Within the upcoming A24 film Materialists, Chris Evans performs a struggling actor named John. Now, whereas Evans is on no account a struggling actor nowadays, again in the beginning of his profession, he may relate to what his character was going by in some methods. He just lately proved that by recalling the story behind a “horrible” audition for The Dreamers that also haunts him.
Again within the early 2000s, Chris Evans was working his manner up in Hollywood, and earlier than 2003’s The Dreamers got here out, the largest mission he’d been part of was Not One other Teen Film in 2001. Whereas chatting with IMDb for the launch of Materialists on the 2025 film schedule, he additionally threw it again to the early days of his profession and the horrible audition expertise he had for the Bernardo Bertolucci film, explaining:
The Dreamers. I had a horrible expertise at that audition. It was [the] early 2000s, and it was the film all people wished. I went and needed to audition. I sat on this audition room ready with like 15 different guys for hours! I lastly stroll within the room, I open the door, and the casting director seemed up, and he was like ‘Nope. Nope, nope, nope.’ I used to be like ‘Oh, Jesus.’ [pretends to cry].
This story jogs my memory of the audition scene in La La Land, the place Emma Stone’s character is giving it her all whereas being ignored by casting administrators. Nonetheless, in Evans’ case, he didn’t even get the prospect to indicate the casting director what he’d ready. He simply received a flat-out “Nope” the second he walked by the door.
To not point out, he needed to anticipate hours to get that response, too. No surprise he nonetheless remembers this audition over 20 years later.
The Dreamers is a film about an American scholar in Paris who winds up in a steamy friendship with two French siblings. It stars Michael Pitt because the American Matthew, and the siblings are performed by Louis Garrel and Eva Inexperienced. It obtained combined to optimistic evaluations, and at present has a 59% Tomatometer on Rotten Tomatoes.
In the meantime, as you doubtless know, Chris Evans went on to land main movies. He performed Johnny Storm in 2005’s Unbelievable 4. He was a part of the legendary Scott Pilgrim vs. the World forged. And, in fact, in 2011, he grew to become Captain America within the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Now, Chris Evans is a bona fide film star. So regardless that The Dreamers didn’t work out, and he has the audition horror story to show it, every thing panned out in the long run.
Together with starring in a few of Marvel’s greatest films, he additionally performed a significant function in Rian Johnson’s hit whodunit, Knives Out. Now, Materialists is already incomes rave reactions forward of its June 13 premiere, and Evans’ efficiency is particularly being pointed to as a significant spotlight (which I can verify, as a result of I’ve seen and love the film).
Now, I’ve to surprise if his audition for The Dreamers knowledgeable his efficiency in Celine Track’s romance in any manner. John is a struggling actor, and clearly, Evans has confronted among the similar challenges. Nonetheless, now, fortunately, that’s all within the rear view, and he doubtless doesn’t need to cope with these struggles, like being completely rejected by a casting director earlier than even getting a phrase in.