It may actually be easier to just list the names of the actors Marvel haven’t approached to play Captain America. Earlier today we heard that Ryan Phillippe was being considered for the role, and now according to Deadline Marvel have sent out a call to Channing Tatum to see if he’s interested.

Tatum’s Dear John has made nearly $80 million on a $25 million budget, and it claims the title of knocking Avatar from the number #1 spot after 8 weeks. He was also in G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra last summer which made enough for Paramount to green light a sequel. His recent box office run may be of interest to the guys at Marvel. He is one of the only contenders who’s had some mild success leading a film.

Deadline say that he hasn’t tested for the role yet, however he is in the mix along with Ryan Phillippe, Chris Evans, Mike Vogel and Garrett Hedlun, and Generation Kill’s Wilson Bethel.

If Tatum decided to try out for Captain America it wouldn’t be the first time he’s audition for one of Marvel’s superheroes. Tatum tried out for the role of Thor and met with director Kenneth Branagh, but apparently they were “looking for someone more Nordic-looking”. Chris Hemsworth eventually landed the role and is currently filming Thor as we speak.

Empire got themsevles an international poster for G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, which looks rather cool. Nice contract between the blue and orange. Nice photoshopped ass on Sienna Miller. However, due to my ability to read I can’t help but wonder who actually gets paid to write these taglines. They are rubbish. Observe:

We still have another 3 months before G.I. Joe is released. Hopefully they can hire a better tagline writer between then and now.

Just over a week ago Channing Tatum was saying that he had meetings about playing Thor in Marvel’s upcoming movie, but it didn’t work out. Now he has revealed to MTV another Marvel character he nearly ended up playing. Gambit.

“Man, I was dying to play [Gambit],” Tatum told MTV News. “My dad’s from Louisiana and I think I’ve always just gravitated towards Gambit in general. He’s just cooler than anything to me.”

Tatum very nearly got his chance when he was all-but cast as Gambit’s alter ego, Remy LeBeau, in Brett Ratner’s “X-Men: The Last Stand”. The character, however, was dropped at the last minute.

“They didn’t end up putting his character in because he’s such a big character that they were waiting…”

When it was decided that Gambit would make his big-screen debut in “Wolverine” instead, Tatum was immediately contacted about the role, but found that it would be impossible to work out in terms of schedule due to his commitments with “G.I. Joe.” The role ultimately went to Taylor Kitsch instead, a choice that Tatum endorses with just a little bit of jealousy.

“I’m really interested to see how the guy plays him because I have a pretty clear version of Gambit in my head,” Tatum. “I’m sure the guy is going to be great, though.”

I’m glad Taylor Kitsch got the part. He has the look and from what we’ve seen it seems he has pulled it off. We’ll have to wait another 2 weeks to see the final product though.

Back in February we saw a casting call for Thor which asked for actors who were in their 20’s, six feet tall or above, and capable of playing a lead. Since then we’ve been seeing names pop up who fit that criteria, such as Josh Hartnett, Alexander Skarsgård and Channing Tatum. Marvel have yet to make an announcement as to who will actually be playing Thor, although we can now rule Tatum out as he revealed to MTV that he is no longer in the running for the part.

“I think they’re looking for someone more Nordic-looking,” Tatum told MTV News during a press event for his new film, “Fighting.” However, Tatum confirmed that he had indeed been interested in the part, and even met with director Kenneth Branagh about donning the golden locks and toting the mythical hammer.

Marvel recently pushed Thor back a year, from 2010 to June 2011, so even if they do have their Thor there is no rush to announce it just yet (although knowing would be cool).

AICN were given 5 new posters for G.I. Joe: Rise of the Cobra, featuring Sienna Miller as The Baroness, Channing Tatum as Duke, Marlon Wayans as Ripcord, Ray Park as Snake Eyes and Rachel Nichols as Scarlett.

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All these posters do is prove that another possible franchise can also have their characters in leather suits, not just The Matrix or X-Men. We haven’t really seen anything from this movie yet, however we should be getting a TV spot during the Super Bowl, and then hopefully a full trailer after that.

Paramount thought they would do something a little bit different yesterday, and sent individual pictures of the G.I. Joe cast to different movie websites across the web. (I have been checking my inbox every 4 minutes Paramount…I haven’t received anything, should I check my Junk box?)

I would link to all of the sites but I dont think anyone actually cares where they came from, they just want to see them!

The cast includes Channing Tatum, Sienna Miller, Dennis Quaid, Christopher Eccleston, Byung-hun Lee, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Saïd Taghmaoui and Marlon Wayans.

JFX Online have got a few pictures from the set of G.I. Joe. They bring us the first look at and . Looking at Millers head I cant help notice she is blonde, where as The Baroness is known for her darker hair. It could be the case that her hair colour changes during the film.

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