on-one time with sick kids. The Captain America: The First Avenger star and his mum Lisa Marie visited the Children's Hospital in Boston and took part in the centre's arts and crafts activities with a handful of patients.

Two new Puncture clips

2011-12-28T22:21:00.001+01:00

Is Captain America Star Chris Evans the Luckiest Man Alive?

2011-12-23T20:54:00.001+01:00

Theface of Gucci Guilty Intense discusses his sexy video shoot with Evan RachelWood, his plans for the holidays, and how he gets in shape for all thosecomic-book movies.

Interview by Jason Chen

We recently got the chance to sit down with Chris Evans—the star of CaptainAmerica and the face of Gucci's Guilty Intense fragrance—to learn a littlebit about what it's like to represent a fragrance campaign and, um, CaptainAmerica. Turns out it's not all that different from our lives—the guy stillchills at home and picks up his little sister. Read on for more.

DETAILS: So let's start off with the campaign video. Sexystuff. How was working with Evan Rachel Wood?
Chris Evans: She's awesome. We actually instantly got along becauseshe's very much my type of girl: Very laid-back, likes to go out and have agood time. And this was a shoot where you have to check your ego at the doorbecause you're rolling around with your clothes off and it's intimate, and Evanand I got along right away.

DETAILS: So obviously you're a fan of the fragrance. How do youlike to put it on? You ask 10 guys and you'll get 10 different answers.
Chris Evans: I actually don't put any directly on my skin like I know alot of guys do. I like to do a couple spritzes and the walk through. You don'twant to overdo it. You don't want to be the guy that people smell and are like,"Come on, bro."

DETAILS: What's the rest ofyour grooming routine like?
Chris Evans: I'm a pretty low-maintenance guy. If I had my way, I wouldkeep my head shaved year round so I wouldn't have to worry about hair. I alsolike having a beard. I really try to spend as little time as possible ongrooming. I think if you have a good moisturizer and a solid razor to clean upthe beard, you're golden.

DETAILS: What about your dietand workout routine? You had to get ripped to play Captain America both in thatmovie and in The Avengers.
Chris Evans: Well, as of late there really hasn't been one. I decided totake a bit of a break! We finished The Avengers back in September, andcoming from Captain America right into The Avengers, essentiallyI felt like I'd been working out for over a year straight. So I've taken a bitof a break. But when I am working out, diet doesn't really come into it. I havea pretty fast metabolism, so I don't really have to worry about getting pudgy.What I try to do when I'm working out is taking in a lot of heavy protein—cleanchicken, clean meats.

DETAILS: And your workout?
Chris Evans: My workout routine isn't too fancy either. I don't havesome cool P90X thing that I do. I just pick up heavy stuff and put it backdown. It's really simple stuff. It's like the stuff I learned in high school.

DETAILS: Well, it's obviously working!Since it's the end of the year, let's talk about some of the cool things thatyou loved this year. What's your favorite movie of 2011? Besides your own, ofcourse.
Chris Evans: I have trouble with this because I'll say movies that are,like, four years old! I really liked The Fighter. Was that this year orlast year? I don't see movies! I watch movies that were, like, from years ago.I heard Warrior was great. I didn't see it, but I read the script and Iactually wanted the job.

DETAILS: Okay, well, how about the music album you'relistening to? It doesn't even have to be from this year.
Chris Evans: Do people still buy albums? It's so heartbreaking. Iremember going to Strawberries and Tower Records and buying an album andlistening from beginning to end and going through the book, but who does thatanymore? Although someone just gave me the XX with Notorious album.

DETAILS: I know that—it's great!
Chris Evans: Oh my goodness, I'm killing it. It's not great, because I'mgoing to hate it in a month since it's the only thing I'm listening to.

DETAILS: What are your holidayplans this year?
Chris Evans: I'm from Boston, so I've actually been there sinceSeptember. I try to take at least a month off, and this year I got lucky andgot a couple. So I've been in Boston and will be there till January.

DETAILS: What are yourfavorite things to do in Boston?
Chris Evans: Nothing. That's the best part. When you go to Boston,that's an indication that you're not working. If you're not working, that meanssleeping late, hanging with the family. My whole family's there, so I go backto the house that I grew up in and do stuff that I did 15 years ago. I'll runerrands with my mother and pick my sister up from school.

DETAILS: It's funny, you don'thave a trace of any Boston accent.
Chris Evans: Get a few drinks in me and it'll come out.

DETAILS: Do you have any newyear's resolutions?
Chris Evans: It's been, like, the same new year's resolution for, like,a decade, but I really think I'm going to do it this year. I always say Ishould do more yoga. Or do yoga—more would mean I do some. I've done none. ButI always want to do yoga because I'm getting old. Nerves are getting pinchedevery other day, and I really just gotta get more limber.

DETAILS: Do you have a special kind you want to get into?
Chris Evans: I actually did Bikram—

DETAILS: We did a story on Bikram Choudhury! All aboutthe cult surrounding him and such.
Chris Evans: I have some friends in L.A. who trained with him, and I'veheard . . . not the best things! But I've done his yoga, and I almost passedout. I don't think that's the one for me. I'll just do the standard yoga. Justwatch, though, we'll do this interview again next year, and I'll be like,"I really want to get into yoga! Didn't happen in 2012, but 2013 is theyear."

Source: www.Details.com

Chris Evans & Aliya Jasmine Sovani

2011-12-23T20:45:00.001+01:00

Chris was at the MTV studios in NY again to talk about Gucci Guilty Intense.

Because we love him no matter what

2011-12-20T20:37:00.002+01:00

This photo is my gift to every true Chris Evans fan!

Although I respect everyone's opinion keep in mind that this blog is a Chris Evans fansite and not a Chris Evans bashing site. So the next time you want to call someone a greedy fame junky, do it on another site!

So this photo is for every true Chris Evans fan and it gives me the opportunity to wish you all a very merry christmas and a happy new year!!!

Love & Respect

Deronda

The World According to Chris

2011-12-16T23:30:00.001+01:00

by Emily Hebert
on December 15, 2011

Last night at the Thompson Lower East Side Hotel, Chris Evans held court as Gucci’s reigning fragrance king (the brand’s creative director, Frida Giannini, has called him“smoldering”). On the agenda: discussing his latest Gucci Guilty campaign, Gucci Guilty Intense. Unlike the original Gucci Guilty cologne, the Intense version has pumped up notes of amber and leather, making for a more sensual fragrance—and, of course, a steamier print ad and TV commercial (Evans and leading lady Evan Rachel Wood are thisclose).
Evans appears to be takinghis sex symbol status in stride. “The character is a little bit cooler than Ithink I am—he’s a cowboy and drifter,” says Evans of the role he plays forGucci. “But that’s what makes it exciting. It wasn’t just me frolicking aroundin the sand. When I met with [director] Frank Miller, we talked about backstoryand character. Instead of being a model or prop, I was able to play upon thestuff I’m trained in, which I liked.” What else does Evan like?

1. Evan RachelWood. “Therewas instant chemistry. She’s young—she’s only 24—but she’s very mature, smart,and professional. When I was that age, I was picking my nose! We had to be veryscantily clad and comfortable together, and if Evan had been any less than whoshe is, I think those scenes would’ve been harder.”

2. Gucci suits. “Back when I was 19 or 20 I was at my first press junket. It was for acritically acclaimed film called Not Another Teen Movie. It was theworst movie ever, but I had to go to an event for it and needed a suit. Ididn’t have much money, but I splurged and treated myself to a Gucci suit. AndI think if you go back and look at my professional career from 1999 to 2003,you’ll see that I wore the same Gucci suit! I wore it at least 30 times. It wasthe one nice thing I owned, and happened to be Gucci. Oh, the irony.”

3. Ponytails. “I really like when women wearponytails. Is that weird? I especially like high ponytails. I love women whocan live in sweatpants and sneakers. I don’t think women believe that, but Imean that completely wholeheartedly.”

4. Playboy magazine (or not). “I’m Irish Catholic, so I think I’malways a little guilty. But the first time I saw a Playboy magazine inthird grade, I told my mother. I felt horrible. I’d been at my friend Tom’shouse when I saw it, and I was silent the whole car ride home. When we gothome, I said, ‘Ma, I have to tell you something—I looked at a naked lady.’ Shesaid it was okay and that it wasn’t a problem. But I wasn’t allowed back atTom’s house!

5. Boston. “I’m never going to be one of thoseguys that dumps on L.A. I like L.A.—I met a lot of great people there. It’slike a department store—it has everything, and it’s massive. If you can cut alife out according to your own personal cloth, it can be fantastic. But for me,Boston is just home. It’s where I’m from, and it’s where my family and friendsare. From the time I started acting in ’99, I always said that if I ever can dowhat I do from Boston, I will. So that’s what I’m doing.”

6. Jeggings. “Should I know what jeggings are? Idon’t know what they are. Oh, wait—they’re jeans with stretch to them, right? Iwore a pair of jeans not too long ago that had a little bit of stretch to them,and they were great! Besides a good pair of jeans, I also like belts—a solidbelt makes a statement. I’m not a fashion guru, but I’m learning!”

http://fashion.elle.com/beauty/2011/12/15/the-world-according-to-chris/

Chris Evans in The Beauty Book

2011-12-16T20:26:00.001+01:00

Chris Evans by Darren Tieste for The Beauty Book.

Chris Evans tracked down

2011-12-12T20:04:00.001+01:00

‘Captain America’star Chris Evans, left, parties with Boston Bruins Brad Marchand and TylerSeguin, at back, nightlife guru Winter and Julep Bar GM Zak Barnett at JulepBar in the Financial District.

Source: http://www.bostonherald.com/track/inside_track/view/20111212tracked_down_david_spade_chris_evans_john_waters/srvc=home&position=also

The Iceman pre-production

2011-12-06T22:03:00.001+01:00

THE ICEMAN

Nu Image/Millennium's feature film The Iceman starring Chris Evans, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Michael Shannon will shoot December 14, 2011 to January 28, 2012 in Shreveport. Please direct resumes to iceman.production@gmail.com

Flashback - Chris Evans in Redbookmag

2011-12-04T22:39:00.001+01:00

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Captain America in new Avengers banner

2011-11-20T22:41:00.001+01:00

Chris Evans at The Fenn School in Concord

2011-11-20T22:22:00.001+01:00

To read the full article go to:

http://www.wickedlocal.com/concord/fun/entertainment/arts/x1425130320/Captain-America-star-Chris-Evans-talks-with-Fenn-students-in-Concord#axzz1eHYXOJx4

Chris Evans photoshoot by Jamie Painter Young

2011-11-13T15:16:00.001+01:00

Behind the GQ photoshoot

2011-11-07T21:54:00.001+01:00

Chris Evans at the LACMA's Art And Film Gala

2011-11-07T20:20:00.003+01:00

Chris Evans attended the LACMA's Art And Film Gala held at the 5th november 2011 in LA.

New photo of Chris Evans at NYCC 2011 by IGN

2011-10-22T20:43:00.001+02:00

Chris Evans on The Avengers (video)

2011-10-21T20:01:00.001+02:00

Chris Evans at NYCC 2011

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Chris Evans at the Puma Charity Event Souls 4 Souls (video)

2011-10-19T21:07:00.001+02:00

Chris Evans leaving the Beverly in LA (video)

2011-10-15T23:45:00.001+02:00

Chris Evans at the Puma Charity Event Souls 4 Souls

2011-10-14T23:52:00.002+02:00

The Avengers Official Trailer

2011-10-11T22:23:00.001+02:00

Avenger 2012 official trailer HD 1080p(IRON MAN... door vikashbaa

Chris Evans at Tavis Smiley

2011-10-08T22:33:00.000+02:00

Watch the full episode. See more Tavis Smiley.

2 Gucci Guilty Intense Wallpapers & 2 new pics

2011-10-04T23:15:00.000+02:00

New "The Avengers" still with Chris Evans & Chris Hemsworth

2011-10-04T22:58:00.002+02:00

Chris Evans talks about What's Your Number? & The Avengers (video)

2011-10-03T20:49:00.001+02:00

Chris Evans at the "Rage" launch party

2011-10-02T00:27:00.001+02:00

Chris Evans and The Avengers in EW

2011-10-01T23:00:00.004+02:00

Chris Evans in Backstage

2011-10-01T22:29:00.001+02:00

Click to enlarge and see the full interview below.

Chris EvansTakes On a New Fight in 'Puncture'

By Jessica Gardner

all photos by Jamie Painter Young

Five minutes with Chris Evansand you feel like you've known him your whole life. Considering his charmingsmile, lingering Boston accent (complete with the occasional curse word), andhigh-fives—and even a call to Mom to check a fact—it's easy to forget you'rechatting with Captain America and not just an old friend from high school.

Asked if he ever read Back Stage, he responds, "I got my first acting gigthrough Back Stage in New York. It was a short film called 'The Paper Boy.' Myfirst real audition outside of, like, community theater, and I ended up gettingit. I was walking to work one morning when I got the phone call from thewriter-director, whose name was Eric Ogden. I remember walking down the streetwith my hand in the air [pumps his fist]. We filmed in upstate New York for twoweeks. I still have a copy of it. My first job on a film ever."

Community theater was a big part of life in the Evans household while he wasgrowing up. Evans, his two sisters, and his brother, Scott (whom you mightremember as Officer Oliver Fish from "One Life to Live"), grew upacting at a community children's theater called the Concord Youth Theatre."Each of us must have done at least 15 to 20 shows there," Evanssays. Their family was so connected to the theater that when Chris was around18, his mother, Lisa, took over as artistic director, and she's been workingthere ever since.

Seeing his elder sister, Carly, onstage inspired Evans to be an actor."Her play would end, and she'd get flowers and candy, and it just seemedlike such a good time. She was having a ball and hanging out with her actingfriends—it just looked awesome," he remembers. "I was like, 'I'llgive this a shot.' " He started doing plays at the theater and going toacting camp in the summer. "I fell in love with that, too. I started doingplays year-round. I was always onstage."

In his junior year of high school, Evans started thinking he might want topursue acting professionally. He convinced his parents to let him move to NewYork City for the summer and take classes at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and FilmInstitute. He also wrote casting offices and secured a summer internship withBonnie Finnegan, who was casting "Spin City" at the time. "Wegot to go to the tapings every Friday for the show with Michael J. Fox, and Ithought that was the coolest thing in the world," he says. At the end ofthe summer, his plan was to ask the two or three agents he was the mostfriendly with if he could read for them. "I was like, 'I know you know meas Chris from Bonnie's office, but I'm an actor—can you give me five minutes?'" One of the agencies was willing to let him read, so he did. The agencywas interested in signing him, but it was the end of summer, and he had to gohome to start senior year. "They said to me, 'You've got to get back [toNew York] as soon as possible. Pilot season's in January.' So I went back anddoubled up my classes and graduated early, in January. Went back to New York,got my agent, got the same internship with Bonnie, and I even got the same apartment."

Down the hall from Finnegan's office was casting director Marcia DeBonis, whoone day asked Evans to come in and read for a pilot she was working on called"Get Real." Evans went in and nailed the audition, so the networksent him out to Los Angeles to test for it. "The first person I met in LosAngeles was Anne Hathaway," he remembers. "She was testing for it,too. We were both kids—she wasn't 'Anne Hathaway' then. I was 17, and she waspretty young, too." Because Evans was the only person there reading forhis role, he was convinced he would get it. "I was like, 'I got this inthe bag,' " he says. "But I didn't get the show. [Hathaway] did, butI didn't. It was so crushing to be that close that soon. My dad was out therewith me, and I was so excited and then just so devastated. But then WarnerBros. said, 'Stick around—there's a couple of other shows you might be rightfor. We'll put you up for the week.' So I stuck around and auditioned, and Iended up getting a different pilot called 'Opposite Sex.' " The Fox show(which also starred Milo Ventimiglia) lasted only one season, but it was Evans'first break, and he stayed in Los Angeles. By age 20, he landed his firstleading film role in the comedy spoof "Not Another Teen Movie" andhasn't stopped since.

Gone Audition Gone

"I'm pretty shitty at auditioning," Evans admits. "Auditioningis such a strange thing. It's like the opposite of acting. It's a strangeenvironment. To act well, you need to be extremely comfortable. You need to beextremely in your skin. Even if you have to play someone nervous, you have tobe neutral and let it come to you and listen. I get so nervous in auditions. Myheart just pounds."

Evans thinks plenty of amazing actors aren't working because they can'taudition well. "It's like those races in the Olympics," he says."You could race 100 times, and the same guy's not going to win everytime—it's just who's going to win that day. Everyone here is fast. Everyonehere can run well. But who's going to run well today? I used to sit at theseauditions and look around, and I know all these actors. I've seen them.Everyone here can act. No one here is a bad actor. But it's just a matter ofwho's going to act well in the next five minutes. If you're not going to,someone else is. I'm sure I've gotten parts where I wasn't the best man for thejob; I just happened to have a really good audition that day. And the guy whowas the right man for the job had a bad one. It's that type of uncertainty thatmakes acting such a crapshoot."

The audition-gone-wrong story he recalls as being worst was meeting with BenAffleck for "Gone Baby Gone." "I don't get starstruck,"says Evans. "I'm fine. Especially Ben—he's a Boston guy, I should be fine.I walked in and I'm walking down the halls looking for this room, and as Ipassed a room I heard 'There he is.' In my head I was like, 'That's Ben.' Iturned around and it was, and for some reason I instantly was nervous. I wentin and shook his hand, and the first thing I said was 'Hey, how ya doing—am I gonnabe okay where I parked?' And he said, 'Where'd you park?' And I said, 'At oneof the meters.' And he said, 'Did you put money in it?' And I said, 'Yeah.' Andhe said, 'I think you'll be all right.' From that moment, I just wanted to getthe f*** out of the room. I just wanted to be anywhere but there. I sat downwith my heart beating out of my chest; I was so mortified that I started thismeeting off that way. I started giving him one-word answers. They put me in arocking chair, so I'm just rocking and twisting, just nervous. 'So, what wasyour last movie like?' 'Good.' 'What was it like to work with Danny Boyle?''Good.' I just wanted to get out of there. It was horrible, a completedisaster. So obviously, I did not get that job."

Character Choices

In Evans' upcoming film "Puncture," a law drama based on a true story, he portraysMike Weiss, lawyer and drug addict. This was Evans' first experience playing arole based on a real person. He spoke to the deceased Weiss' brother, father,college friends, and colleagues and even read the transcript of what was saidat Weiss' funeral. "The problem is, I could tell you 100 stories aboutsomeone, but is that going to make you able to embody their speech pattern andposture and nuances?" he says. "It's not like I'm playing JFK, whereyou can watch videos and get cadence and inflection." Evans decided hisbest option was to tell Weiss' family and friends he would have to have someartistic license. He told everyone he would do his best, "but don't expectto see the Mike you know."

Evans worked hard not to second-guess his character choices or worry about whatWeiss' family and friends might think. "If you start second-guessingyourself, you're f***ed," he says. "The family and the friendscouldn't have been more accommodating, but it was still prettynerve-racking."

He admits to being similarly nerve-racked when bringing beloved comic bookcharacters Steve Rogers/Captain America and Johnny Storm/Human Torch to thescreen. "Most times you make a film and you say, 'I hope it does well.'[With 'Captain America: The First Avenger' and 'Fantastic Four'] I knew peoplewere going to go see them. There would be a response, positive or negative.There's this phenomenal built-in audience. There's going to be a huge openingweekend; there's going to be a shit ton of merchandise. That'sintimidating."

Evans realized the best way to approach playing a superhero was to try to getin the same headspace as all the fans. "To me, the fans are the mostimportant—if they're not happy, you didn't do your job. So let's try andessentially become a fan. Try and understand what they understand. To see whatthey're expecting." For "Captain America: The First Avenger,"Evans says he and director Joe Johnston read many comic books before comingtogether to create the film version of the Steve Rogers character.

"Steve Rogers is a tricky character to play because he doesn't have toomuch conflict," says Evans. "He's such a selfless person. There'svery little that can rattle him. If [your character] doesn't have conflict,it's easy to become boring. It's nice [that in the upcoming film 'TheAvengers'] he struggles a little bit. He struggles with being a fish out ofwater. He's from the '40s; he's from a different mentality. Today the world istext messaging and impersonal and selfishness, and in the '40s there was muchmore of a human connection and camaraderie among the country. It's anold-fashioned way of thinking. So I think he's struggling with trying to findhis place in modern day."

The Evans Method

Although he studied for a summer at the Lee Strasberg Institute, Evans says heisn't sure that Strasberg is his "cup of tea." He believes thatacting is an ever-evolving thing, and if you get stuck in one method orapproach, you might get stagnant. He says Keanu Reeves, his co-star in"Street Kings," helped him put his method into words. He asked Reeveswhat his approach to acting was, and Reeves answered, "It's constantlychanging." "I was like, 'That's a good answer,' " Evans says."It's like art. You want to constantly change your style and find newthings to spark your creativity and keep you excited about it."

Evans is a fan of asking his fellow actors for their thoughts on acting. Hisfriend Jonathan Tucker gave him his favorite advice: "Don't forget thatthe audience doesn't know what's coming next. It's very easy to forget whenyou're acting and you do the scene over and over again. Don't forget this isbrand-new for the audience. You can push them in any direction because theydon't know what's coming."

A favorite acting exercise of Evans', that he recommends all actors do, is tobuy scripts of good films, work on a character's scene or monologue until youfeel you've nailed the role, and then watch the movie to see how the actor didit. "It's like training with Michael Jordan in basketball," he says."Go train with De Niro. Make your choices, and then watch Bob show you howto do it right. It's a real eye opener. The thing you'll learn is to not followthe words so closely. The words are not always the indication of the character.A lot of time, actors look at the words as clues as to who the character is andhow the line should be said. But it's not always a direct link. If [castingdirectors] are going to audition 100 people for a role, the majority of theactors are going to use the words as indicators. Be different. Go anotherroute. Take the dance somewhere unique. If nothing else, you'll stick in theirmind."

Outtakes

- Raised in Sudbury, Mass.
- Other films include "Cellular," "Scott Pilgrim vs. theWorld," and "The Losers"
- In the final stages of auditions for "Not Another Teen Movie," thedirector brought Evans and co-star Chyler Leigh to Jennifer Coolidge's house toworkshop their scenes: "[Coolidge] was so clever, funny, smart, andawesome. I felt so lucky."
- On returning to the theater: "The stage, in my opinion, has the bestactors. I'd love to get back to the stage, but it's a big commitment. You'vegot to find something you really want to do everyday for months and months.It's tricky."
- Also starring opposite Anna Faris in the comedy "What's YourNumber?," opening Sept. 30.

Source: Backstage magazine

Chris Evans interview about Puncture

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Interview with Anna Faris & Chris Evans (video)

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2 videos of Chris Evans at "What's Your Number?" premiere

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Chris Evans at the "What's Your Number?" premiere

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Sorry Guys and Girls for my lack of posting, but I had some internet problems. I hope the problems are fixed now so that I can bring you all the latest news about our mr. Evans :D

Puncture clip: Needle stick Injury

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Chris Evans in Fitness For Men Indonesia

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Interview with Anna Faris & Chris Evans (video)

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Chris Evans on Puncture, Captain America and more

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Chris Evans on Puncture, Captain America, and Why He Knows So Little About Geek Culture

Chris Evans goes from all-American superhero to junkie crusader in this week's Puncture, a dark indie film about the late Mike Weiss, a lawyer who, despite being addicted to drugs — or perhaps because of it — took on the health-care and pharmaceutical industries to champion the “safety point syringe.” Weiss (played by Evans) thought he was out to save hospital workers from HIV/AIDS and other infections caused by accidental needle sticks, only to discover through his work that needle reuse was behind a large percentage of HIV/AIDS cases worldwide. Is Evans secretly on a mission to save the world himself — even if it’s just from bad movies? Vulture chatted with the actor about his savior complex, shooting Captain America in New York City, and why he knows so little about geek culture.

You're playing a savior character who's also deeply flawed: He goes on drug binges and has “sex therapy” consultations with prostitutes. Actually, this might be your most sex-drugs-and-rock-and-roll part to date, only without the rock and roll.
That’s part of the thrill of playing this character. You’ve got the fun lawyer scenes, where he’s got the gift of gab, but he’s also really dark and has these horrible addictions. He’s certainly an antihero. The more I talked to his [real-life] brother, his father, his co-workers, roommates, everybody, it seems that everybody loved him, and everybody hated him. Anytime you meet somebody who’s really brilliant, there’s an innate selfishness that goes along with it, because they’re so alone, and that isolation is damaging when it comes to trying to maintain relationships. Especially if you’re a drug addict, even a functioning drug addict.

Did you know anything about the safety needle issue before you signed on for this movie? And do you think the film is going to make a difference?
God, no; I knew nothing about it. And I’m still a little vague. It’s constantly changing. The safety needle is now in certain hospitals, but hopefully this movie will raise awareness. I don’t know any form of art or entertainment that can affect people the way movies can. I know it sounds ridiculous, but they can change your world. They can change your views. But by no means should my mission, to make movies, be compared to his. He was trying to save people’s lives.

And he’s very different from your other man-with-a-mission, who we saw rampaging through the city last week.
The Cap! Yeah, different guy. Very different guy. [Laughs.]

What was it like shooting in New York? And how does the destruction of the city in this movie compare with all the times that New York has been destroyed in other movies?
Mmmm. Where is it on the scale? I can’t give too much away. Captain America dies. No, I’m joking. [Laughs.] Yeah, it was cool shooting in the city. It was tricky, though. It was chaos. A little wild. A little awkward. You’re in your suit, and there’s a shit ton of people out there watching. It’s like some form of street theater. So you got to stay focused and get your mind right, because it’s easy to get distracted. But it’s nice to see the support.

With Puncture, there’s no sequel — he can’t come back. With Captain America, you’ve got six pictures, what with the solo sequels and the planned Avengers series.
And that’s partly why I was hesitant to sign on at first, because it’s ten years if you do all six pictures. Can you make a decision for the next ten years of your life? But the best thing about a franchise is when you wrap each film up, you can watch it and say, “What did we do well? What can we do better? Where can we take this guy?”

Prior to this, you did two Fantastic Four movies, The Losers, and Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. Are you a closet comic book geek?
Actually, no! I don’t know what it is, but it’s purely coincidental. I mean, I’ve read a lot of them now — a lot of Fantastic Four and Captain America — but it’s not really my thing. I know, I know [winces]. But I appreciate it, and I almost wish I had read them as a kid. I spent my youth watching Bugs Bunny or some dumb bullshit, and this stuff is incredible. The more I read them, the more I’m like, God, there’s really complex story lines, and intelligent dialogue, and beautiful artwork.

What do you geek out about, then? Anything you obsess over?
What do I geek out about? What am I? Hmmm. I love movies. I watch movies. I like big, sweeping epics, like Ed Zwick stuff: The Last Samurai, Legends of the Fall, Blood Diamond, Glory. Movies that feel like they’re Braveheart, like they cover time and emotional journeys. Period films. Movies with grand scores and beautiful cinematography. Epic films.

Like What’s Your Number?
Bingo! [Laughs.] Right up my alley, that one is. But I like epic movies. There just aren’t a lot of them out there. If there were, I’d try to make them. Movies are a strange thing. Movies like Puncture don’t get made that often. I’m shocked it got made, you know? It seems like the studios are either making giant blockbusters, or really super-small indies. And the mid-level films I grew up on, like Back to the Future and all those John Hughes movies, the studios aren’t doing. It’s hard to get them on their feet.

Source: www.nymag.com

Chris Evans at the New York Puncture premiere

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More pictures of Chris Evans at the Puncture Q&A

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Actor Chris Evans and director Adam Kassen answered audience questions at the September 13, 2011 screening of "Puncture."

Chris Evans at the Puncture Q&A

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Chris Evans candids

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3rd "Puncture" clip

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See video below:

More "Puncture" screencaps

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Chris Evans goes from 'Captain America' to junkie lawyer

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There have been some memorable indictments in film prose — where the system or a powerful elite is brought down by a little guy or ordinary folk coming together — both in the narrative and documentary format.

Tracing it back, Fritz Lang’s “Fury” in 1936 is a searing exposé of small town mob violence, with Spencer Tracy playing an innocent man who seeks revenge after narrowly escaping a lynching.
Then, there’s Oscar-winning actors Al Pacino and Russell Crowe, serving up noteworthy performances decades apart in “And Justice for All” and “The Insider.”

Pacino underplays the righteous fury of a jaded public defender jabbing against the legal system, who is subsequently forced to represent a rapist judge; Crowe, on the other hand, portrayed real life whistleblower Jeffrey Wigand, who exposed the nefarious activities of Big Tobacco.
Meanwhile, love him or hate him, in the documentary drama genre Michael Moore has blazed a trail by humorously taking on corporate power, war politics and the U.S. health system in films like “Roger and Me,” “Fahrenheit 9/11,” and “Sicko.”

And before Bernie Madoff’s fantastical greed was chronicled in the recent “Chasing Madoff,” a docu-drama that highlighted investigator Harry Markopolos’ 10-year obsession to bring the Ponzi schemer justice, there was “Enron: The Smartest Guy’s in the Room.”

That documentary, based on the best-selling book by Fortune magazine reporters Bethany McLean and Peter Elkind, is a must-see that dramatically captures the 2001 implosion of the Houston based energy company.

Whilst I wouldn’t put Chris Evans in the Pacino or Crowe class, the “Captain America” star slideseasily out of his superhero persona in the gritty indie drama “Puncture,” in which he plays a crusading lawyer with a cocaine and heroin habit.

Directed by Adam and Mark Kassen and written by Chris Lopata, Evans plays real-life Houston attorney Mike Weiss, who, with his straitlaced law partner Paul Danziger (Mark Kassen), takes on a huge pharmaceutical firm determined to keep a foolproof safety syringe off the market, while continuing to manufacture a defective needle stick that caused thousands of U.S. nurses to be accidentally infected by HIV, Hepatitis C and other infectious diseases.
Not only that, but research has come to light that needle re-use in Africa and Asia directly cause 1.3 million deaths, 23 million hepatitis infections and 260,000 HIV/AIDS cases annually.
As the film unfolds, Danziger and Weiss’ mom-and-pop personal injury firm are just getting by; Danziger, married with a child on the way, is bringing in clients using his connections and friendships to piggy-back with other larger law firms.

Weiss is spending considerable time and effort going after the big boys, representing a worker suing the Fire Department for exposing their negligent practices.
But Weiss is also in the depths of junkie hell, with a secret lifestyle that includes a bevy of drugs and prostitutes.
Thus, a party at his home sees his ex-wife search every room looking for him with a gun and nearly blowing his head off when she finds him.
Nevertheless, it’s not long before the partners dig deeper into a case involving Vicky (Vinessa Shaw), a local ER nurse, who is pricked by a contaminated needle on the job.
That leads them to hobbyist inventor Jeffrey Dancort (Marshall Bell), who has patented a full-proof retractable syringe, but can’t get any of the large hospitals in Houston or nationwide to use his life-saving device because of the monopoly held by the biggest needle supplier.

It seems to play into what filmmaker Spike Lee — himself no stranger to pricking the high and mighty with his Hurricane Katrina documentaries — says are the latter-day morals of the capitalistic system.
“If they had to choose between profit and saving their mothers, they would choose profit every time,” he said.

Undeterred, the young lawyers actually file an anti-trust case against the big time pharmaceutical firm, only to come up against slick attorney Nathaniel Price (Brett Cullen) and his team of 300 lawyers.
As Price charmingly warns them at an initial meeting at his vast estate, his clients — who we subsequently find out own the entire medical establishment and politicians in Washington — will swat them like flies and they best drop the case.

Think they will?

Source: www.laindependent.com

"What's Your Number?" behind the scenes videos

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See the two videos below:

Blick hinter die Kulissen von Der Perfekte Ex: Mehr Videos

Interviews der Stars zu Der Perfekte Ex: Mehr Videos

Puncture screencaps

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All screencaps in this post were made by Tanja, so thank you Tanja for sharing these fantastic screencaps!!

Chris Evans on and off The Avengers set

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Chris Evans at The Avengers set - part three

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Chris Evans at The Avengers set - part two

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Chris Evans at The Avengers set - part one

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The Avengers New York setphotos

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Puncture 2nd new clip

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See clip below:

The Avengers assemble in New York's Central Park

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Flashback - The Scene Of A Scent

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New Gucci Guilty Intense commercial

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See the Gucci Guilty Intense commercial below:

Chris Evans by Don Flood

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I found an unknown photo by Don Flood for a photoshoot he did with Chris in 2009 for FHM Fashion. To see the rest of this shoot just click on the link below and enjoy!

http://thechrisevansblog.blogspot.com/2009/06/fhm-photoshoot.html

New "What's Your Number? clip

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HQ What's Your Number? production stills & promotional pics

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A big thanks to my friend HudsonHawk at the amazing site: http://evans-chris.com
for sharing these great pictures with The Chris Evans Blog!!
All pictures in this post are courtesy of http://evans-chris.com

Gucci Guilty becomes Intense

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Two new "What's Your Number?" production stills with Chris Evans

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Captain America: The Star-Spangled Man

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New Puncture clip

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See new Puncture clip below

What's Your Number? clips

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More "The Avengers" setphotos with Chris Evans & Chris Hemsworth

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Chris Evans at the Avengers set

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Thor & Captain America on set

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When Captain America takes a break

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Puncture trailer

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See trailer below :)

Puncture movieposter

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New "The Avengers" setphotos with Chris Evans as Captain America

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Puncture gets website and new trailer

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Check out the website at: http://www.puncture-the-movie.com/

and check the new trailer at:

http://entertainment.msn.com/video/?videoId=2c8c21d5-876a-4a69-b22a-10214dcf2c9a&src=v5:share:sharepermalink:&from=sharepermalink

Chris Evans filming in Cleveland for "The Avengers"

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Chris Evans attends the opening of the New Balance Experience Store at NY

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Chris Evans without clothes in new "What's Your Number?" clip

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Chris Evans at the Midsummer's Night Dream Party

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Chris at the Midsummer's Night Dream Party at the Playboy Mansion.

Sneak preview "What's Your Number?" promo poster with Chris Evans

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Hopefully some better quality soon!

Chris Evans photoshoot

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Chris Evans at Young Hollywood (video)

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New Puncture stills

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New "What's Your Number?" clip

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A big thanks to Rye from http://www.chris-evansv.net/ for sending me the link
of this video :D

What's Your Number? UK Facebook link

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For all my friends from the UK there is now a UK facebook page for What's Your Number? Here you can find all the latest news around the release of this movie, just follow the link:
http://www.facebook.com/WhatsYourNumberUK