‘Pain Hustlers’: David Yates Says Emily Blunt Was ‘Sick Of Seeing Leading Female Characters Who Had To Be Honourable’

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As David Yates swaps his “Harry Potter” directing duties for a Big Pharma corruption movie in “Pain Hustlers”, he’s just as happy to see stars Emily Blunt and Chris Evans swap roles they typically play.

The acclaimed director chatted up a storm with EW in an interview published on Tuesday, where he discussed his transition from fantasy adventure to the pill-abusing crisis. READ MORE: Matt Damon Recalls Kissing Scarlett Johansson After She Ate An Onion Sandwich: ‘It Was Hell’ “Paint Hustlers” sees Emily Blunt take on the insidious role of Liza Drake, a desperate but sharp single mom who inserts herself into the pharmaceutical industry, where she pushes pain medication designed for cancer patients to doctors.

Evans shapeshifts his typical all-American hero archetype for a Zanna Therapeutics sales rep named Pete Branner. Discussing the movie, Yates said: “Emily loved the character and she loved the idea of this story,” further saying it’s “a bit subversive, it’s a bit naughty, it’s got some humour at play.” He described a revelation he shared with Blunt, who confided in him: “I’m so sick of seeing leading female characters who have to be so honourable and straightforward.” Blunt thoroughly enjoyed seeing Liza as “sometimes a little bit shady to get the deal done and fulfill her ambition.” READ MORE: Emily Blunt Eager To Reunite With Tom Cruise For ‘Edge Of Tomorrow’ Sequel: ‘I’m So Ready’ As for Evans, Yates enjoyed that Marvel’s Captain America is taking on a much more villainous aura. “I love whenever you take an actor who’s known for a certain body of work and you invert and turn it upside down.” “[Turning] the guy who plays Captain America so beautifully… into a sleepy pharma rep was tempting, and I think he