There’s been some confusion as to what Chris Evan’s true intentions were with his shirtless ban that was enacted a few years ago. Although he claimed at the time that it was just for self-promoting photoshoots, a string of clothed movie roles — all of which (coincidentally?) flopped — left fans wondering if his bare chest ban extended to his on-screen work as well.

Well, this just released poster for his new movie (via), “Satisfaction,” promises to break that streak and deliver the goods. In the soon-to-shoot film, Chris plays a male escort who attempts to learn what real love is while satisfying clients like Sharon Stone.

Don’t know about you, but they had me at “male escort.” All that left to learn is whether or not we’ll get to see Chris’ American gigolo in the movie.  [Source]

In “Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World,” Chris Evans plays skateboarder-turned-actor Lucas Lee, one of the evil ex-boyfriends Scott Pilgrim must battle in order to win the heart of Ramona Flowers. While I don’t want to spoil the film for anyone who hasn’t read Bryan Lee O’Malley’s amazing series, it shouldn’t be a surprise that Evans’ character will, at some point, engage in some skating.

So, when we caught up with Evans recently, we had to ask him whether he took to board easily, or if he has a nasty case of road rash to remember the film. Read full article.

With prominent roles in the “Fantastic Four” films, “The Losers,” and Edgar Wright’s upcoming adaptation of Bryan Lee O’Malley’s “Scott Pilgrim” series, Chris Evans has quickly established himself as one of the more comics-friendly actors in the biz these days. However, with the lackluster performance of 2007’s “Fantastic Four 2,” the studio recently opted to go the reboot route for the next film about Marvel’s first family of superheroes.

So, the question now becomes: Will we see Evans reprise his pitch-perfect performance as Johnny Storm?

“I don’t think I’m going to be involved in it,” Evans told Cinematical. “I would imagine a reboot would be—a reboot!”

While Evans added that he’d still consider a return to the role if the opportunity arose, the actor, the rumors of a “darker” tone for future “Fantastic Four” projects prompted him to weigh in on that possibility, too.  Read full article.

Two weeks ago, it was revealed that 20th Century Fox has begun overhauling the “Fantastic Four” movie franchise. Akiva Goldsman will produce the reboot and Michael Green will write the script. Variety said in their report that because the deals for the reboot are just getting made, it was unclear if any of the original cast would return.

SuperHeroHype.com caught up with Chris Evans, who played Johnny Storm/Human Torch in the first two films, on the set of The Losers, the adaptation of the DC/Vertigo comic book in which he plays Jensen. He was positive about the announcement.

“I think it’s great. I’m sure it’ll be a great movie,” Evans said. “They do that with a lot of movies. Sometimes sooner, sometimes later. ‘Batman,’ ‘Superman,’ ‘Incredible Hulk.’ Sometimes it’s a 10-year gap, sometimes it’s five years, sometimes it’s 20 years. I think there’s room to read just the tone in ‘Fantastic Four’ as it was for ‘Batman. You know, ‘Batman’ took on a very cartoony feel towards the end and even in the beginning. It was a lighter movie, even though it was Tim Burton. It was still a lighter film and the newer Batman’s have just been amazing, so I’m all for good filmmaking. If they can go make a good dark edgy ‘Fantastic Four,’ right on.”  Read full article.

There is no doubt that “Fantastic Four” launched Chris Evans’ career — and when I say “Fantastic Four,” I mean his abs, arms and chest, which were constantly on display throughout both blah films. So when he launched the “no more shirtless” campaign earlier this year, it was a fair guess that Chris wouldn’t be involved with the skin-tastic relaunch of the superhero franchise.

But now that guess has become a certainty. “I don’t think I’m going to be involved in it. I would imagine a reboot would be — a reboot! I think they’re going to start from scratch,” he told Cinematical . So while I completely champion the idea of rejiggering the series in an Alba-free way, I feel safe agreeing with my bud JA that Chris was the best thing about both movies, so his loss sucks in more ways than one.

And although Chris admits it will be weird to see another actor slip into (or out of) Johnny Storm’s clothes, he’s also looking forward to it. “Let’s not confuse weird with negative. I welcome the new franchise. I hope it’s fantastic.”

Do you think he regretted saying “fantastic” the seoncd it left his lips? [Source]