Chris Evans Joins Jessica Chastain, Chris Pine, Mikey Madison, Charles Melton & Don Cheadle In Crime-Thriller ‘My Darling California’ Ahead Of Late Summer Shoot

EXCLUSIVE: Avengers and Materialists star Chris Evans is joining the crime-thriller My Darling California, the next project for writer-director Elijah Bynum (Magazine Dreams).

As we told you last fall, the movie will star Jessica Chastain (Zero Dark Thirty), Chris Pine (Star Trek franchise), Mikey Madison (Anora), Charles Melton (May December) and Don Cheadle (Ocean’s franchise).

Evans takes over from previously announced Josh Brolin in the movie, with the latter dropping out due to scheduling.

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Set in Los Angeles 1980, the film will chart how a single crime weaves together the lives of a TV host, his restless wife, a country music idol, two small-time crooks and an ex-con, all of whom are chasing the promise of a better life. Filming is being lined up for late summer/September.

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