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    Chris Evans skipped the Cannes Film Festival in order to spend time with his mom

    The 43-year-old actor has revealed via social media that he missed the premiere of 'Honey Don't!', his new comedy movie, in Cannes, because he wanted to spend time with his mom Lisa on her 70th birthday.


    The actor - who stars in 'Honey Don't!' alongside Margaret Qualley, Aubrey Plaza and Charlie Day - wrote on Instagram Story: "I wish I could've been with my incredible cast and filmmakers at Cannes but it was my mother's 70th birthday and there are some things you just can't miss! Congrats everyone!! (sic)"

    Chris' co-stars - including Margaret, Aubrey and Charlie, as well as director Ethan Coen - did attend the movie's premiere at the world-famous film festival in the south of France.

    Meanwhile, Chris' mom previously revealed that her son always wanted to become an actor.

    Speaking to Esquire magazine in 2020, Lisa shared: "His focus became very myopic.

    "The director of the drama programme made the kids do Shakespeare and Dario Fo and Pirandello. Chris loved it. Even at that young age, you could tell he understood what he was reading. He would portray a character in a way that might be a little different than what you might expect. Just very interesting choices."

    Despite this, Chris used to fear becoming a well-known star.

    The Hollywood actor realised that taking on the role of Captain America in the Marvel Cinematic Universe would change his life.

    Lisa shared: "His biggest fear was losing his anonymity.

    "He said, 'I have a career now where I can do work I really like. I can walk my dog. Nobody bothers me. Nobody wants to talk to me. I can go wherever I want. And the idea of losing that is terrifying to me.'

    "He would call and ask for my advice. I said to him, 'Look, you want to do acting work for the rest of your life? If you do this part, you will have the opportunity. You'll never have to worry about paying the rent. If you take the part, you just have to decide, It's not going to affect my life negatively - it will enable it.'"

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