(140913) -- TORONTO, Sept. 13, 2014 (Xinhua) -- Director and actor Chris Evans poses for photos before the world premiere of his directorial debut "Before We Go" at the Princess of Wales Theater during the 39th Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto, Canada, Sept. 12, 2014. (Xinhua/Zou Zheng)
Los Angeles, Aug 1 (PTI) "Captain America" star Chris Evans is in talks to play the lead role of Tom Jackman in "Jekyll".
The film, an adaptation of 2007 BBC One series, the movie is being produced by Ellen DeGeneres and Jeff Kleeman, reported Deadline.
The project is yet to have a director.
The miniseries was not a straight adaptation of the Robert Louis Stevenson novella; rather.
In the miniseries, James Nesbitt played Jackman, a modern-day descendant of Jekyll who is beginning to exhibit the trademark split personality.
