First Dibs: Is Gisele Bundchen Still The Highest Paid Supermodel In The World?

By Meghan O'Keefe

August 21, 2013 / 8:45 AM

Could Thor play the Hulk? Is Saoirse Ronan going to play The Scarlet Witch in Avengers: Age of Ultron? Why did J. J. Abrams pick Englishman Benedict Cumberbatch to play a Sikh in Star Trek Into Darkness?

Gisele Bundchen is still the highest paid model in the world, but Miranda Kerr is hot on her heels. Bundchen's earnings were down this year, while Kerr's were way up. [Forbes]

Hulk Hogan wants Thor star Chris Hemsworth to play him in a biopic. Hogan explained, "I think we need a serious, serious actor that knows what he's doing." [US Magazine]

Speaking of Avengers, Saoirse Ronan was Marvel's favorite to play The Scarlet Witch in the upcoming Avengers sequel, but has turned down the star-making role. Elizabeth Olsen is said to be the new frontrunner to play Wanda Maximoff. [Bleeding Cool]

On the upcoming Star Trek Into Darkness Blu-ray, J.J. Abrams finally addresses complaints about casting caucasian actor Benedict Cumberbatch as the Sikh character (who had originally been played by a Latino) Khan. What it amounts to is that Cumberbatch "was so damn good." [MTV News]

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