Movie fans the world over have been in love with Harrison Ford since he first entered the scene nearly four decades ago. His movies are timeless. One of the special attributes of Harrison Ford is that he has been able to play the starring role in nearly every type of movie imaginable. While he is perhaps most well known for his major presence in action movies, comedies and dramas have never been off the table. Viewers can identify with his character. When a movie comes out with Harrison Ford in the credits, that alone sells tickets. Not many actors have that power, but it appears that Chris Evans is on his way to arriving at that place. Continue reading to learn more about why many people are beginning to call Chris Evans the next Harrison Ford.
Captain America is Moving On
Just like Harrison Ford, Chris Evans is able to move beyond the genre that made him famous. You probably know him as Captain America. In fact, Chris Evans is a superhero. That is how he is known. His first big entry into this realm of movie fame was in ‘Fantastic Four’s Human Torch’. He would move on from there to the ‘Avengers’. It was there that he perfected the role of Captain America. Unless you have been sleeping through the last year, you know that his role has essentially come to an end with ‘Avengers: Endgame’. However, you will want to think again if you think that this spells the end for Chris Evans the actor. On the contrary, he seems to just be getting started.
Where Is He Heading Now?
Chris Evans is only 38 years old. Unlike professional athletes, this means he is just getting started in the acting world. He has many years left in him. Just look at Harrison Ford to know that this is true. Since Avengers: End Game is now in the history books, Chris Evans has moved into the streaming movie business with his starting role in The Red Sea Diving Resort. This is exclusive to Netflix and has recently been released.
The show itself was directed by Gideon Raff. He was the creator of Israel’s Prisoners of War, which is what Homeland on Showtime was based on. This puts Chris Evans ins some very good company. This is a story that was inspired by actual events that took place in the 1982. This is when some agents from Mossad would rescue a bunch of Jewish refugees from Ethiopia. At that time, the African nation was going through a vicious civil war.
Chris Evans is the star in this show. To rescue the refugees, they must be snuck into a beaten down hotel in the heart of Sudan. This was the Red Sea Diving Resort. Ironically, the Israeli government leased this particular hotel from the government of Sudan. This would enable the refugees to be smuggled from to Israel. This put Chris Evans right in the thick of the action once again, playing the role of a superhero of a different sort.
Taking the World by Storm
Chris Evans is not afraid to step up to any challenge. Just like Harrison Ford took the world by storm with each new movie release, so is Chris Evans attempting to do. Similar to ford, Evans is rugged and moral. He has a certain charisma about him that helps him appeal equally well to both a male and female audience. Not many actors today have this unique ability.
Depending on the role he is asked to play, Chris Evans can adapt. He is a clean cut and shaggy type of fellow in The Red Sea Diving Resort, but he still has his chiseled body to fall back on. In addition to that, he always seem to have a special kind of humor that comes out at just the right time. Also, he is not afraid to speak up away from the big screen. For example, he has social media to speak out again President Trump. He champions liberal causes and is not afraid to use his platform to make that known.
Where is He Heading?
You might wonder where Chris Evans is actually heading. He has just finished playing a major role in the highest grossing film of all time. After that, what is there left to accomplish? For Evans, it appears that he is willing to just take it one movie at a time. He is now a truly international star, so one never knows where he will end up. He may be science fiction oriented films such as Inspire, or he may go more action oriented like in his possible upcoming role in Knives Out. It will be interesting to see what the future holds here.
Movie fans the world over have been in love with Harrison Ford since he first entered the scene nearly four decades ago. His movies are timeless. One of the special attributes of Harrison Ford is that he has been able to play the starring role in nearly every type of movie imaginable. While he is perhaps most well know for his major presence in action movies, comedies and dramas have never been off the table. Viewers can identify with his character. When a movie comes out with Harrison Ford in the credits, that alone sells tickets. Not many actors have that power, but it appear that Chris Evans is on his way to arriving at that place.
Conclusion
Just like Harrison Ford, Chris Evans now appears to be in the enviable position of being able to whatever it is he wants. Think about Ford after he played starring roles in Star Wars and Indiana Jones. The offers for new roles just started to pour in, so Ford could afford to just look around and choose the one’s that he really liked and wanted to be a part of. That is now where Chris Evans is heading. He has so many offers, but he can only do so much. Whatever role we see him play, we can count on him giving his all and showing his fans why he is now being dubbed as the next Harrison Ford.
