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Chris Evans plays hero to a genius girl in drama 'Gifted'

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Steve Angeles, ABS-CBN News

BEVERLY HILLS, California - For the past six years, Chris Evans has made a name for himself as Captain America.Evans actually holds a record in the Philippines. His movie “Civil War” had the biggest opening weekend of all time in the Philippines, generating P440 million in its first five days.But this spring, Evans is trading in the trademark shield and ditching his Avenger sidekicks for this genius girl played by McKenna Grace in the drama “Gifted.”<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/raYLGfpGxes" width="560"></iframe></figure>“It was a fantastic script, great characters and Mark Webb is a great director. He really understands these character driven pieces it makes sense,” Evans said.Webb, best known for the hit “500 Days of Summer,” directs the film which features Evans playing Frank, a single uncle trying to raise his young niece Mary, a child math prodigy played by Grace. As Frank tries to fulfill his sister’s wishes to give Mary a normal childhood, the story takes a turn when Frank&#x27;s mother Evelyn (Lindsay Duncan) shows up with the intent to raise her grandchild as a math wiz, as she did with Frank’s sister. A vicious custody battle takes place and Evans has to play the role of hero once again. “That&#x27;s one of the big components of Frank. He has a lot of guilt and shame about his own childhood and how he chose to handle the dynamic between his mother and sister and I think these are burdens you kind of carry and as a result he doesn&#x27;t fee deserving of a lot of things,” he said.“It was so much fun to get to be Mary. She made me laugh, she made me cry, she made me angry. Mary was a very complex character,” Grace said.Evans, who has starred alongside Hollywood’s biggest names, was all praises for the 10-year-old scene-stealer.“She&#x27;s obviously, you can tell in the film, phenomenally talented, But really, just wise beyond her years,” he said.And while Evans continues to expand his roles, he&#x27;s also been one of Hollywood’s most vocal voices when it comes to politics especially the President. “I have my own personal opinions about who the man Donald Trump is. Policy aside, just who he is as a person at times just rubs me the wrong way and it feels important to vocalize that not because I&#x27;m an actor,” he said.Has he ever thought of getting into politics later on in life?“I&#x27;ve thought about it. I don&#x27;t know if I have the courage or education or guts. It takes a lot to do this. It&#x27;s a selfless profession. I don&#x27;t know, maybe,” he said.“Gifted” hits Philippine cinemas on May 3.

For the past six years, Chris Evans has made a name for himself as Captain America. But this spring, Evans is trading in the trademark shield and ditching his Avenger sidekicks for this genius girl played by McKenna Grace in the drama “Gifted.”

For the past six years, Chris Evans has made a name for himself as Captain America. But this spring, Evans is trading in the trademark shield and ditching his Avenger sidekicks for this genius girl played by McKenna Grace in the drama “Gifted.”

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Chris Evans plays hero to a genius girl in drama 'Gifted'

Steve Angeles,

ABS-CBN News

Published Apr 26, 2017 03:58 PM PHT

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