Chris Evans Would Love to Play Gene Kelly in Film, Says He 'Wants to Do Him Justice' (Exclusive)

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Chris Evans is «dying» to get his project about the legendary actor Gene Kelly off the ground, but if or when he does, Evans knows he's got a lot of work ahead of him.The 40-year-old actor spoke with ET's Matt Cohen at press day for his new Disney Pixar film, , on Thursday at the Beverly Hills Four Seasons, and he offered some details about the project that truly has his juices flowing.«God, I'm dying to get that thing on its feet, no pun intended,» he tells ET. «I love dancing, tap dancing.

I love, love, love Gene Kelly. It's not a biopic by any means. It's more of a kinda voice, kind of fantastical interpretation of Gene Kelly but it's something that will require a lot of work.»Evans added, «This isn't something you can just kind of say, 'Yeah, dust off the tap shoes and dive in.' This is something that will take months and months to kind of perfect and make sure that I do it justice.

But I can't think of anything more exciting.»Earlier this year, there were reports that the star originally conceived the project.

At the time, the untitled film was yet to have a studio attached. According to , the film is about a 12-year-old boy who works on the MGM lot in 1952, and creates an imagined friendship with Kelly, who is working on his next film.Kelly, of course, is the legendary actor known for classics like ,  and .