Channing Tatum approached for "Captain America"

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – Add Channing Tatum to the account of actors actuality advised for the role of Captain America.

The co-star of the contempo weepie "Dear John" now joins soap brilliant Wilson Blethel ("The Young and the Restless") and Mike Vogel ("She's Out of My League"), who accept screen-tested, as able-bodied as Chris Evans ("Fantastic Four"), who has apprehend for the part. Marvel Studios is additionally still agog on Garrett Hedlund ("Tron Legacy").

At this date Tatum, who aloof captivated filming on the Steven Soderbergh activity flick "Knockout," has alone been approached for the role and has not apparent a script. The amateur played Duke in "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra," but admitting that cine accomplishing abundantly at the box office, fanboy acknowledgment was aerial and its activity as a authorization is set on neutral.

Tatum absolutely has the backpack for Captain America, but can he comedy the 98-pound weakling adapt ego Steve Rogers was afore demography the super-serum which turns him into a absolute animal specimen? This could be Tatum's adventitious to cull a "Machinist" -- Christian Bale absent 60 pounds for the role in the 2004 ball which, while alluring some calefaction from bloom groups, accustomed acclamation for his achievement in that movie.

Casting for added roles in the Captain America cine is aloof as hot.

Hugo Weaving's accord is still actuality formed on, admitting not abundant movement has occurred back aftermost week.

And the chase is on for the changeable lead. Details for the allotment are actuality kept abstruse for now but it is accounted to be his blaze Betsy Ross (ironically, called afterwards the woman who is accustomed with creating the American flag). Keira Knightley was approached aftermost week, but the flat is additionally attractive at added actresses.