Chris Evans warms up to 'Snow Piercer'

EvansChris Evans is setting lower the shield as it were, because the "Captain America" thesp is within discussions to star within the indie "Snow Piercer" from "The Host" helmer Bong Joon-ho.Joon-ho also authored the script with Park Chan-wook, director from the original Korean cult classic "Oldboy," creating. Occur a global covered in ice and snow, the storyline follows a train filled with vacationers who find it difficult to co-exist.Chan-wook is creating through Moho Films. Production is anticipated to begin in March, though no distribution is yet in position.Chan-wook just wrapped production on his domestic directorial debut "Stoker" with Mia Wasikowska, Nicole Kidman and Matthew Goode."Snow Piercer" also marks Joon-ho's domestic directorial debut and that he has already been drawing the interest of number of top-tier Hollywood talent.For Evans, the "Captain America" star continues to be pursuing balance within the projects he selects and it has so far prevented stereotyping themself as just an action star. Though he is visible next in Marvel's "The Avengers," Evans is presently filming the indie "The Ice Guy" about famous mob hitman Richard Kuklinski and seemed to be just observed in the drama "Puncture."Evans is repped by CAA and three Arts. Contact Justin Kroll at justin.kroll@variety.com