Jim from 'The Office' As Captain America?
That seems off, doesn't it? Yet possibly reality, says Deadline Hollywood:
Marvel Studios and director Joe Johnston are testing candidates for The First Avenger: Captain America which Paramount will distribute on July 22, 2011. I’ve scooped their wish list: most but by no means all of the contenders are young hunks who come from both movies and television -- Chace Crawford (CW's Gossip Girl), John Krasinski (NBC's The Office), Scott Porter (NBC's Friday Night Lights), Mike Vogel (Cloverfield), Michael Cassidy (CW's Privileged), Patrick Flueger (Brothers). They also wanted Garrett Hedlund (Tron Legacy), but he so far hasn’t made a test deal.
You can't see this, but my reaction is deadpanned exasperation at the camera.
From the LA Times, here's the first official look at Anthony Hopkins and Tom Hiddleston in-costume for their respective roles as Odin and Loki. As you can see, director Kenneth Branagh has spared no expense in getting old Krull sets and covering them in Sears Portrait Studio ba... / Continue →
Captain America, isn't it a bit early to start encumbering yourself with a swollen roster of enemies? Save something to bog down the sequels. Alas, Heat Vision is reporting Toby Jones--best known for his roles as Truman Capote in Infamous, Lazar in Frost/Nixon, and Karl Rove in... / Continue →
Captain America having a teenage boy sidekick just got slightly less gay and pedophilic! Heat Vision is reporting that this lovely gal will be playing the romantic lead in that Shield Man movie:
British actress Hayley Atwell has nabbed the coveted female lead in Marvel’s “Capt... / Continue →
