What John's Watching

MTV reports: According to Deadline Hollywood, the five front-runners for the role of Captain America are Chace Crawford ("Gossip Girl"), John Krasinski ("The Office"), Scott Porter ("Friday Night Lights"), Mike Vogel ("Cloverfield") and Michael Cassidy ("Smallville"). All five actors have reportedly agreed to test deals with Johnston and Marvel Studios. Garrett Hedlund ("Tron Legacy") was allegedly sought for the part, but the actor ... Read More

In the new thriller Shutter Island, Leonardo DiCaprio plays US Marshal Teddy Daniels on a search for an escaped mental patient in 1954.  Mark Ruffalo plays his new partner, Chuck Aule. The US Marshals come to the hospital for the criminally insane on Shutter Island to apprehend a patient who has seemingly disappeared without any trace.  They meet varying levels of resistance ... Read More

So I watched Saving Silverman the other night.  It's one of those movies that I've heard good things about for a while but never took the time to watch.  It stars Jason Biggs (of American Pie fame) as Silverman, and Steve Zahn and Jack Black as his buddies who are trying to prevent his marriage to the wrong woman (Amanda ... Read More

Really? Was America really crying out for this? ... Read More

Variety reports that the long rumored 24 feature film may be back on, pending word on renewal of the series after this season. Insiders cautioned that a "24" feature is still very much in the preliminary stages. There are a number of factors influencing how quickly it moves ahead, including the fate of the TV show. Fox doesn't have a deal for ... Read More