The further away I get from the news that Henry Cavill was cast as Superman , the more I appreciate the Warner Bros. decision. Not because it proves there is some silly conspiracy to hire foreign-born actors to play American icons; rather, because Warner Bros. saved everyone from having to follow along with the endless wheel-spinning short lists that usually accompany the casting of most franchise blockbusters nowadays. (See: the Warner Bros. hunt for Lois Lane as reference .) Still, if we’re going to be subjected to another short list, at least it can include names like Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Morena Baccarin and Cobie Smulders. All three actresses are reportedly up for the role of Nick Fury’s sidekick The Avengers , which got me to thinking: Why isn’t Cobie Smulders more famous?

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The Case For Cobie Smulders in The Avengers (Among Other Blockbusters)