If Disney buys Fox, Chris Evans already has a great movie idea
Did we know we wanted a Human Torch/Captain America buddy comedy film? No, but now we do thanks to Chris Evans’ brilliant mind.
Rumors have swirled for a while now about Disney wanting to purchase 20th Century Fox. Thoughts and feelings on this are very much a mixed bag.
Some of us can’t help but fantasize about the possibilities. Wolverine showing up amidst the Avengers. Tony Stark having a bro-science party with Reed Richards.
Fans aren’t the only ones fantasizing either. Chris Evans, both Captain America for Marvel and Human Torch in those Fantastic Four films we’ve all blocked from our memories, already has an awesome idea if the deal goes through, thanks to CBR. Check out his tweet:
Well I didn’t realize I needed this idea in my life until he pitched it.
Let’s think about this. Mashing up Parent Trap and Planes, Trains, and Automobiles works surprisingly well. One has to assume Johnny Storm would be John Candy’s Del Griffith while Steve Rogers is Steve Martin’s Neal Page.
The fact that they’re identical plays into the whole Parent Trap thing. Depending on how Infinity War goes with a reunion of Steve and Tony Stark after that fun fallout in Captain America: Civil War, maybe Steve wants to play a little trick on Tony to get back at making him a wanted vigilante, assuming neither of them die.
You can imagine how Tony would react to a Steve constantly cracking jokes, messing around with stuff, and not being so straitlaced. He’d be flabbergasted and know something is immediately up. Life model decoys in the MCU? Did Fury implant something in Cap’s head to make him loosen up? Did the Mind Stone mess with his brain?
Meanwhile you can imagine how Reed Richards and Sue Storm would react to a very serious, down-to-earth Johnny Storm in their midst. Even if Captried to play up jokes, they would all fall flat. Check him into therapy? Maybe Doctor Doom is up to some dastardly plot since he’s their only enemy we ever really see in action.
Or it could just divulge into a Guy Incognito-type situation and just be a 30-second extra on a blu-ray down the line.
This idea will more than likely never happen, but aren’t we allowed to have at least a little bit of fun? In the words of Philip J Fry, shut up and take my money!