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Gotta love the Hollywood casting process. Last week we were all here talking about the possibility of Chris Pine and secretly hoping for Jensen Ackles. Now, it looks like neither of them is really in the running if the report from Deadline Hollywood can be believed.

Marvel Studios and Joe Johnston have released their target list for the role of Captain America, and we are talking an almost entirely new set of names from the ones we saw before. Here’s the revamped collection of contenders:

Chace Crawford (GOSSIP GIRL)
John Krasinski (THE OFFICE)
Scott Porter (FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS)
Mike Vogel (CLOVERFIELD)
Michael Cassidy (PRIVELDGED)
Patrick Flueger (BROTHERS)
Garrett Hedlund (TRON LEGACY)

For the most part this is in keeping withJohnston’s desire not to have a big star name in the lead. Krasinski is the one exception here, but of course, he’s also the one name thats there to give this list some credibility. Otherwise, you’d just have a bunch of confused faces scratching their heads and trying to recall the guys from Cloverfield and Friday Night Lights. Chace Crawford may be the other exception, but I’ve not seen Gossip Girl so I can’t comment.

Actually, Krasinski could be a good choice. He’s got some height, some charisma and it would be interesting to seem him pushed in a direction that wasn’t Jim from the Office or the background wallpaper in romantic comedies. He may also be the least likely candidate because of his schedule and potential asking price. I wish I could comment on the rest of these guys, but the only one I’ve seen more than once in something is Scott Porter. Garrett Hedlund is an unknown, but that may change by the time Tron Legacy rolls out. Who knows?

I’d like to put more stock in the list, and I’m pulling for Krasinski, but it seems entirely possible next week that we might learn they just said screw it and have decided that Ryan Reynolds can play every character in the movie.