Knives Out star Chris Evans says he can no longer wear cable knit jumpers as a result of the film’s fandom.

His character in the hit film, Ransom, wore cable knit jumpers throughout Rian Johnson’s comical whodunnit. It led to a surge in online fandom for the jumpers with memes of Evans wearing the jumpers going viral.

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Speaking on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, Evans joked he now chooses his clothes carefully as a result of the reaction and can no longer wear his favourite cable knit.

He said: “I can’t wear it anymore. It’s a shame. I don’t know if it works anymore.”

“I love that sweater – I love those sweaters. I love cable knits! It’s my favourite thing about winter,” he laughed. You can watch the interview below:

Earlier this year, it was revealed that a sequel to the film was reportedly in the works. Johnson told The Hollywood Reporter that he was developing a sequel focused on Daniel Craig’s Southern detective Benoit Blanc.

The 2019 movie, which follows the murder of a wealthy novelist, became a critical and commercial success upon its release.

The movie grossed $247 million worldwide on a $40 million budget, though studio Lionsgate is yet to officially green-light a sequel.

In a four star review of the film, NME said: “Everything about this film is a hoot. Johnson’s control of so many characters and so many plot twists is extremely impressive, even more so for being so un-showy.

“He gets out of the film’s way and lets his story go haring off in all sorts of directions until it winds up at an ending that makes sense of a whole lot of madness that precedes it.”