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Chris Evans is set to co-star opposite Emily Blunt in Netflix's Pain Hustlers. According to the Hollywood Reporter, David Yates will direct the film.

Pain Hustlers is being produced by Lawrence Grey through his Grey Matter Productions banner, along with Yates and Yvonne Walcott’s Wychwood Pictures. Filming is set to start in August. Chris Evans is set to co-star opposite Emily Blunt in Netflix’s Pain Hustlers. According to the Hollywood Reporter, David Yates will direct the film. Blunt will portray ‘high-school dropout Liza, who lands a job with a failing pharmaceutical start-up in a strip mall in Central Florida. Liza’s charm, guts and drive catapult the company and her into the high life, where she soon finds herself at the center of a criminal conspiracy with deadly consequences.’

Chris Evans is currently in the final talks to star opposite Emily Blunt in Netflix's forthcoming thriller drama titled Pain Hustlers.

“The film follows Liza Drake (Blunt), a high-school dropout dreaming of a better life for her and her young daughter,” reads the synopsis. “Liz lands a job with a failing pharmaceutical startup in a yellowing strip mall in Central Florida. Her charm, guts, and drive catapult the company and her into the high life, where she soon finds herself at the center of a criminal conspiracy with deadly consequences.” Netflix officially acquired the global rights to the project for around $50 million last May.

Yates, known for directing four films in the Harry Potter series and the first three films of its prequel series Fantastic Beasts, will helm the new movie, ...

The film, which will start production in August, is produced by Lawrence Grey through his Grey Matter Productions banner and Wychwood Pictures. According to Variety, streaming service Netflix has bagged the movie, which is said to be in the same vein as Adam McKay’s The Big Short, David O Russell’s American Hustle and Martin Scorsese-directed The Wolf of Wall Street. Hollywood star Chris Evans has joined Emily Blunt in Pain Hustlers, a criminal-conspiracy film to be directed by David Yates. Yates, known for directing four films in the Harry Potter series and the first three films of its prequel series Fantastic Beasts, will helm the new movie, which has a script by writer Wells Tower.

Chris Evans is set to join Emily Blunt in Netflix's criminal conspiracy thriller Pain Hustlers, which will be helmed by the Wizarding World of Harry Potter ...

The official synopsis for Pain Hustlers reads: “Dreaming of a better life for her and her young daughter, Liza Drake (Blunt), a high-school dropout, lands a job with a failing pharmaceutical start-up in a yellowing strip mall in Central Florida. Liza’s charm, guts and drive catapult the company and her into the high life, where she soon finds herself at the center of a criminal conspiracy with deadly consequences. She catapults the company into the high life and finds herself in the middle of a criminal conspiracy with deadly consequences. Written by Wells Tower (The True American) Pain Hustlers will tell the story of a high school dropout (played by Blunt) who lands a job with a failing pharmaceutical start-up situated on a Florida strip mall.

Chris Evans is ready to jump into yet another Netflix film after "The Gray Man," this time starring in "Pain Hustlers" alongside Emily Blunt.

When he’s not working in the Wizarding World, Yates also helmed the film “The Legend of Tarzan.” “Pain Hustlers” is being described as tonally similar to films such as “American Hustle,” “The Big Short,” and “Wolf of Wall Street.” According to Deadline, Chris Evans is joining Emily Blunt in the upcoming thriller, “Pain Hustlers,” which is a project Netflix recently purchased during this year’s Cannes. The film follows the story of a mom (Blunt) who finds herself working for a pharmaceutical company in a strip mall.

Chris Evans has joined Emily Blunt in the cast of Netflix's Pain Hustlers, according to Variety. Blunt plays a high school dropout "dreaming of a better ...

The series will debut on July 21, with the first two episodes premiering as a special event. All American and All American: Homecoming debut October 10, then it’s The Winchesters and Professionals on October 11. Her “charm, guts and drive catapult the company and her into the high life, where she soon finds herself at the center of a criminal conspiracy with deadly consequences.” Evans’ role has not been revealed.

Chris Evans will be co-starring opposite Emily Blunt in the David Yates directorial, Pain Hustlers, which is in the vein of The Wolf of Wall Street, ...

Liza dreams of a better life for her family and lands a job in a failing pharmaceutical startup in a yellowing strip mall in Central Florida. With her charm, guts and drive, Liza catapults the company and herself into the high life but soon finds herself at the center of a criminal conspiracy with deadly consequences. It's time to rejoice because Chris Evans and Emily Blunt are finally going to star in a movie together! Intriguingly, Netflix got its hands on Pain Hustlers' global rights for a whopping USD 50 million at the recently concluded Cannes Film Festival. Pain Hustlers, as described by David Yates, is tonally similar to The Wolf of Wall Street, The Big Short and American Hustle, while production on the A Quiet Place II star and the Lightyear star's movie is expected to kickstart in late August. As for Pain Hustlers' storyline, Emily Blunt plays Liza Drake, a high-school dropout with a young daughter in tow.