Chris Evans and Alba Baptista were spotted by fans on a flight from Portugal to Boston amid rumors that they were having a second wedding abroad.
12.09.2023 - 04:35 / variety.com
Peter Debruge Chief Film Critic Early in his career, comedian Kumail Nanjiani did a bit about a new drug called “cheese,” which, if you break down the ingredients, turns out to be Tylenol PM mixed with heroin. “So really, it’s heroin,” he joked. “Heroin’s doing the heavy lifting.” That line was going through my mind as I watched “Pain Hustlers,” a garish and, yes, mostly painful Big Pharma satire from director David Yates, who (“The Legend of Tarzan” aside) spent the last 15 years making increasingly convoluted Harry Potter movies.
“Pain Hustlers” is the starry, mostly-true story of a company called Insys, a key player in America’s ongoing opioid crisis. In 2012, Insys launched a fast-acting spray called Subsys whose active ingredient was fentanyl. Guess what happened.
People got hooked. People died. Insys got rich.
Liberally adapted by Wells Tower from Evan Hughes’ reporting on Insys, “Pain Hustlers” takes an off-putting mock-documentary approach to this tragedy, focusing on a handful of sleazebag salespeople who bent the rules to incentivize doctors to prescribe Lonafin (the film’s fictional Subsys substitute) first for treating cancer pain, and later for conditions as mild as migraines. They used one of the industry’s more ethically dubious tactics, inviting doctors to participate in sketchy speaker programs — once a legitimate peer-to-peer marketing strategy, but effectively just a scam to siphon generous “honorariums” directly into the pockets of prescription-writing MDs (which, in Subsys’ case, included dentists and podiatrists). In the film’s opening minutes, we meet Liza Drake (Emily Blunt), her mom Jackie (Catherine O’Hara) and an especially gross drug rep named Pete Brenner (Chris Evans), all pretending to be
.Chris Evans and Alba Baptista were spotted by fans on a flight from Portugal to Boston amid rumors that they were having a second wedding abroad.
A new Vanity Fair piece charts the behind-the-scenes work of Marvel casting director Sarah Halley Finn and the castings that might have been. For instance, Daniel Craig was an early candidate to play Thor for Kenneth Branagh‘s 2011 film, as was Charlie Hunman, Alexander Skarsgård, and Joel Kinnaman.
Radio presenter Chris Evans has told his radio listeners he is now cancer-free. The 57-year-old, who started his broadcasting career working for Manchester's Piccadilly Radio, revealed that he has been given the all clear eight weeks after being diagnosed with skin cancer.
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Next year (depending on when these WGA and SAG strikes get worked out), we’re expected to see Anthony Mackie finally take on the role of Captain America in a Marvel Studios film. Years after he is given the shield in “Avengers: Endgame” and after he accepts the role in “The Falcon and The Winter Soldier,” Mackie is finally ready to fully lead the MCU in “Captain America: Brave New World.” That said, there are still plenty of Marvel fans already anxiously awaiting the return of the previous Captain, Chris Evans.
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The wedding festivities aren’t over for Chris Evans and Alba Baptista!
Chris Evans and Alba Baptista were joined by some of their nearest and dearest to celebrate their recent marriage.
Netflix’s Pain Hustlers is a largely fictionalized tale of a very real world, and rather eye-opening, business: selling an easy fix for what ails us, even if it leads to addiction and death. Although the names have been changed, the characters invented although inspired for some by actual cases and people, the original source material is all too real. Based on a New York Times article of the same name by Evan Hughes and then developed as Hughes was turning his research into the book, “The Hard Sell: Crime And Punishment At An Opioid Start-Up”, screenwriter Wells Tower has fashioned a riveting, if disturbing scenario brought to life by director David Yates who was looking for a less fantastical tale to tell other than the Harry Potter movies he was directing. He found it, and also his way into what might be quite a shocking expose of just how far of a grift some in big pharma business and the medical community may go in order to make a buck at the expense of our own well being and health. It has its World Premiere tonight at the Toronto Film Festival.
wed his girlfriend Alba Baptista in an intimate, at-home ceremony on Saturday surrounded by close friends and family. According to Page Six, Evans, 42, and Baptista, 26, asked the star-studded assembly — which reportedly included Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth and Jeremy Renner — to sign NDAs as well as forfeit their phones before entering the “locked down” event.
Chris Evans is now a married man! The Hollywood heartthrob has tied the knot during an intimate wedding with Alba Baptista. The bride and groom celebrated their union surrounded by their closest friends and family members on Saturday at their home in Boston, Massachusetts, as reported by Page Six.And while many details of their private ceremony have yet to be revealed, as all the guests reportedly had to sign NDAs to avoid media attention, the ceremony was attended by many of the actor’s celebrity friends, including his Marvel co-stars, Robert Downey Jr, Chris Hemsworth, and Jeremy Renner.Guests were also told not to use their phones, which is why photos and videos from the ceremony have not been shared online.
and are married! The wedding took place at the acting power couple's Boston-area home in Cape Cod, Massachusetts on Saturday, September 9, per . Attendees were reportedly asked to sign NDAs and phones were “forfeited” prior to the ceremony. The guest list featured several of Evans's costars from the Marvel universe, including Robert Downey Jr.
All eyes are on Alba Baptista.
Emily Blunt enjoyed a day out at the tennis with her husband John Krasinkski and their two children, Hazel, nine, and Violet, six. The family were seen out on Friday, 8 September, at Arthur Ashe Stadium watching the tennis at the US Open.The 40 year old actress was seen enjoying the match, even shouting out at various times. Letting her blonde locks down, Emily wore glasses and a floral-patterned top.Their children were papped sipping on their drinks, with Violet, who matched her mum as she wore a blue floral dress, climbed onto John’s lap for a cuddle.
Actor Chris Evans has married his girlfriend Alba Baptista in an intimate ceremony at his home in Cape Cod, USA, according to reports. The 42 year old is said to have tied the knot with his 26 year old beau over the weekend - however, privacy was paramount. Guests including Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth and Jeremy Renner are reported by Page Six to have been asked to sign an NDA and leave their mobile phones at home.
Chris Evans just got married to actress Alba Baptista and fans are probably looking for more info about her, so we have you covered.
Chris Evans is a married man. The Marvel star reportedly tied the knot with Alba Baptista in a secret home wedding over the weekend. According to Page Six, the couple said their vows at their Bostom home in front of a very intimate crowd.
It turns out congratulations are in order for Chris Evans and Alba Baptista! Why? Because they reportedly got married!