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I like this rumor a lot, but it is just a rumor, and CinemaSpy evens says so in their exclusive - Chris Pine is on the short list to play Captain America in the live-action Joe Johnston film of the same name.

I'm sure he's been talked about, whether he's on a list or not. He's got the look, the charisma, and the right amount of up-and-coming star power to play the role. Remember, the person that plays Captain America will need to lead the team of Iron Man and Thor in the eventual Avengers film. This means he needs a comfortable command presence; you need to be able to buy that Robert Downey Jr. (as Tony Stark) would take orders from this man. I think Pine has that quality - certainly in a way that Sam Worthington (also rumored for the role) does not.

We'll have more as it develops - Captain America: The First Avenger should be assembling its cast in the coming weeks. What do you think of Pine as Cap?

In the spirit of Thanksgiving, MTV News has decided that two of the entertainers they are most grateful for are J.J. Abrams and Chris Pine for Rebooting Star Trek.

The piece asks some basic questions about the Star Trek (2009) casting and production, as well as the silly questions, including whether or not Pine has practiced his "Khan" scream. I get the feeling Pine is a fun interview. It'll be a hard read if you're on one particular side of the Trekkie/Trekker controversy, . They even go so far as to say Star Trek is now cooler than Star Wars. As much as I liked the original Star Wars trilogy, I have to say that forced to choose between the two, I'd choose Star Trek.

The thanks also include a list of other films, filmmakers, and actors MTV News is grateful for, including Sam Rockwell for Moon. It would be nice if they thanked Duncan Jones as well, but I guess we can't have everything.

By William Goss

Man, does it feel like ages since this summer season got off to a proper start. The blockbuster season was surprisingly front-loaded (and May was pretty great for it), so while I don't mind all the solid indies that have come around the bend recently -- Away We Go, Humpday, The Hurt Locker, In the Loop, Moon, (500) Days of Summer, etc. -- I'm still waiting for something big and blockbuster-y to surprise me quite like J.J. Abrams' exciting Star Trek reboot did.

Unfortunately, Paramount's putting off the DVD release for the prime holiday season (November 17th -- hey, whatever happened to that ever-shrinking theatrical video window?!), but the two-disc DVD and three-disc Blu-ray releases will both be packed with extras, not the least of which are a feature commentary by Abrams and company and several deleted scenes that keen eyes spotted in the trailers, but never made it to the screen.

We've included the full press release after the jump...