Marvel Entertainment has long said that whichever actor who ended up playing the title role in Captain America would be American. But with their casting search turning into a daily who's who of rumored contenders, it appears that they may now be softening their position.

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Entertainment Weekly reports that Romanian-born actor Sebastian Stan (Gossip Girl, Kings, The Covenant) is among the pool of finalists for the role of Cap, along with previously reported candidates Channing Tatum, Chris Evans, Ryan Phillippe, Mike Vogel, and Wilson Bethel . (Stan's Gossip Girl co-star Chace Crawford had also been in the running at one point.)EW originally reported that Tron: Legacy star Garrett Hedlund was also among these finalists -- not only that, but he was also Marvel's first choice for the role -- but have now updated their story to say Hedlund is no longer under consideration.Marvel is expected to make a decision shortly which, of course, is what we've been hearing for well over a month now.UPDATED: Wilson Bethel has announced on his Facebook page yesterday that he's no longer in the running for the role of Captain America : "O Captain , My Captain... I am not He... Thanks for all of the love & support."