Chris Evans and Michelle Monaghan will star in indie comedy “A Many Splintered Thing”, reports Deadline from Toronto.

In the film described as an anti-romantic comedy, Evans will play a man disillusioned with love, who meets the beautiful but engaged Monaghan while pretending to be a philanthropist at a charity dinner. He pretends to put himself into the Friend Zone in order to continue to pursue her romantically. Commercials director Justin Reardon makes his feature directorial debut from a Black List script by Chris Shafer & Paul Vicknair. Production begins on October 26th.

“Captain America” himself has smartly interspersed his portrayals of Steve Rogers with smaller, darker fare to contrast the popcorn blockbusters like “The Avengers.” He’ll be seen in serial killer drama “The Iceman” opposite Michael Shannon and recently wrapped up futuristic thriller “Snowpiercer” opposite Jamie Bell and Octavia Spencer. He’ll return to the Marvel universe to begin filming “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” in early 2013, but they’ll have to find him a leading lady first.