Having found a great trio of female leads for novel adaptation** The Girl On The Train**, director Tate Taylor and the producers are now looking for some male supporting roles. And according to Variety, they have their eyes on Chris Evans and Jared Leto.
Erin Cressida Wilson adapted the script from Paula Hawkins’ much buzzed-about book, which drew comparisons to Gillian Flynn’s **Gone Girl **for its narrative. We’ll caution that even the basic synopsis might be considered a spoiler, but read on if you wish… The story follows a recently divorced woman called Rachel (Emily Blunt) struggling with her life and sinking into alcoholism to try to cope. She sees a seemingly perfect couple from her London train ride every day and starts to fantasise about their lives. But things take a turn when she sees something shocking…
Rachel Ferguson and Haley Bennett are also confirmed aboard, but it’s still early days for both Evans and Leto. Though they’ve both shown plenty of interest in taking roles – as husbands to two of the women – they have yet to make actual deals. So don’t count them in just yet.
Evans, of course was back on our screens this year as Steve Rogers in** Avengers: Age Of Ultron**. He directed and starred in indie romantic drama Before We Go and has recently finished work on Captain America: Civil War, which arrives here on April 29 next year. Leto has also been busy in the superhero arena, albeit on the side of the villains, and he’ll be seen as The Joker in Suicide Squad, due here on August 5 next year.