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In what is becoming an increasingly fascinating casting crap shoot, Warner Bros. remake of Little Shop of Horrors is apparently chasing Chris “The Dish” Evans for Orin Scrivello.

The role was previously played to perfection by Steve Martin in the 1986 screen version of the musical based on the 1960 movie by Roger Corman. 

If the rumors turn out to be true, Chris Evans will play the sadistic dentist and love interest of the bad boy loving Audrey (Scarlett Johansson rumored) and love object of hapless florist Seymour (Taron Egerton rumored) who nurtures a peculiar plant into a man-eating but money-making machine.

Yes the plant sings and Billy Porter is rumored to do the voice.

Besides being a reunion for Marvelverse anchors Evans and Johansson it would also mark his first foray into the musical genre. 

For those of you not familiar with the 1986 version the role includes one musical number wherein Dr. Scrivello explains how he got into the dental profession. 

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But Can He Sing?

If you call this singing then Hell Yes! 

If not, well then this film may not be for you… or anyone. I am not holding my breath for any of this as not one of the cast has been signed. 

Greg Berlanti (Love, Simon, Life As We Know It) is attached to direct and filming is apparently supposed to begin this summer but unless this all comes together soon I don’t see that happening.

Watch this space for details as they come!

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