Chris Evans was a novice at handling guns before taking on the role of Robbery Homicide Detective Paul Diskant in Street Kings, a gritty drama set in Los Angeles and directed by David Ayer (Harsh Times). Evans has played a fiery superhero, a teen heartthrob, and the member of an elite crew trying to save the Sun, but had never before had to use a gun in a film role. And although some members of the cast got to do weapons training in a simulator, Evans never had that chance. “I went out to do the gun range stuff. Keanu and I went with David to this gun range and fired off a few rounds. I had never fired a gun before so it was crazy,” revealed Evans.

Evans stars as the detective in charge of the investigation of an officer’s slaying at a convenience store. The officer, who was cut down by two masked gunman, was in the process of providing evidence to Internal Affairs about the activities of the department’s elite Ad Vice unit. Detective Diskant teams up with the slain officer’s ex-partner (played by Keanu Reeves) to uncover the truth behind the murder of one of their own.

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