Chris Evans joins Emily Blunt-starrer 'Pain Hustlers'

The Netflix film is set to be directed by David Yates, who is best known for directing films in the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts film franchises

July 06, 2022 12:51 pm | Updated 02:01 pm IST

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Chris Evans | Photo Credit: GARETH CATTERMOLE

Hollywood star Chris Evans will star alongside Emily Blunt in a criminal-conspiracy film titled Pain Hustlers that is set to be directed by David Yates.

Yates, known for directing four films in theHarry Potter series and the first three films of its prequel series Fantastic Beasts, will helm the new movie, which has a script by writer Wells Tower.

According to Variety, Netflix has bagged the movie, which is said to be in the same vein as Adam McKay's The Big Short, David O Russell's American Hustle, and Martin Scorsese-directedThe Wolf of Wall Street.

It is described as a hilarious, dramatic and wild journey to the corrupt heart of the American dream. "Dreaming of a better life for her and her young daughter, Liza Drake (Blunt), a high-school dropout, lands a job with a failing pharmaceutical start-up in a yellowing strip mall in Central Florida. Liza's charm, guts and drive catapult the company and her into the high life, where she soon finds herself at the centre of a criminal conspiracy with deadly consequences," the official plotline reads.

The film, which will start production in August, is produced by Lawrence Grey through his Grey Matter Productions banner and Wychwood Pictures.

Evans is currently awaiting the release of his Netflix action movie The Gray Man, directed by Anthony and Joe Russo. Also starring Ryan Gosling, Ana de Armas, and Dhanush, the film will drop on the streaming platform on July 22.

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