‘Captain America’ Chris Evans Recalls Losing Best Audition To Ryan Gosling

Chris Evans recently opened up about losing the leading role to the 2007 film "Fracture," which he considers to be the best audition of his life, to Ryan Gosling.

The “Captain America” star got candid about his career with The Hollywood Reporter’s "Awards Chatter" podcast. During the interview, he admitted that he hates auditions and shared how he lost the best audition of his life to the “La La Land” actor.

According to Evans, he lost the lead roles in “Gone Baby Gone,” “Milk” and “Elizabethtown.” However, the one that he believes he almost got was the starring role of “Fracture,” which went to Gosling.

“You know which one was a close one? 'Fracture.' Remember 'Fracture' with Ryan Gosling? I honestly have never had a better audition in my life,” Evans confessed.

“I hate auditioning. I despise it. I think most actors do, but I got that one and knocked it right out. And it was so great and I had such a great rapport with the director and really felt like it was coming my way,” he continued.

According to Evans, at the time, Anthony Hopkins was already attached. He really thought he would get the role, but he lost to Gosling.

“And to lose that one… obviously, Ryan, if you’re going to lose to someone, lose to Ryan. But it was just one of those things where you think, ‘Man, this is tough,’” Evans added.

In the same interview, Evans confessed that he nearly turned down “Captain America.” The actor is best known for the role and appeared on seven blockbuster movies as the Star-Spangled Man.

Evans recalled that in 2010, he was filming Adam and Mark Kassen’s indie film “Puncture” in Houston. However, things were tough for him. In fact, he was having “mini panic attacks on set” and he started to doubt if acting was really for him.

While he was still struggling, he received a call from Marvel inviting him to test for the part of Steve Rogers a.k.a Captain America. Evans was fearful that the movie, which promised a big paycheck and considerable fame, could make his anxiety worse.

He consulted “Iron Man” star Robert Downey Jr., his family and friends. All of them advised him to not base his decision on his fears, so he said yes.

“It was the best decision I've ever made, and I really owe that to [Marvel chief] Kevin Feige for being persistent and helping me avoid making a giant mistake,” Evans confessed 10 years later after making his choice to join the Marvel universe.

“To be honest, all the things that I was fearing never really came to fruition,” he added.