It looks like we now know which movie Chris Evans is going to squeeze in between Captain America appearances. Deadline is reporting that Evans is set to star in the upcoming Lionsgate thriller “Jekyll.” He was rumored earlier this year to be circling the project, but it looks like now it’s official.

Despite what you may be thinking, “Jekyll” is not a simple retelling of the classic “Dr.

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Fresh off his billion-dollar blockbuster, “Captain America: Civil War,” Chris Evans is looking to diversify a bit by starring in the upcoming “Jekyll” for Lionsgate. Not to be confused with the upcoming Jekyll reboot featuring Russell Crowe as part of the Universal Monsters shared universe, Evans’ “Jekyll” will be based on the BBC One drama from 2007.

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However our educated posit means little now as some reshuffling on the director’s timetable means ‘Dying Light’ and his Keanu Reeves-starring “Jekyll” (a modern “Jekyll and Hyde” retelling) are now unfortunately dead.

“Unfortunately, it just didn’t work out,” Winding Refn says of ‘Light.’ “It’s a shame.

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And that’s because a script hasn’t been written. We do know that George Clooney won’t be playing the Lone Ranger (as once rumored), but Johnny Depp will play Tonto (which was announced about a year ago or more).

But some small movement on the project was announced late last night. Justin Haythe, who adapted “Revolutionary Road” for Sam Mendes, wrote the Fox come-and-gone thriller, “The Clearing” and more importantly is also eventually scribing, “Jekyll” for Nicolas Winding Refn starring Keanu Reeves, is in negotiations to pen “The Lone Ranger” script.

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Danish director Nicolas Winding Refn is set to write and direct a modern Bangkok-set Western titled, “Only God Forgives.” The film will center on a Thai police lieutenant and a gangster who decide to settle their differences in the boxing ring. The director is also in talks to helm an as-of-yet titled heist film produced by Gore Verbinski.

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