Luke Evans will debut as director

British actor Luke Evans is planning to step behind the camera to make his debut as a director with a new short film.

The star reveals he is currently working on a movie script with his pal Chris Chibnall. The movie is still untitled.

He tells Collider.com: "I'm trying to sort out a short film that I'm writing with a friend of mine, which I would like to direct for my own self, really. I think it'll probably end up being about a 20-minute film. I'm not exactly sure, because we haven't totally finished the script yet".

Evans adds: "Directing is something I've always felt like I'd like to do at one point and I thought the best way to start is to write something myself or with someone and I'd go from there. My own material".

He is hoping to turn his first project as director into a success, based on his previous experience as an actor.

Evans says: "I guess once you've been acting for a long time you glean the great bits of good directors and the bad bits from other directors and you know the way that you would like to be directed. Look at Clint Eastwood, for example. There's a lot of directors who were actors, so they have the sensibility of an actor, which sometimes helps".