It appears CAPTAIN AMERICA and FANTASIC FOUR’s Chris Evans is set to replace James Franco as the mentor to infamous Mafia contract killer Richard Kuklinski in a biopic based on the novel by Anthony Bruno. THE ICEMAN will tell the fact-based tale of Kuklinski and his secret rise as the top assassin for the New Jersey criminal underworld whilst masking his cold-blooded occupation by playing the devoted family man.
TAKE SHELTER’s Michael Shannon will head the cast as Kuklinski alongside Ray Liotta, Maggie Gyllenhaal and now Evans with THE ICEMAN being written and directed by Ariel Vromen. Chris Evans seems an interesting choice for mentor role considering he is 7 years younger than Michael Shannon but he will most likely be shown in flashback or the earlier-set scenes of a younger Kuklinski.
Source: Deadline
