I have to ask what inspired you to take on this new challenge?
Well, I mean you're always looking for opportunities to kind of
partner up with different groups,
things that inspire you and and it was nice to
find a company that we shared so much in passion and
I don't know, they have a great product. It just made sense.
Okay,
so let's talk a little bit more about that
chris you're part of the creative process here.
That includes a commercial campaign that's launching later in the year.
So why was it important to focus on brands that you use yourself as well here?
I don't know. I mean it's just
Dodger loves the dog food. They seem that they're a great company.
I mean there's a lot of brands that I use that I don't want to go to hats for.
I mean, I don't know. This one just made sense.
You actually met dodger on the set of your film gifted back in 2017.
What was it about him that you said? You know what, he's coming home with me?
Yeah, I just knew right away.
I mean, I was really lucky we were filming at a shelter and
I think seven dogs got adopted that day. Just the second I saw him.
I just knew, I don't know. I mean it's just we had a connection.
Yeah,
let's talk about that because I saw in an
interview of people after you adopted dodger you had
to ask if the animals on set were actor dogs or real dogs that were up for adoption.
So it got us thinking does dodger have what it takes chris to be an actor also.
I don't know. Maybe not. He's he's not the most focused dog
people. Well he is very photogenic. Which you always say in your instagram.
You named dodger after a dog of the same
name from the animated movie Oliver and company.
How did your family being new Yorkers ourselves from
boston feel about you having a dog named dodger.
Well it was it was okay because obviously we all loved that movie.
It was a big movie in our house growing up that had nothing to
do with the baseball team if that's what you mean being from boston?
No we we loved that movie and they agreed when they first saw him
couldn't help but say it looked like dodger.
Now I know you said he probably wouldn't be a dog actor but what famous
movie with a dog would be better with dodger instead as the star Air bud.
Beethoven turner and hooch. What do you think?
Oh man. Although I have not seen air bud but Beethoven tournament.
Who'd she came and put me in
a tough call. That dog in Turner. Hooch was great wasn't it?
Was that a french mastiff?
Great
God that's a good movie.
I don't know. I don't know. I mean what
would you be good? Let's give Dodgers own movie. Let's not have a
job
we should get his own movie? Hey man I'm with that. Let's switch gears.
We have to talk about your recent work lately fans of netflix
is the Gray man have been enjoying the film on the streamer.
You play the bad guy in both the Gray man and knives out.
Apparently something about Ana de Armas just brings out the worst in you.
What makes a good villain here chris
I mean I guess villains don't really know their villains do they?
You know they think what they're doing is you know great. I don't know.
I guess someone who's unafraid to be themselves,
they live without kind of borders between what they want and what's,
right so they're they're kind of liberating in a way to be around.
Most of us.
Don't get that kind of freedom
or a good mustache that also kind of helps you. Right?
Yeah.
And by the way your co star Ryan Gosling joked
that he wanted to play Captain Canada in the M.
C. U. Before revealing that he's actually interested in playing ghost writer?
Which is interesting because that was Nicolas Cage's
character now that you're out of the M.
C. U. What's your advice for anybody that's joining the marvel?
Cinematic universe,
enjoy it. Have fun.
I mean it's nice when you're making movies and there's this kind of
baked in the cake fan base this this group of people that are really excited to see the
war because they have a deep connection with the
role and it's something that's really special to them.
I mean it adds a lot of pressure but it's also a real joy when it
works out and when you get to meet those people and um I don't know,
you just kind of feel like this giant community that you get
welcomed into. So
who's your favorite superhero chris?
I mean like in the comics or are we saying as an actor playing the role? You know what?
Both on top who is like your number one go to superhero
when I was a kid. I really like Spider man. I think growing up
um who's going to super hero? I don't know. I don't know. That's tough.
I guess I'll say Spider man. That's a
that's a good read pick.
Okay, so you also just wrapped filming the new romantic action adventure film.
Ghosted also alongside Ana de Armas and also Adrien brody.
We don't know a lot about this but chris if you had to describe this movie,
let's just say in five words. What would you say? It's about?
It's five words. I don't know if I can do it.
It's an action adventure, action, adventure, romance.
It's kind of like a throwback movie to the eighties, like
kind of like romancing the stone. Okay, I like that.
Okay, okay and this is your third time Starting with the super talented,
beautiful Ana de Armas first and knives out then The gray man now ghosted.
Why do you two work so well together.
I don't know I mean I think anyone's gonna work well with her. She's really good.
She's really honest she makes every scene better. So I just get lucky to
stand next to her and let her do the heavy lifting.
Alright so chris last question we got here obviously a lot of people still think
that you're Captain America and they think that you might be returning to the M.
C. U.
But you've really gone to great lengths to really correct these people.
You even responded this is so amazing to a
tweet from the Hollywood reporter about you possibly returning.
You wrote Sam Wilson is Captain America.
Sam Wilson of course the character played by Anthony Mackie. So chris
since people still seem to be in the denial stage of grief here
we thought we would give you an opportunity to deliver a P.
S. A. Directly to the american people explaining that you were no longer.
In fact Captain America will give you as
much time as humanly possible whenever you're ready.
Take it away
and
okay.
Yeah I tweeted that I wasn't gonna do
you know that Anthony Mackie as Captain America?
That's the truth. Alright.
Whatever you say straight from chris Evans mouth I love it