Chris Evans To Lead Marc Webb’s ‘Gifted’; Rosamund Pike And Jeff Bridges Join ‘The Only Living Boy In New York’
Having left behind one Marvel superhero,The Amazing Spider-MandirectorMarc Webbis preparing to team up with another.Captain AmericastarChris Evansis set for Webb’s new movieGifted, aBlack List dramaset up at Fox Searchlight.
Meanwhile, Webb’s other upcoming projectThe Only Living Boy in New Yorkis also making some progress.Jeff BridgesandRosamund Pikehave just signed on for theAllan Loeb-scripted romance, joiningMiles Teller. Get details on the Chris EvansGiftedcasting and more after the jump.
Deadlinebroke news of the Chris EvansGiftedcasting. Evans will play a man who, following the death of his sister, sues his own mother for custody of his gifted 7-year-old niece.Tom Flynnwrote the script, andAndy Cohenis producing with FilmNation. Shooting is slated to begin this fall, makingGiftedWebb’s next movie.
In addition, Webb has been working for years onThe Only Living Boy in New York, which has just moved from Fox Searchlight to Fox 2000. Shooting is expected to begin next year, which suggests it’ll be Webb’s next film afterGifted.Albert BergerandRon Yerxaare producing, withJohn Fogelserving as executive producer.
Tellersigned on last yearto play a recent college grad who discovers his father is having an affair. He tries to put an end to the romance, only to fall for the other woman himself. Bridges and Pike are now in talks to round out the offbeat love triangle. One key role remaining to be cast is that of a quirky neighbor who offers the son romantic advice.
Webb made a huge splash with his debut feature, the indie romcom(500) Days of Summer. Its success helped Webb snare the director’s chair forThe Amazing Spider-ManandThe Amazing Spider-Man 2. But now that that iteration of the franchise has ended, it looks like he’s swinging back to indie films.
Evans has been busy as one of Marvel’s marquee stars, and in fact is shootingCaptain America: Civil Warright now. But he hasn’t let that stop him from tackling interesting non-Cap projects. He was seen last summer in the acclaimedSnowpiercer, and he’s just about to release his feature directorial debutBefore We Go.
