The Story So Far - A Biography (chapter five)

The Story So Far - A Biography

Chapter Five

After 2005 Chris's breakthrough year, a year with three movie releases: Fantastic Four, London and Fierce People, the following year 2006 was a year Chris primary spend time on filming and enjoying his new superstar status. In 2006 Chris and his Fantastic Four co-stars were nominated for a MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Team, and in June of 2006 Chris's relationship with Jessica Biel ended. People Magazine named Chris as one of the hottest bachelors of 2006.

(Chris as Bryce in Fierce People)

(at the 2006 Maxim Hot 100 List Party)

In 2007 Chris's voice could be heard in the movie Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as Casey. Also released that same year were the movies Sunshine, the Fantastic Four follow up 4:Rise Of The Silver Surfer and The Nanny Diaries.

In Sunshine, directed by Danny Boyle, Chris played the role of astronaut Mace. The movie is about a team of eight astronauts who are being sent to the sun during the so called Icarus II Mission, after the first Icarus Mission was a failure. Their mission is to explode a weapon in the dying sun to generate a supernova within the sun. One last hope for saving planet Earth.

Sunshine was nominated twice in 2007 by the British Independent Film Awards. Cillian Murphy was nominated for Best Actor. The movie won the award for Best Technical Achievement by Mark Tildesley for production design.

(Chris at the 2007 Los Angeles Film Festival - Sunshine Screening)

2007 also saw the release of the Fantastic Four follow up 4:Rise Of The Silver Surfer. In this movie our four heroes had to deal with their enemy Dr. Doom again and with the mysterious Silver Surfer.

When asked in an interview how Fantastic Four had changed his life and how it seemed Chris's name transformed overnight in a household name, Chris answered:

Well, I don’t know about that. But thank you. It’s enabled me to continue doing what I love to do. The fact that I get to make movies and get paid for it is just unbelievable to me. A lot of the time in securing work in this business, a lot of it is dictated by your overseas exposure.

If you don’t have bankability in foreign countries, it’s going to be tricky to get a movie because a lot of people make their money back overseas. So the worldwide exposure of Fantastic Four has given me a bit more overseas bankability which has gotten me some auditions that I probably wouldn’t normally get. That’s been great. And it’s an opportunity to work. I think the best classroom is on set. Anytime you work on anything and then see the final product, you’re going to learn a little bit. And this has been an incredible learning experience.

(with Jessica Alba at Nickelodeon's 20th annual kids' choice awards)

And asked about the big difference making the second movie, Chris answered:

It’s very interesting having an opportunity to see the first movie and then get to go back and revisit a character you’ve already played, having seen the way it played out the first time around. So The biggest difference is The biggest challenge you have, is staying out of your head.

It’s easy to get wrapped up in what did the reviews say I know some people like this But I hated that scene Maybe I just shouldn’t trust my instincts here and just do it that way because I’m sure people will like that better It can really drive you crazy. So I think the biggest challenge was just trusting your instincts and approaching it the same way you approached the first one.

(Chris as the Harvard Hottie in The Nanny Diaries)

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The Story So Far - A Biography (chapter "fantastic" four)

The Story So Far - A Biography

Chapter "Fantastic" Four

A Storm was coming... Johnny Storm! In 2005 came Chris's big breakthrough when he played Johnny Storm a.k.a. The Human Torch in the movie Fantastic Four. Was it his ultra tight blue Fantastic Four suit or his witty comments? Chris Evans made an impression with his role in the 20th Century Fox's long-awaited adaptation of the Marvel comic.

In Fantastic Four a group of astronauts are changed forever when their spaceship is being hit by a cloud of cosmic radiation. Back home each of the astronauts find out that they develop special superpowers. Reed Richards, played by Ioan Gruffudd, has the ability to stretch his body like elastic, Sue Storm (Jessica Alba) can turn invisible and create force fields.

Her brother Johnny Storm (Chris Evans) becomes The Human Torch can fly and produce fire at supernova temperatures. Ben Grimm (Michael Chiklis) changes into The Thing, a man made out of rock and superstrong. Together they form the Fantastic Four. Their enemy: the evil Doctor Doom, played by Julian McMahon.

(the cast of Fantastic Four - from left to right: Chris Evans, Michael Chiklis, Jessica Alba, Ioan Gruffudd and Julian McMahon)

(Chris at the New York premiere of Fantastic Four)

I remember seeing Chris Evans for the very first time in a movie special about the Fantastic Four on MTV. I do remember, thinking: hmm he's interesting;-) Then later his pictures started to appear all over the internet. That was the time when people really started to notice Chris Evans. I name the photoshoot by Roberto D'Este and the photoshoot for Flaunt Magazine by the infamous Tony Duran. And even today these pictures have the most hits on the internet.

With his looks and hot body Chris landed spots on several magazine countdowns and reached number 18 on E! Television's 2006 101 Sexiest Celebrity Bodies.

In 2007 the cast of Fantastic Four reprised their roles in 4: Rise Of The Silver Surfer.

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The Story So Far - A Biography (chapter three)

The Story So Far - A Biography

Chapter Three

The year 2004 had another big movie role for Chris in store, Cellular. In this movie Chris played the role of Ryan, a young man who receives an emergency phonecall from an unknown woman who claims to have been kidnapped. The woman, Jessica Martin, is played by Kim Basinger and her kidnapper (Greer) is played by Jason Statham.

At first Ryan thinks the phonecall is a joke, but then Jessica gets Ryan's attention when she tells him that her kidnappers are going to kill her husband and son. About Cellular Chris said in an interview:"Cellular was the first film that I really felt my friends might actually enjoy. This is a film that I can be really proud of. Not to say that I'm not proud of my other films, but this is definitely a different calibre in a way."

(William H. Macy (who played the role of Sgt. Bob Mooney), Kim Basinger and Chris Evans at the Cellular premiere)

Although Cellular was a very entertaining film, had nonstop action in it and a great cast it wasn't a box-office hit.

There was one actress in Cellular who won Chris's heart. Jessica Biel played the role of Chloe in the movie. She and Chris started dating and they had a relationship for over two years. In June 2006 though their relationship ended.

In 2005 Chris Evans, Jessica Biel and Jason Statham joined forces again in the movie London. In this movie Chris played Syd a drug-addict who is missing his ex-girlfriend London, played by Jessica Biel.

When Syd finds out that a friend of London is throwing her a going away party, he decides to go to the party without an invitation and is joined by his dealer (Jason Statham).

It's 2005 when a Storm breaks loose...

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The Story So Far - A Biography (chapter two)

The Story So Far - A Biography

Chapter Two

So it was 2001 and Chris Evans played a leadrole in the movie Not Another Teen Movie. This movie was directed by Joel Gallen and released on 14th December 2001. Chris's co-stars were Chyler Leigh, Jaime Pressly, Mia Kirshner, Eric Christian Olsen, Deon Richmond and Eric Jungmann. Among others.

(Chris & Chyler Leigh)

Chris played the role of Jake Wyler, a popular jock at John Hughes High School, who takes on a bet from his friend Austin (Eric Christian Olsen) that he can transform the ugly girl Janey (Chyler Leigh) into a prom queen before prom night. Jake's evil sister Catherine (Mia Kirshner) is trying to stop Jake from succeeding just as Priscilla (Jaime Pressly), Jake's cheerleading ex-girlfriend.

The scene we all know and love is the scene where Chris only wears whipped cream, cherry's and a banana. He said about this in an interview:"Yeah, I had to kind of warn my mom and grandma about that scene. They gave me this bag-like thing to wear - it was all I had on in the scene. They told me it would be a closed set, but that's not how it worked out. It was pretty strange to stand there with all those people around."

In 2002 Not Another Teen Movie was nominated three times at the MTV Movie Awards for Best Cameo (Molly Ringwald), Best Kiss and Best Line. The movie was also nominated by the Teen Choice Awards that same year.

(Chris & Jaime Pressly at the Not Another Teen Movie premiere)

Although the movie was a succes it wasn't Chris's big breakthrough. After Not Another Teen Movie Chris played in the television pilots Just Married (2003) and Eastwick (2002).

And in 2004 Chris played the role of Kyle in again a teenmovie The Perfect Score. Co-stars were Erika Christensen (Anna Ross), Bryan Greenberg (Matty Matthews) and Scarlett Johansson (Francesca Curtis). Just a few years later and Chris and Scarlett would meet again in the movie The Nanny Diaries.

The Perfect Score is a story about six high school seniors who are planning to steal the answers to the College SAT exam. With all consequences...

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The Story So Far - A Biography (chapter one)

The Story So Far - A Biography

Chapter One

Chris Evans was born on the 13th of June 1981 in Sudbury Massachusetts. His full name is Christopher Robert Evans and he's from an Irish and Italian descent. Chris's father works as a dentist and his mother is a dancer. Chris has two sisters and one brother. His sisters are named Carly and Shana and his younger brother is named Scott.

Chris attended the Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School where he started acting in schoolplays and played in local theater. Soon his acting was praised by his drama teacher who saw Chris's talent. Chris moved to New York for a summer and attended acting classes at the Lee Strasberg Theater Institute. Through an internship he worked at a casting office and it was around that time he made his first contacts and became friends with casting agents.

After Chris graduated from High School he moved back to New York, where one of the casting agents he met before, took him on as a client. Chris began auditioning for roles in films and series, and this was rewarded with parts in TV series like Opposite Sex, The Fugitive and Boston Public.

Then it became 2001 when Chris got his first leading role in a major film titled Not Another Teen Movie ...

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