Update: John Krasinski Out of Captain America Running…Who’s Left?

Numerous sites have been reporting as late as this morning that John Krasinski was about to be cast as Captain America in Marvel’s upcoming First Avenger film. Fans of the hero seemed split on the casting, as many have difficulty seeing him as an action hero after seeing him on The Office and more seriously in Away We Go. Now, according to Mike Fleming, almost all the actors going out for the role have been scrapped and are looking elsewhere. It appears that Marvel and director Joe Johnston have focused on three actors to play Steve Rogers. Who are the finalists? Check out the contenders after the jump.

Mike Vogel

Mike is the only actor from the original list we reported on earlier. He has appeared in Cloverfield and Poseidon, and seems to resemble the way people would picture Steve Rogers on film.

Garrett Hedlund

Hedlund has been seen in Death Sentence and Eragon, but will become known much more this December when his first big starring role in Tron Legacy hits theaters. If you have not had a chance to see him in the trailer, check it out here.

Chris Evans

Chris Evans already knows his way around a comic book page on film, already appearing in both Fantastic Four films as well as the upcoming adaptation of The Losers. I like Evans and he seems like he could handle the action the best, but he will still have to test well if he wants the part.

Of the three finalists, does anyone stand out as the best choice to you? Leave your comments below.