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Chris Evans to star in Jekyll

Chris Evans has become attached to star in “Jekyll”, Lionsgate’s feature based on the 2007 BBC One series.

According to Deadline, Evans will play the lead role of Tom Jackman in the film which doesn’t have a director yet. The script was written by Anthony Bagarozzi and Charles Mondry.

Ellen DeGeneres and Jeff Kleeman of A Very Good Production are producing.

The BBC One series was inspired by Robert Louis Stevenson’s novel about the doctor with the split personality. The show followed Jackman, a modern-day descendant of Jekyll who begins to exhibit the trademark split personality.

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