Chris Evans to Star Opposite Emily Blunt in Netflix's 'Pain Hustlers'

Tom Hanks has Tim Allen's back. The actor, who is starring in the Baz Luhrmann-directed biopic , has sparked headlines after weighing in on Allen's absence from Disney and Pixar's , the origin story for 's Buzz Lightyear. The animated film, which hit theaters in June, instead stars Chris Evans as the voice of the titular character. «I wanted to go head to head with Tim Allen,» Hanks told CinemaBlend when asked about Elvis and Lightyear being in theaters at the same time.

Chris Evans’ new Netflix film, “The Gray Man,” hasn’t even been released yet, but it appears the actor has already lined up his next offering for the streaming service. READ MORE: Chris Evans Says Returning As Captain America Would Be “Upsetting” Because Anthony Mackie Has The Role Now According to Deadline, Chris Evans is joining Emily Blunt in the upcoming thriller, “Pain Hustlers,” which is a project Netflix recently purchased during this year’s Cannes.

Just days before Chris Evans' new Netflix movie The Gray Man debuts, the actor is staying in business with the streaming service.The 41-year-old actor is in final negotiations to join Emily Blunt in the crime drama Pain Hustlers, according to Deadline.Netflix picked up the global rights to the project for $50 million out of Cannes, with Harry Potter director David Yates attached to take the helm. More Netflix:Just days before Chris Evans' new Netflix movie The Gray Man debuts, the actor is staying in business with the streaming service Co-star:The 41-year-old actor is in final negotiations to join Emily Blunt in the crime drama Pain Hustlers, according to Deadline Netflix:The 41-year-old actor is in final negotiations to join Emily Blunt in the crime drama Pain Hustlers, according to DeadlineThe story centers on Blunt's character Liza Drake, described as a, 'high school dropout dreaming of a better life for her young daughter.'She ends up with a job with a failing pharmaceutical startup in Central Florida in a decaying strip mall.

Tom Hanks admitted he was confused by Disney's decision to replace Tim Allen with Chris Evans in the new "Lightyear" film about Allen's fictional "Toy Story" character, Buzz Lightyear. The 65-year-old actor was asked if it was "strange to be in theaters opposite a Buzz Lightyear film" as his "Elvis" flick rolled through cinemas at the same time.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaChris Evans has joined the cast of “Pain Hustlers,” teaming up with Emily Blunt in the upcoming Netflix production. The package was the hottest sale at this year’s Cannes market, commanding a price tag in excess of $50 million.

EXCLUSIVE: Chris Evans is in final negotiations to join Netflix’s Pain Hustlers opposite Emily Blunt.

 Chris Evans, 56, insisted that his team “did not want to go” to Wimbledon this year, after colleague Vassos Alexander confirmed they were rejecting yet another invitation to attend the tennis tournament. Chris, who has his own show on Virgin Radio, was not fussed about attending the event, in spite of its immense popularity. Yesterday, Chris discussed Wimbledon with his colleagues as it was revealed they had turned down special invitations to attend the event.Speaking to his listeners, Chris explained Vassos had just asked him and his radio co-star Rachel Horne to record a video message saying, “Thank you, Gus”. When Chris asked Vassos why they had to record the message, he confirmed it was because they had been invited to Wimbledon. Vassos explained: “We’re trying to - because we’ve all been very kindly invited to Wimbledon (Gus works at Wimbledon).“But we can’t because we have very full diaries this week.“And what my dad says is that you should always refuse an invitation elegantly, and I love that word: elegantly. “So, you saying ‘thank you, Gus’ into my camera phone is part of my elegantly refusing the invitation - and hopefully being invited again."At this point, Rachel interjected to say that “decline” was a better word to use, as “refuse sounds quite harsh”.Chris agreed that he should change the phrasing to “politely decline”, which Vassos conceded. Then, Chris made a cheeky dig at Wimbledon as Vassos attempted to clear up what he was saying. “So this is the second time of asking?” mocked Chris.“What doesn’t he get about ‘we don’t want to go’?” “No, we want to go!” Vassos interrupted, laughing.“What doesn’t he get about, we’re too busy?” Chris pressed on.

Netflix UK this month including a new Resident Evil series – scroll down to see the full list.Aside from the highly anticipated conclusion to Stranger Things season four on July 1, this month sees a live-action Resident Evil series hit the platform on July 14.Created by showrunner Andrew Dabb (Supernatural), Resident Evil stars Lance Reddick (The Wire) as Albert Wesker. The show jumps between two timelines, following Albert’s adopted children Jade (Ella Balinska) and Billie Wesker (Adeline Rudolph) in New Raccoon City, and a decade in the future where Jade is trying to survive the zombie apocalypse.Other new additions include The Gray Man on July 22, directed by Anthony and Joe Russo (Avengers: Endgame).

Millie Bobby Brown extends her profitable partnership with Netflix.The actress will star in the Russo Brothers’ upcoming Netflix film, titled “The Electric State.” The Russo Brothers have directed a variety of action and dramas, most notoriously, “Avengers: Endgame” and “Avegers: Infinity War.”Millie Bobby Brown on Will’s sexuality in Stranger Things: ‘He’s just a human being’‘Stranger Things’ fans are stressed out over the fate of their favorite charactersA post shared by Millie Bobby Brown (@milliebobbybrown)The announcement was made through Netflix’s social media, which provided some background on the film. “Set in a retro-futuristic past, it follows an orphaned teen (Brown) as she traverses the American West with a robot and an eccentric drifter in search of her younger brother,” reads the announcement.

Toy Story character Buzz Lightyear in new prequel Lightyear.The actor, who voiced the fictional space adventurer in the flagship Pixar films, broke his silence on the new project in an interview with Extra.“The short answer is I’ve stayed out of this ’cause it has nothing to do [with my Buzz Lightyear],” Allen explained.Watch the full interview here:“It’s a wonderful story,” the actor said of Lightyear. “It just doesn’t seem to have any connection to the toy, and it’s a little…I don’t know.

Tim Allen is sharing his thoughts on the new Disney film "Lightyear" that stars Chris Evans. During an interview with Extra, Allen, 69, said the prequel to "Toy Story" is completely different from the original films. "This is a whole new team that really had nothing to do with the first movies," he shared.

“Lightyear.”The 69-year-old portrayed the animated toy astronaut Buzz Lightyear in the Disney franchise from 1995 until 2019. But Chris Evans is voicing the character in 2022’s “Lightyear” — and Allen recently discussed why he was not involved in the new project.“This is a whole new team that really had nothing to do with the first movies,” Allen told “Extra” on Wednesday.“The short answer is I’ve stayed out of this ’cause it has nothing to do [with his character],” the “Home Improvement” alum added.Allen recalled thinking that the flick would be “live action” with “real humans” and “not an animated thing.”However, Allen noted: “There’s really no ‘Toy Story’ Buzz without Woody.” Woody is Buzz’s best pal and was played by Tom Hanks in the “Toy Story” films.Allen stated that even though the new movie has “a wonderful story, it just doesn’t seem to have any connection to the toy.”“I wish there was a better connection,” the “Santa Clause” star declared.“Lightyear” is posed as a spinoff-prequel to “Toy Story,” showing Buzz in his early days when he put on the iconic purple and green spacesuit.Buzz about the lack of Allen’s participation in the movie has caused a stir, with his friend Patricia Heaton recently calling out Disney for replacing Allen with Evans, 41.The “Everybody Loves Raymond” star wrote on Twitter earlier this month: “Saw the trailer for Buzz Lightyear and all I can say is Disney/Pixar made a HUGE mistake in not casting my pal Tim Allen in the role that he originated, the role that he owns.

To infinity … and beyond recognition. Tim Allen is revealing how he really feels about the new Lightyear movie three years after he last voiced the animated Buzz Lightyear character in Toy Story 4.

Tim Allen is the original voice of Buzz Lightyear from the Toy Story movies, but he was not involved in Lightyear, the spinoff movie starring Chris Evans in the title role.

Like Robert Downey Jr. and Tony Stark, or Chris Hemsworth and Thor, Chris Evans will always be Steve Rogers for Marvel fans.

Chris Evans has opened up about a bowel cancer scare he experienced following the death of BBC podcast host Dame Deborah James.The radio star, 56, paid tribute to the mum-of-two following her heartbreaking death aged 40 from the disease, before revealing that he experienced a scare almost a decade ago.The flame-haired star spoke candidly about tragically losing family members to the disease while addressing his own experience.Chris said: "So because of my family history of bowel cancer, my dad died of bowel cancer and both his brothers did, both my uncles."So it got all of them, it wiped them out, so I'm very high risk."The father of five went on to relay an incident which led him to urgently seek medical advice.The radio host continued: "A few years ago I went to have my first colonoscopy following a toilet experience which literally took my breath away."So nothing had happened to me or, as far as I was concerned, to do with blood in my stools ever."He added: "And then one day I think it was eight or nine years ago now, I wrote about it in one of my books, I looked in the pan and it was like somebody had poured a tin of red paint in there."It was so weird, because I'd been told I was high risk and I was too scared to do anything about it"I don't know why, I don't know why, I just was," Chris explained.Addressing the experience, he went on: "I sort of didn't want to know, you know that one, which is crazy but completely understandable, especially for some reason where blokes are concerned."But the strangest thing happened, when I saw this, I just went to the telephone, didn't tell my wife, didn't tell anybody I knew, phoned my doctor and booked an appointment."It was so strange, I didn't even think about it, it was

Netflixfans have lots to look forward to in July and the streaming giant has tons of new releases coming out, including lots of brand new original series and films. Kicking the month off is one of the most highly anticipated Netflix releases of the year - Stranger Things Season 4 volume 2.

Victoria Beckham, 48, hit out at Chris Evans over a 1999 interview during which he asked her to weigh herself on live TV. Posh Spice was at the time a new mum, having given birth to eldest son Brooklyn just weeks prior.The controversial moment happened during Victoria’s appearance on Chris’ Channel 4 show TFI Friday in 1999.The pair were discussing Victoria’s pregnancy when Chris began questioning the pop star about her postpartum figure.Chris asked Victoria: “A lot of girls want to know, because you look fantastic again, how did you get back to your shape after birth?”Victoria admitted she had been “lazy” and had not been working out.The host then continued to grill Victoria on her weight, asking: “Is your weight back to normal?”After Victoria confirmed that it was, Chris asked: “Can I check, do you mind?”Victoria then stepped onto some scales, and after perusing the numbers, Chris pointed out: “Eight stone's not bad at all, is it?”The fashion designer has now broken her silence on the interview as she reflected on how times have changed since.She stressed that losing weight after a pregnancy did not necessarily mean the person had an eating disorder.Victoria began: “I went on a TV show with Chris Evans many years ago and I'd just had Brooklyn and lost a lot of weight after.”The singer-turned-designer added: “It happened to my mum after her pregnancies.

Victoria Beckham slammed broadcaster Chris Evans after 'making her weigh herself' live on TV in the 1990s. The former Spice Girl had just given birth to first son Brooklyn, who she shares with husband David Beckham, when she appeared on the cult classic show.

The Toronto Film Festival said Wednesday that Netflix’s Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, Rian Johnson’s follow-up to his hit 2019 murder mystery pic, will world premiere at this year’s edition of the festival, which runs September 8-18.

With Joe & Anthony Russo‘s spy actioner “The Gray Man” and “Vol. 2” of “Stranger Things” season 4 out next month, Netflix has two of their biggest tentpoles of 2022 landing in July.