If reports are to be believed, the casting race for “The First Avenger: Captain America” has been narrowed down to a select few. Director Joe Johnston and Marvel Studios have asked a handful of actors to test screen for the coveted role of Steve Rogers, hopefully paving the way towards an imminent announcement and ending the long road to Captain America’s casting.

The list of frontrunners has prompted a mixed bag of reactions, to say the least. Some fans are enthusiastic about the prospective candidates, while others are less than thrilled. But if this truly is the pool we’re looking at, perhaps it would do some good to measure up each possible choice to see whether they have what it takes to wield the shield.

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CHACE CRAWFORD: The “Gossip Girl” actor certainly has the leading man status to bring young viewers to “The First Avenger,” but I’m not convinced that he’s right for Rogers. He has the high class problem of being too conventionally good looking to pass off as Steve during his pre-Cap phase, and he’s simply too thin for the super soldier’s frame. But given the right mix of make up and bodybuilding, maybe Crawford could work.

source: MTV.com