Marvel were aiming to have their Captain America cast by the beginning of March but they have yet to make a final decision, and it appears they are throwing more actors into the mix. According to HitFix Ryan Phillippe (Crash, Flags of Our Fathers) is the latest actor to be considered to play Steve Rogers.

Phillippe joins Mike Vogel, Garret Hedlund, Chris Evans, Scott Porter, and John Krasinski who have been screen-testing for the role over recent weeks. The fact that Marvel keep trying out other actors means that they obviously haven’t found what they are looking for yet, but we should be getting an announcement before the end of the month.

Out of the actors list above, who would you like to see land the role?

I love days like this. This morning, we posted a story about “The Office” star John Krasinski being the frontrunner for Marvel’s upcoming Captain America adaptation. Only a few hours later, it looks like that report (initially from Fox 411) has been disproven and some new information has come to light.

Deadline has the exclusive report.

Marvel has slightly expanded its search — adding actors that I’m told include Chris Evans, who already logged Marvel Comics superhero time as Johnny Storm/Human Torch in two Fantastic Four films. Of the original contenders, two are still in serious contention: Mike Vogel (Cloverfield) and Garrett Hedlund (Tron: Legacy). Hedlund was on Marvel’s original wish list but didn’t test at first.

They also mention “it’s not going to work out for the other actors” who screen tested for the role of Steve Rogers, and count Krasinski as one of the unfortunate few. What a difference a few hours can make.

Given this new spin on Joe Johnston’s film, I must say I’m pleased with the remaining choices. Chris Evans (as Johnny Storm/The Human Torch) was the best part of the Fantastic Four series, and I’ve been quietly pulling for Hedlund all along. After the incredibly strong debut of the Tron: Legacy trailer yesterday, perhaps Marvel is looking at the actor through fresh eyes. What do you all think about this development? Are you happy that Krasinski is out, and if so, who would you like to see suit up in the red, white, and blue?

Warner Bros. has released the first trailer for The Losers online. The film looks a bit similar to The A-Team, and follows a Special Forces team betrayed by its handler and left for dead. The “losers” regroup in the interest of revenge, the opportunity to remove their names from a secret CIA death list and to conduct covert operations against the CIA and its interest.

It’s good that the world finally has a chance to see Zoe Saldana kicking ass with very little clothing in non-Na’vi form. As well as Saldana the cast includes Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Chris Evans, Idris Elba, Columbus Short, Holt McCallany, and is directed by Sylvain White (Stomp the Yard).

Summit Entertainment has announced they are developing a television series based on the 2009 film Push. The film, directed by Paul McGuigan and starring Chris Evans and Dakota Fanning, was essentially a “superheroes vs. government” story, but stood out because of its slick visuals and fantastic production design.

So why would we be interested in another show so similar to Heroes? Because David Hayter, the writer of Bryan Singer’s X-Men and co-writer of X2 and Watchmen, is writing the pilot episode and will be executive producing the series. The program will be “an extension of the film,” and offers “a broad and rich canvas on which to extend the storyline and characters introduced in the feature film.” You can read the press release in full over at Slashfilm.

I’m cautiously optimistic about the potential for this series. I enjoyed the film probably more than I should have (I’m a sucker for superheroes, and McGuigan’s Lucky Number Slevin is one of my favorite films of the past decade), so I’m interested to see if they can separate themselves from similar subject matter on other channels and do so with a degree of success. Let us know what you think in the comments section.

Omelete got their hands on two new images from Warner Bros. graphic novel adaptation of The Losers. The film follows a Special Forces team betrayed by its handler and left for dead. The “losers” regroup in the interest of revenge, the opportunity to remove their names from a secret CIA death list and to conduct covert operations against the CIA and its interests.

From left to right we have: Zoe Saldana (Avatar), Chris Evans (Push), Jeffrey Dean Morgan (Watchmen), Columbus Short (Stomp the Yard), Idris Elba (Obsessed) and Oscar Jaenada (Che).

Another image showing Zoe Saldana holding guns in her underwear can be seen by clicking here.

The Losers will be directed by Sylvain White and will be released next April.

Two weeks ago we heard that 20th Century Fox are gearing up for a reboot of the Fantastic Four franchise and have hired Michael Green (The Green Lantern, Heroes) to write the script. Usually reboots mean that cast members from the previous films won’t be coming back, however Chris Evans spoke to SHH and said that he might do, depending on the director.

“I think it’s great. I’m sure it’ll be a great movie,” Evans said. “They do that with a lot of movies. Sometimes sooner, sometimes later. ‘Batman,’ ‘Superman,’ ‘Incredible Hulk.’ Sometimes it’s a 10-year gap, sometimes it’s five years, sometimes it’s 20 years. I think there’s room to read just the tone in ‘Fantastic Four’ as it was for ‘Batman. You know, ‘Batman’ took on a very cartoony feel towards the end and even in the beginning. It was a lighter movie, even though it was Tim Burton. It was still a lighter film and the newer Batman’s have just been amazing, so I’m all for good filmmaking. If they can go make a good dark edgy ‘Fantastic Four,’ right on.”

But would he reprise the role? “I guess it would depend,” he added. “I mean I’m never against revisiting, well I guess I should say not yet, I’m never against revisiting genres or character types. If I played a doctor in one movie I wouldn’t be against playing a doctor again if the director was the right director. I think at the end of the day you’ve got to work with the directors. I love movies and good movies come from good directors and like I said since there isn’t this massive surplus of films out there, if a good director offers you a chance to make a good movie, you take it even if you say well I just played a character like that. Who cares? You’re a great director. So if ‘Fantastic Four’ got rebooted and Christopher Nolan was going to direct it and said do you want to play Johnny Storm again, I’d be in those blue f*cking tights.”

In past interviews I’ve read I got the impression that Evans wasn’t that pleased with how the Fantastic Four movies turned out. We’d seen Batman Begins, X-Men, Spider-Man, and he’d ended up in cheesy kids films. If Fox are going to make a total reboot then I don’t think any members of the cast should return, although I do agree with Evans when he says it should be more dark and edgy.

A new poster for Push has been revealed to the world. When I first saw it I thought Chris Evans was being attacked by 2 giant uneven rainbow boobs, however I then noticed the flying objects in the background and realised that wasn’t the case. The film stars Dakota Fanning, Camilla Belle, Djimon Hounsou, Maggie Siff and Scott Michael Campbell and will be released next February.

Push burrows deep into the deadly world of psychic espionage where artificially enhanced paranormal operatives have the ability to move objects with their minds, see the future, create new realities and kill without ever touching their victims. Against this setting, a young man and a teenage girl take on a clandestine agency in a race against time that will determine the future of civilisation.

Summit Entertainment have released a poster for the upcoming sci-fi thriller Push. The film is directed by Paul McGuigan and stars Camilla Belle, Dakota Fanning, Chris Evans and Djimon Hounsou.

The action packed sci-fi thriller involves a group of young American ex-pats with telekinetic and clairvoyant abilities, hiding from a clandestine U.S. government agency. They must utilize their different talents and band together for a final job enabling them to escape the agency forever.

I have never been interested in the Fantastic Four franchise. I didn’t go to see the movies when they were released and I don’t own any of the DVD’s. I always thought it would be the X-Men for kids and everything seemed to light for me, so I am not really affected by the news that Fantastic Four 3 may not happen.

Jessica Alba has expressed interest in returning, but didnt know when or if things would get started. Now Chris Evans, who played health and safety hazard, The Human Torch, spoke to MTV about why it may not happen.

“I’m pretty sure we won’t do [another] one,” insisted “Fantastic Four” star Chris Evans, who excelled in two films as the Human Torch. “I’m assuming that one is a closed book.”

“After the first one was released we got wind of potential titles and plots [almost immediately], and I’ve heard nothing from anyone at Fox [yet],” he grumbled. “We had all planned on doing [another] one but if there were going to be a third I think a week after the second one was released we would have heard.”

“It takes up a lot of time. It’s a big commitment,” he said. “I’m happy with walking away.” Still, Evans confessed that he does want to leave the door a little ajar, citing Marvel’s recent success with character cross-pollination. If “Spider-Man” or “Hulk” came to him with a cameo, he’s be the first on board. “Absolutely,” he enthused. “If Johnny Storm wanted to make a pop in appearance in one of those movies that would be a treat.”

If we were told after X-Men 2 that there may not be a third movie, people would be up in arms. If we heard after Spiderman 2 that there may not be another film, there would be riots on the streets. However, with this news I am sure that not that many people will be affected. Many of the hardcore fans think that Fox screwed the films up, especially in the villain department.

This leads to speculation that Fox will move forward with a Silver Surfer spin-off. A script is in development and Laurence Fishbourne has expressed interest in returning as the surfers voice.

What are your thoughts? Would you like a Fantastic Four 3, or would you prefer a Silver Surfer movie instead?

Two days ago we got the trailer, now we have the poster. Click to enlarge!