And then there were three. Just the other week the short list for the role of Captain America hit the web. Well, it seems as though that list has gotten even shorter. Both The Good Guys’ Scott Porter and Michael Cassidy of the CW’s Privileged are out of the running leaving us with John Krasinski, Mike Vogel, Patrick Flueger, Chace Crawford and Garret Hedlund. While that list and the concept that the actor awarded the role would sign a contract to play the part in a whopping nine films is questionable, Porter and Cassidy’s exits are not. Porter has opted to lead the CW pilot called Nomads and Cassidy flat…

A casting call for “The First Avenger: Captain America” has released an official plot synopsis for the film, an adaptation of Marvel Comics’ iconic shield-wielding and flag-wearing character Captain America. The synopsis reads: “Born during the Great Depression, Steve Rogers grew up a frail youth in a poor family. Horrified by the newsreel footage of the Nazis in Europe, Rogers was inspired to enlist in the army. However, because of his frailty and sickness, he was rejected. Overhearing the boy’s earnest plea, General Chester Phillips offered Rogers the opportunity to take part in a special experiment… Operation: Rebirth. After weeks of tests, Rogers was at last administered the Super-Solider Serum…

“The First Avenger: Captain America” director Joe Johnsto, whose “The Wolfman” hits theaters February 12th, has revealed that Marvel Studios is planning a June start for for filming on the big-screen adaptation of Marvel’s famous character, Captain America. A Captain America movie has been in the works since 1997. The shield-wielding, American flag-themed character first appeared in 1941in Marvel Comics’ predecessor Timely Comics”, and was created by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon. “The First Avenger: Captain America” has a tentative release date through Paramount of July 22nd, 2011. Stay tuned to Shockya.com for the latest movie news and more from “Captain America”. By Costa Koutsoutis (Source: Fangoria)

Ain’t It Cool News talked with Tim Blake Nelson recently about his role as Samuel Sterns in this past summer’s Marvel Studios hit “The Incredible Hulk.” Nelson chatted about the possibility of returning as Sterns in his supervillain role, the mutated genius known as The Leader, for a potential Hulk sequel. Nelson says that in regards to statements by “The Incredible Hulk” producer Gale Ann Hurde about his returning, “[t]hat’s the plan. That’s what they tell me, but I don’t know when that’s happening or what the details are but I am eager to do it and I hear that’s in the works. I would tell you if I knew…

Director Joe Johnston, whose credits include “Hidalgo” and “Jurrasic Park III”, and the upcoming remake of “The Wolfman” starring Benicio Del Toro and Anthony Hopkins, has been tapped to direct Marvel Studios’ much-anticipated “First Avenger: Captain America” movie, detailing the story of the star-spangled shield-wielding WWII hero. Johnston has been in talks with Marvel since 2006 about the project according to The Hollywood Reporter, though talks of the project only began to actively circulate after the release of Marvel’s blockbuster summer smash “Iron Man”, starring Robert Downey, Jr. “First Avenger: Captain America” will be one of the Marvel Studios titles that are all leading towards the anticipated 2011 release of…

The Incredible Hulk producer Gale Anne Hurd talked with MTV news about the directions that Marvel Studios is going to be taking the Big Green Man himself, the Hulk, in future movies from the studio responsible for both “Hulk”, starring Ed Norton, as well as the blockbuster “Iron Man” starring Robert Downey Jr. In terms of the internet buzz pinpointing the Hulk as the villain in the upcoming “Avengers” movie as opposed to a sequel to “The Incredible Hulk”. “It’s all going to depend on the screenplay and where his character goes in any sequel, because [Ed Norton] does have a multiple-picture deal, […] Next, he’s likely to appear in…

The writers of the acclaimed summer smash of 2008, “Iron Man”, starring Robert Downey Jr, Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby, who are rumored to be also penning “Iron Man 2″, are agreeing with a statement made by “The Incredible Hulk” director Louis Leterrier about the future of Marvel Studio’s “Avengers” movie. Leterrier told MTV News back in June that the Avengers movie, tentatively predicted for 2011, should fall back on the classic Avengers origin story of fighting the Hulk. Fergus said “I hope ‘The Avengers’ embraces [using the Hulk as the villain], […] You don’t want like 10 super-badass good guys fighting together. Where’s the fun in that? Let’s break…

What’s believed to be the synopsis for Marvel’s Captain America movie “The First Avenger: Captain America” is online now and Cinema Blend.com has it. “Born during the Great Depression, Steve Rogers grew up a frail youth in a poor family. Horrified by the newsreel footage of the Nazis in Europe, Rogers was inspired to enlist in the army. However, because of his frailty and sickness, he was rejected. Overhearing the boy’s earnest plea, General Chester Phillips offered Rogers the opportunity to take part in a special experiment… Operation: Rebirth. After weeks of tests, Rogers was at last administered the Super-Solider Serum and bombarded by “vita-rays.” Steve Rogers emerged from the…