28-05-2025
Chris Evans Skipped His Movie's Cannes Premiere Because It Was His Mom's 70th Birthday and ‘Some Things You Just Can't Miss'
Ethan Coen's 'Honey Don't!' brought Cannes Film Festival to a flashy close on May 23 with the likes of Margaret Qualley and Aubrey Plaza stunning on the red carpet. But the movie's biggest A-list star, Chris Evans, was nowhere to be found. What gives? It turns out Captain America chose his family over one of the world's most prestigious film festivals.
Evans revealed his whereabouts on Instagram (via People) a few days after 'Honey Dont!' screened as the final movie in Cannes' official selection. He wrote on his sotry: 'I wish I could've been with my incredible cast and filmmakers at Cannes, but it was my mother's 70th birthday and there are some things you just can't miss! Congrats everyone!!'
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Qualley headlines 'Honey Don't!' as a small-town private detective named Honey O'Donahue, who delves into a series of strange deaths tied to a mysterious church. Evans gives an oversized comedic performance as the church's charming but evil minister. Plaza plays a cop who Qualley has a passionate love affair with until things turn sour. Charlie Day and Billy Eichner round out the supporting cast. 'Honey Don't!' marks the second collaboration between Coen and Qualley, who teamed up last year for the road trip crime comedy 'Drive-Away Dolls.'
The Cannes premiere of 'Honey Don't!' proved to be a rowdy affair as the movie was met with a six-minute standing ovation as audience members audibly cheered for Plaza and Qualley. The latter's husband, music producer Jack Antanoff, was in attendance for the event. Coen told the audience that the reaction to the film was 'a fun way to end the festival.'
'Honey Don't' will open in U.S. theaters on Aug. 22 from Focus Features. It's one of two indies Evans has lined up for the summer movie season. The other is 'Materialists,' the A24 romance drama from 'Past Lives' writer-director Celine Song that also stars Dakota Johnson and Pedro Pascal. That movie launches in theaters June 13.
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