Those hoping to see a more grizzled Chris Evans on the big screen are in luck. He’s leaving behind the lycra of Captain America for a short while to take part in new movie Gifted, directed by Marc Webb and also starring Mckenna Grace, Jenny Slate, Lindsay Duncan and Octavia Spencer.
Starring as Frank Adler; a single man raising his young niece Mary (Mckenna Grace) who quickly proves her talent as a child prodigy, Evans steps into the shoes of a guy living in a coastal Florida town who wants a ‘normal’ life for his niece.
His plans are tainted however when the seven-year-old girl’s mathematical skills come to the attention of Frank’s mother Evelyn (Lindsay Duncan), who has big things in mind for her granddaughter, but plans that could separate the youngster from her loving uncle.
Octavia Spencer plays Frank and Mary’s landlady and best friend Roberta, while Jenny Slate is Mary’s teacher Bonnie, a young woman who has concerns for her young student and who quickly develops more than just a friendship with Frank.
Produced by Karen Lunder and Andy Cohen and distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures, Gifted comes to cinemas across the UK on Friday, June 16, 2017.