What happens when your standardly handsome, not-particularly-memorable movie star–the type that comes a dime a dozen in the plastic bubble of the entertainment industry–turns out to be self-aware?
Chris Evans, star of superhero film franchises like “Captain America” and the fragrance campaign for Gucci Guilty, has built a career on his all-American good looks and “comic book physique“. As a result, the decade or so he’s spent acting has felt anxiety-inducing and soul-crushing. Describing his failure to cultivate meaningful or varied roles, he told one interviewer, “I’ve made about 20 movies and I’m probably proud of three”. Continue reading
