Is The Talented Chris Evans Movie Based On A True Story?

Chris Evans’ 2017 drama movie Talented is a moving story about the difficulties of raising a child prodigy, but there are questions whether it is based on a true story or pure fiction. Seven years after its initial release in theaters, Talented became an unexpected streaming hit. Since arriving on Prime Video, Talented has landed in second place on the streaming charts, behind Amazon’s own blockbuster series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power But ahead of Zendaya’s tennis drama Challengers.

in TalentedEvans stars as Frank Adler opposite McKenna Grace as Mary Adler, his ingenious seven-year-old niece who is dropped on his doorstep after his sister’s passing. Mary is a gifted child, hence the title, with an intelligence way beyond her years. Frank wants Mary to go to school with children her age and have a normal life, but her grandmother, Evelyn wants to send her to college where her gifts can flourish. It’s a really moving story, hence the interest in learning if there is a real-life inspiration behind it.

Gifted is not based on a true story

It is a fictional creation of screenwriter Tom Flynn

Talented is not based on a true story, as its full plot is a fictional invention of screenwriter Tom Flynn. In 2014, Flynn’s script landed on the blacklist (by The Hollywood Reporter), an annual compilation of the best unproduced screenplays around Hollywood. Talented Made it onto the roster with seven votes. Flynn’s script was written entirely from scratch. It is not based on true events or any source material like a novel or a play.

The mathematician Jordan Ellenberg, who was himself a child prodigy, worked on Talented As a math consultant (via Wisconsin Public Radio). After reading an article that Ellenberg wrote for The Wall Street JournalDirector Marc Webb contacted him and asked him to share his experiences to help support the realism of the film. Ellenberg even has a cameo appearance in the movie as a professor giving a lecture on the partition function and Ramanujan’s congruences.

Mary is inspired by various real-life child prodigies

Mary is not based on anyone in particular, but highly intellectual kids like you do exist

While Talented Not directly lifted from a true story, it draws inspiration from similar situations in the real world. Stories of real-life child prodigies inspired the Evans and Grace feature. While Mary is not based on anyone in particularThis character was created as a parallel to highly intellectual kids like you, who exist in real life. Famous child prodigies throughout history include Blaise Pascal, John von Neumann and Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz. Talented Technically it may not be a true story, but it pulls from situations, events and experiences of real-life young geniuses.

Source: The Hollywood Reporter, Wisconsin Public Radio