Ben in Hellcats

The CW will likely not annouce it's fall schedule until late May. I imagine Hellcats has a better than average chance at being picked up because of Tom Welling's involvement in the project. I hope it does get picked up as I am interested in seeing Ben get to play a "new" character one who definitely isn't a hero. He hasn't always played heroes I know but this character sounds like it will allow a totally different set of acting skills to be used. That said I want to recommend my favorite non-hero Ben role----Shelby in Nevada.

Big names vs best for a project

There have been a few articles recently about the fact that projects with "big names" aren't getting the desired results at the box office. Does this surprise the movie goer? No. Had Up in the Air
featured the twenty something of the day and say Jennifer Anniston along side of George Clooney I doubt the movie would have been the success it was.Anna Kendrick can play a pouty teen as she does in the Twilight Saga and Vera Farmiga , an accomplished actress with an impressive filmography though not a household name, brought a realism to the story.They drew us into the story. Sometimes an all star ensemble helps the story like Ocean's Eleven , other times the movie goer just sees "the star" not the character. Hopefully Hollywood will figure this out especially as they continue to buy the rights to popular novels with established followings. That said when I read who some fans would cast I am stunned!I admit a bias where Ben Browder is concerned but I don't think him perfect for every role I read about! That said he is perfect for Reacher ,the Lee Child hero, and I could see him as Blomkvist in the upcoming American version of Girl With the Dragon Tatoo(though why we need an American version I don't know).