In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Chris Evans spoke about the best listening in his life, which at the same time turned to his failure, because he did not receive the desired role. According to a 38-year-old actor, he was not easy to accept the fact that in 2007 the leading role in the detective thriller "Fracture" did not go to him, but Ryan Gosling:
Do you know the role in which movie I was very close? "Fracture." Remember the "fracture" with Ryan Gosling? Acknowledge it was the best film processing in my life. I hate to pass samples. I despise it. I think it is characteristic of most actors, but in the case of the "fracture" everything went like oil. I showed myself from the best side, and with the director I had excellent relations. In short, I had a feeling that the case was in a hat.
By that time, Anthony Hopkins was already approved for the role in this film. There are inevitable thoughts that for me it was one of those moments when everything could go quite differently. But I miss this role ... Of course, if you lose someone's competition, then let it be Ryan. But then I thought: "Damn, it is cruel."
Evans added that he also claimed roles in such films as "Farewell, Baby, Farewell" (2007), "Harvey Milk" (2008) and "Elizabettown" (2005). The actor admitted that at one time he almost refused the role of captain of America in the filmmaker Marvel.