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After starring as Johnny Storm inFantastic Fourand before stealing our hearts as Captain America in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Chris Evans played a role in yet another film adapted from comic books –Scott Pilgrim vs. the World.However, instead of his usual hero roles, the actor played one of the seven villains in the film – Lucas Lee.
Lucas Lee plays a stereotypical Hollywood actor who basically seems like a total douchebag. Anyone who has seen Chris Evans outside of his reel life, perhaps in the countless interviews he has done, would vouch for the fact that the guy is an absolute ball of joy. So, how did he play Lucas Lee to such perfection? Even he was confused when he got compliments on nailing the role!
Chris Evans Was Shocked by the Reception of His Performance inScott Pilgrim vs. the World
Based on the graphic novel series by Bryan Lee O’Malley,Scott Pilgrim vs. the Worldis the story ofMichael Cera’s titular character and his quest to win over Ramona Flowers (Mary Elizabeth Winstead). In order to be able to date the girl of his dreams, Scott Pilgrim has to defeat seven of her exes aka the League of the Evil Exes.
One of the evil exes is Lucas, played byChris Evans. Lucas is an arrogant and cocky Hollywood actor and a really good skateboarder. While he enjoys flaunting his success, he sure is a huge bully alone. He is unimaginably strong which became evident when he sent Scott flying into a tower with ease.
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Scott is no match for Lucas’ power which is why he challenges his opponent’s ego instead. He does so by asking if he is good enough at skateboarding and challenging him to prove so by performing a dangerous skateboard trick. He crashes and fails leading to Scott’s victory over him. All in all, a pretty fun moment from a pretty fun film.
However, when Evans signed up to play the role of an arrogant ex/skateboarder/actor, he didn’t know people would think he’d be“perfect”for the role.
He toldGQ,
The character’s supposed to be this horrible actor and a douchebag, and I get the job and so many people were like, ‘You’re perfect, you’re gonna crush it!’ I was like, So I got this role as an a**hole actor, and you guys think I nailed it? That I’m a natural and that nobody in town can do it better?
As for the film, Evans told the magazine that it was one of his favorite films he has ever done and that he enjoyed working with Cera.
Unfortunately,Scott Pilgrimbombed at thebox officemaking only $49 million on a reported budget of $85 million. However, the film soon picked up a cult following for itself and has an 85% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Chris Evans Had the Most Fun onScott Pilgrim vs. the World
Breaking down his most iconic characters to date withGQ, Evans recalled how the pitch for the film went. DirectorEdgar Wrighttold him about Lucas stating that he was a movie star who“doesn’t have much range, and he thinks he’s great but he’s actually terrible”before adding that he believes Evans would be perfect for the role, much to the actor’s confusion.
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Evans then went on to add that in his entire career, he had the most fun on the set ofScott Pilgrim.
TheCaptain America: The First Avengeractor stated,
That’s probably the most fun I’ve had on a movie. Early in my career, 20s, but a big cast of people in the same place.
In fact, when his scenes in the film were done and dusted and it was time for him to pack up, he didn’t want to leave the set at all. Evans was down to simply hang out with the rest of the cast and crew.
The cast was very connected. Leaving was heartbreaking. It was truly like the first I was like, ‘I mean, I can just hang out guys if you need me.’ You don’t want to miss a beat.
In the end, the actor revealed that the film’s cast is still“tight”and connected with each other with an active email chain.
The entire cast ofScott Pilgrimreunitedfor the animated series remake of the film,Scott Pilgrim Takes Offwhich was released last year on Netflix. The series flaunts a Rotten Tomatoes score of a whopping 97%.
StreamScott Pilgrim vs. the Worldon Max andScott Pilgrim Takes Offon Netflix.
Mishkaat Khan
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A connoisseur of all things horror, fantasy, and the occasional chick flick, Mishkaat has been penning pieces for FandomWire since 2022. She started off as an intern and has worked her way up to a Senior Writer with over 2000 articles to her name.Outside of entertainment, she has also written well-researched medical content as a freelance writer and has experience in social media management.When not writing, you’re able to find her relaxing with a romance novel and a tall glass of iced coffee in her hand or watching re-runs of ‘Supernatural’ and ‘The Office.’
