Tag: chris evans

natashabucks:

Joe Russo: We always said that the whole movie lives or dies on that last scene between him and Bucky. You know, this third act is a fait accompli in a way. It’s a superhero movie.

Steve McFeely: I suspect he will win.

Joe Russo: The expectation is that he will win. But the real story is will he win Bucky, will he save his friend, will his friend kill him, will he have to kill his friend? The tragedy of that moment was the most important thing to us as directors in the third act. That’s the real climax of the act. 

Steve McFeely: Yeah, from jump street we always worked towards getting to: “I will sacrifice myself in order to reach my friend.” And so “end of the line” has been the line since the very beginning. And Sebastian nails it, it cracks him. 

Chris Markus: Again, it’s about Steve trying to save his past.

Joe Russo: It’s the last thing he has left.

– Captain America: The Winter Soldier Blu-ray Audio Commentary

sherloques:

Captain America: The First Avenger Audio Commentary:

“Chris Evans gives a subtle and multi-layered performance throughout [this movie]. It was really interesting just to watch him take a scene and perform it in ways that I wasn’t expecting. I always liked seeing what Chris would do first, without any direction, and then it was the matter of steering him slightly in one direction or another, but he really had a handle on who the character was. He plays this in a way that’s totally without irony. He believes it, and it’s not a joke, and it’s not artificial. It’s this earnestness that is so honest that you can’t help but be charmed by it. It seems easy the way he does it, but it’s a hard thing to do. It’s really easy to stray in to melodrama there, and he never does. Or to feel self-conscious about being Captain America, who is this very earnest guy and he really believes in what he believes in. And you have to believe that he believes, or else that doesn’t work, and you do every minute with Chris.”

sherloques:

Captain America: The First Avenger Audio Commentary:

“What we also found, is that we had gymnasts come in to do things, and Chris could do the same stuff that they could do, but it would look like Chris Evans. When the body doubles or the gymnasts or the runners did it, it just didn’t look like him. He has such a unique way of moving, and he could pretty much do all of his own physical stuff that wasn’t dangerous. Like this shot right here, we had a gymnast do this, and Chris actually ended up doing it better. That’s Chris here. He hops up on a tank and over a 12-foot wall. It looks effortless but it’s not that easy!”

sherloques:

Captain America: The Winter Soldier Audio Commentary:

“This scene benefitted greatly by Chris and Scarlett’s working history together. You really see their chemistry and that they know one another so well. I remember workshopping this scene in Scarlett’s trailer with them, making adjustments. I think they tweaked the ‘practice’ line, they wanted this line in. [They provided] a lot of the bantering back and forth, sort of playing off of each other. It’s great ‘cause it gives them nice energy and spark. And what’s also interesting about this scene, it’s the first time since The Avengers where you get to see two of the characters from that group behaving like friends, or at least behaving in an intimate fashion, and having a conversation where they’re talking about things other than saving the world.”

sherloques:

Captain America: The Winter Soldier Audio Commentary:

“Chris worked his butt off for four months doing gymnastics and stunt training so in a scene like this he could go toe-to-toe with Georges St-Pierre and make it look really credible. Once the helmet comes off, 95% of that is Chris, except obviously for that massive aerial kick that he does. I think he did a fantastic job.”