Chris Evans ‘Aggressively’ Went Anti-Captain America for ‘Gray Man’: Character Is a ‘Trainwreck’

Chris Evans may have stowed away Captain America’s shield, but his ties to the MCU are still in full force.The “Avengers” star couldn’t help but compare the upcoming Netflix espionage thriller “The Gray Man” to other Joe and Anthony Russo productions, namely the MCU installments.

Except this time, instead of playing an iconic Marvel hero, Evans transforms into sadistic assassin Lloyd Hansen, who is hunting CIA mercenary Courtland Gentry, aka Sierra Six (Gosling), after a security breach.“It does seem that I’ve aggressively gone 180 [degrees] from Steve Rogers,” Evans told Empire.

“But it just kind of unfolded that way.”Evans teased that his character is a “trainwreck of a human being” who craves “anarchy.” Basically, it’s a far cry from playing rule-following Captain America.“I love the Russos, and I’ll pretty much do anything they ask me to do,” Evans added.

“And this is a

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