Although he is recognized in the role of a superhero, Chris Evans will now be a co-star in the film “Ghosted,” where he stars as a boyfriend who innocently gets involved in the adventures of his girlfriend and CIA agent, played by Ana de Armas.
For De Armas, the inversion of traditional gender norms in the film, which will premiere Friday on Apple+, is “just great.”
“It’s important because there’s this… expectation that it’s always the man who leads an action movie,” the 34-year-old actress told AFP at the film’s premiere Tuesday in New York.
But in this combination romantic comedy/action movie, directed by Dexter Fletcher, it’s not just the men who get to be the “tough guys,” according to De Armas.
In the film, Evans is Cole, a slightly awkward guy who ends up confused when the mysterious Sadie disappears off the radar after a successful first date with her.
He soon learns that it has nothing to do with him, but with the fact that she doesn’t have time to fall in love because she’s too busy being a CIA agent.
“It’s great to play the damsel in distress,” Evans says.
“It’s great to be someone who needs to be saved,” added the actor, who has spent the last decade donning the Captain America suit as part of the Marvel Universe’s The Avengers.
This is not the first action movie to feature the Cuban-born De Armas. In 2021 she appeared in the James Bond saga “No Time to Die” and is next to be seen in “Ballerina,” a sequel to John Wick, in 2024.
She was nominated for best actress at the Oscars for her role as Marilyn Monroe in the 2022 film “Blonde”.