#Chris Evans May Play Gene Kelly In John Logan-Penned Movie

This comes on the heels of the announcement of Tom Holland signing on to play another famous dancer/actor, Fred Astaire. The last few months haven’t been kind to musicals, with Steven Spielberg’s version of “West Side Story” underperforming in theaters, but with the star power of these two men, it’s very likely that we’ll see a lot of interest in both projects. (Maybe we’ll see that musical number from “Hawkeye” performed by the actual Marvel stars? A girl can dream.)

Gene Kelly (1912-1996) is famous for his work in films like “Singin’ in the Rain,” (something Tom Holland recreated the beginning moments of right before dancing to Rihanna’s “Umbrella” on Lip Sync Battles – it’s all connected, folks!), “On the Town,” “Hello, Dolly!,” “An American in Paris,” and so many more. He is an absolute legend, and if you’ve never watched the older films he stars in, now is the time. He was famous for playing very likable people, so having Chris Evans play him is sort of perfect. 

John Logan is known for writing “Gladiator,” “The Aviator,” “Hugo,” and Tim Burton’s adaptation of the musical “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.” He’s a two-time Tony nominee as well. Not a bad group to tackle a musical legend!