Captain America: The Winter Soldier is roaring towards this Friday’s release, and poor Chris Evans can’t escape the press circuit. These are photos of him at the GMA studios in NYC. He looks somber and fresh full of facial hair. I wish Chris would ditch that beard so he looked more like Cap, but I understand why he’s hiding. Chris keeps saying the wrong stuff during this tour. Then he’s all surprised when the press runs with it.
A few weeks ago, Chris talked to Glamour UK about his waning enthusiasm for superhero films. His precise words were “I don’t know if my heart’s in it.” He clarified and backtracked. Last week, Chris did an interview with Variety where he announced his retirement from acting after Cap 3. That’s how every outlet covered the story.
Did Chris actually use the word “retirement“? No. He said this: “If I’m acting at all, it’s going to be under Marvel contract, or I’m going to be directing. I can’t see myself pursuing acting strictly outside of what I’m contractually obligated to do.” He added, “For all I know, in five years, I might say, ‘Sh-t, I miss acting.’” Chris says we got it all wrong and clarified yet again to GMA:
Let’s try this one more time: “[Suddenly I’m] retiring, hanging up the shoes, I guess! By no means am I planning on retiring. It’s kind of a silly statement. I said that I directed last year and I really responded to it. I really enjoyed it, and I’d love to focus a little more on that.”
[From Good Morning America]
Nice try, but I’m not buying it. Chris talked a bit more about Cap’s place in S.H.I.E.L.D. He yammered on autopilot until a delivery guy arrived with some Boston pizza. Now that made him excited! Here’s a clip:
I don’t know what to think of Chris anymore. He wants out, but he needs to do his time and finish his contract. Then he can say whatever he wants. Preferably without his shirt on. I’ll listen!
Sorta on-topic: I have to tell you guys about the sweet deal I made with my brother. We take turns taking our daughters to movies, and both girls wanted to see both Divergent and Winter Soldier. Somehow I talked him into sitting through Divergent, and I scored the good movie. How did that happen? I will try very hard to not yell “Dat Cap ass!” in front of the children.
Photos courtesy of Pacific Coast News, Fame/Flynet & WENN
Then maybe you shouldn’t have said it, dumbass.
Amen!
+3 billion
Yeah, I think he needs to ride on the train to shutupsville with Shaliene Woodley. It seems like he is spending most of this press tour either trying to take back or clarify his statements rather then discuss the movie.
I adore him and his neurosis but I’m ready for the interviews to stop. He doesn’t realize what he said, how unequivocal his earlier statements were, and now he’s forced to backtrack. I always figured his intent was he’s focusing more on directing, but not abandoning acting. However, that’s not how he phrased it at all and now he’s in a position to explain over and over again with little success in providing clarity.
Also, Winter Soldier is fantastic!!
SO fantastic. Sebastian Stan is SO good. I am just foaming at the mouth after that mid-credits scene!!!
Mr Sixer and I take turns in taking the Sixlets to see the awful films they want to see.
Here is my cinema story: our nearest has recently started doing taco chips covered in some kind of yellow gloop with an advertised relationship to cheese that I don’t recognise. Is this an import from across the pond? If so, can you take it back, please? Send proper cheesecake as replacement. Thanks.
I’m feeling a bit sorry for Chris. It’s all getting a bit one step forward, take foot out of mouth, one step backward, one step forward, take foot out of mouth, one step backward. He’s in a loop!
Sixer, cheesecake is on the way. So sorry about that gloop stuff. It isn’t allowed near me; I get up and change my seat in theaters if I see it headed my way. As for Chris, he’s just really nervous about doing press, but he has a strong family and they’ll get him through. His mom and brother were on Fallon with him last night and they were really funny together.
*grabs Sixer’s ass and leaves thread*
Merci bien for the cheesecake, Lilac.
Eve! It’s still bruised from the last time!
The “grabs one’s ass and leaves thread” is one of my signature moves here on CB and it is always meant with LOVE. It’s an expression of LUV, get it? Like when one of my cats brings a dead animal and places it right in the middle of my bedroom — I’d better be thankful. So, you may not like it (the ass grab) but you’d better appreciate it.
Now, not only I have to slap you in the face for that Mourinho f*ckery (and the horrible news that both Mr. Sixer and The Sixlets root for — BLEARGH! — Chels…sorry, I can’t even say its name), I’ll also have to do that for you being ungrateful.
Big assumption there, my lover. You think I DISLIKE the pain? Surely you know me better by now.
I’ll take a turn in rubbing salt in YOUR wounds by telling you that Mr Sixer is a third generation Chelsea fan and, since we’re still on the digits of one hand and thus I am capable of the calculation, that makes the Sixlets fourth gen. Take that!
Klondike was a bit rubbish. And Tim Roth wasn’t in it nearly enough. It was all Rob Stark talking funny. I’m hoping there will be more Tim in episode two.
PS: Tim was on the tea-time quiz show that Sixlet Minor and I do mortal combat over every day. He was a better answer than either Madsen or Tarantino. And I won the show with Caerphilly cheese from the Monty Python cheese sketch. Sixlet Minor is sulking.
Rubbing salt in wounds, eh? Do you really think you can beat me at that?
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http://www.arsenal.com/assets/_files/scaled/510×250/feb_10/gun__1265029866_Idris_Elba.jpg
P.S.: By the way, I root for no team in England or from anywhere else in Europe. The only team I support is Corinthians (which is linked to an English team in a way, by the way). I don’t even root for the Brazilian National team.
P.P.S.: I didn’t understand your “P.S.” — you’ll have to explain me all the references (whenever you feel like it, dear — I’ll come back later to read your answer).
Ok. I’m jumping ship. Just don’t tell the willy wearers in my house.
Fickle? Moi?
There is a TV quiz show in which the objective is to a) know the answers to a series of questions and b) correctly predict which answer will be known by fewest people. So, today, in a cast photo for Reservoir Dogs, Tim was recognised by fewer people than recognised Michael Madsen or Quentin Tarantino. I not only correctly predicted this but I also correctly predicted that hardly anyone would know that Caerphilly cheese featured in a Monty Python (comedy group) sketch. Sixlet Minor is fiercely competitive, hence the sulk. His predictions were pants (Sixlet speak for rubbish).
PS: Oscar is my favourite Chelsea player. Do I get any points for that?
Argh! So I had partially understood what you meant — minus the Caerphilly cheese thing (even though I know Monty Python and can quote their movie’s lines by heart, thank you very much *humpf*).
I’m insulted you thought I didn’t know who the most amazing comedy group was but since I hadn’t elaborated it…I’ll give you a pass.
I LOVE Monty Python since I watched one of their movies (“The Meaning of Life”) on tv when I was 13 or 14 years old. It was a life changing experience, trust me. It’s not their best film though (my favourite — also my favourite comedy of all time — is “Life of Brian”). The only reason I’m not (more) familiar with their show’s sketches is that I can’t afford to import the DVD collection. I checked the price on a site here and almost fell off my chair.
P.S.: I’m depressive and truly hate my life sometimes so I’m glad this exists:
http://youtu.be/MIaORknS1Dk
*waves*
Sorry! I should have known. We love Monty Python around here. (This only adds to Sixlet Minor’s sulk as I beat him on an MP question).
He wishes to say hi to you, actually, and let you know that, in his opinion, the best line from Life of Brian is Wudolph the Wed Nosed Weindeer. No idea why he thinks that’s the funniest, but such is the mind of a pre-teen boy! He maintains you are mistaken in your opinion of Mourinho (but also that it’s DISGUSTING that I said I fancy him).
he needs Those Amanda Seyfried Aggressive ass Handlers that used to not let her do interviews or would just smooth cut her off cause she sounded completely stupid and unengaging?… Well, HE NEEDS THEM
I VOLUNTEER!
Of course, my methods (of punishment) would consist of unstoppable, filthy sex every time he said something he shouldn’t have.
I’m just going to frantically applause every time dat cap ass gets a gratuitous shot. 🙂
Heck yes.
@bedhead, the daughters might beat you in yelling “that Cap ass” at the screen, they are female, after all.
Chris needs whatever media training Kristen Stewart had.
Okay, so he never said “his heart isn’t in it anymore.” If you read the actual glamour uk interview, then you’ll see that those words never appear in it. https://24.media.tumblr.com/2f6aa342af709830e1917f8dd8e3a884/tumblr_n22nq4ENxn1r00f26o1_1280.jpg
https://31.media.tumblr.com/291cafa8bfaec2d35579299e67f0e95f/tumblr_n22nq4ENxn1r00f26o2_1280.jpg
Other than that, yeah he kinda intimated that he wanted to focus on directing. Perhaps when he said he isn’t retiring, he means that he isn’t retiring right now, cause a lot of people thought he was retiring immediately.
I really don’t get why it matters? Do people decide what film to see based on the actors passion for acting? No? Then why should they lie if they aren’t really feeling it. It would be different if he was saying acting in this particular franchise sucked, but he’s not saying that at all, nor is he phoning it in or letting his apathy show onscreen.
He never said he was retiring, he said he’d take a break from acting and try directing once his Marvel contract ends. If I told you I was going to leave my job and get another in a slightly different field, would you call that retiring? Of course not. It’s not back-tracking to deny you are retiring when you never said any such thing.
Thank you Penny! That was how I read it too, and couldn’t understand some of the comments. Reading comprehension is fundamental!
Thank you, penny! And thank God for people who read.
I agree, this sounds like a non-issue. It would be different if he was bashing Marvel for making him play Captain America or something. This is just him telling his plans for the future.
My poor neurotic boyfriend I still love you but please STFU, youu keep stepping in it.
Still backtracking are we? Marvel Studios must REALLY love the press CE and ScarJo are bringing to this movie.
@aquarius64
The both of them are getting a lot of press coverage for the wrong reasons. I bet Kevin F misses the days of Chris Hemsworth being dull and not saying nothing, Tom being funny and talking for all.
Please don’t retire before I have the faintest idea of who you are.
LOL! But if you want to see a couple of really good Chris Evans’ films you should see “Puncture” based on a true story of how a drug addict lawyer help force hospitals to use a new safety syringe needle after a nurse contracted the AIDS virus by getting pricked with a contaminated needle. Also “Sunshine” was great.
Great, I love movie recommendations – thanks!
That back track was quick. Whatever. If he makes good movies I’ll probably watch.
Oh, Chris. Just shut up and look pretty.
Looks absolutely GORGEOUS in that first picture.
I’m so glad he’s reconsidered because now I continue to watch films to only to gawp at him.
Somber as he looks in those photos, and seriously, who is ‘ON’ all the time during a grueling publicity tour, he was in pretty high spirits on the Tonight Show last night. His brother and his Mom were there and he seemed to be having fun.
LOOOOVED Chris and his brother Scott with Jimmy Fallon .
he´s so hot. And his laugh *drools* he was yummy with Jimmy Fallon.
Yesterday I rewatch Fantastic 4 and in the extra part Jessica Alba grabs a camera and film all of them during their press tour. Chris was annoyed every time she filmed him, the other guys were cool about it, made jokes and talked to the camera, Chris did it just once. You could tell he was very uncomfortable.