Cellular: what preparation did Chris Evans follow for this film?

Released in cinemas in 2004, the movie named Cellular, worn by Jason StathamKim Basinger, Chris Evans and William H. Macywill be rebroadcast on Sunday June 26, 2022, from 11:10 p.m. on the channel TF1 film series. Directed by David R. Ellisthis feature film takes place in Los Angeles, and features the character of Jessica Martin, portrayed on screen by Kim Basinger. This mother of a family is kidnapped from her home in the middle of the day by strangers, then sequestered in the attic of a house. She makes a phone call and stumbles upon Ryan, a young man in his twenties. embodied by Chris Evanswhom she asks for help.

This last, who is nothing like a superhero, will embark on an incredible race against time to save Jessica and her family. To prepare for his role in Cellular, Chris Evans spent a week in a special flight school for stuntmen, so he could perform some of the driving sequences himself. “With this intensive course, Chris has become very good, we were able to shoot shots where he makes the car skid while respecting precise marks. We didn’t have to cut for another angle to avoid the stuntman and then come back to him, which makes the action much more engaging“, explained the director.

Cellular: Kim Basinger and Chris Evans never crossed paths during filming

In addition, Kim Basinger and Chris Evans had to face a particular difficulty: play most of the time talking on the phone. The two actors thus voluntarily avoided meeting before the end of filming, in order to maintain a certain degree of anonymity between them. “Kim and Chris played almost all the time without the other being there. Chris shot his sequences first, and he had to precisely respect the written dialogue, which was sometimes very difficult, because he was in the middle of the action and he was driving with one hand, the other holding the phone… Then Kim played her part during the final weeks of filming, reacting to what Chris had said“, pointed out David R. Ellis

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