Chris Evans in Talks to Play Gene Kelly in Upcoming Film.

Chris Evans in Talks to Play Gene Kelly in Upcoming Film.
Chris Evans  is swinging for the fences to start the new year.
The Knives Out star is in talks to portray legendary actor Gene Kelly in a project originally conceived by the 40-year-old actor.
According to multiple reports, Evans will play Kelly in an untitled film that's yet to have a studio attached to it.
According to Deadline, which was first to report on the upcoming project, the film's about a 12-year-old boy who works on the MGM lot in 1952, and creates an imagined friendship with Kelly, who is working on his next film.
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Kelly, of course, is the legendary actor known for classics like Singin' in the Rain, An American in Paris and On the Town.
The Pittsburgh native, who died in 1996, is credited with introducing ballet to film audiences and transforming Hollywood musicals.
He was inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame in 1992 and is No.