Couple’s Retreat actress Malin Akerman wants to star in the new Avengers movie.

The sexy blonde is rumoured to be battling it out against Sex And The City 2′s Alice Eve for the lead female role in Joss Whedon’s new superhero movie, and while Malin insists it is just a rumour, she admitted she’d love the part.

Malin told E! news: “I saw that [on the internet] and I copied and pasted it to my agent, he was like, ‘Where did you get this?’. He called the studio and it was just a made-up rumour unfortunately.

“Maybe it’ll influence the studio to go ahead and be like, ‘Hey, how about Malin Akerman for the part?’.”

The actress attended the Maui Film Festival screening of Happythankyoumoreplease, an indie drama in which she plays a woman living with alopecia, and she shaved off her eyebrows for the movie.

She revealed: “It was interesting taking a shower because so much more water got in my eyes. You don’t realise how useful your eyebrows are.”

Happythankyoumoreplease, stars How I Met Your Mother’s Josh Radnor, and is also his writing and directing debut.

Malin said: “He’s so intelligent. You’re just stricken by his intellect. He’s well spoken and he has some amazing visions.

“My husband and I were chilling with him the other night. When we walked away my husband goes ‘Wow, that guy thinks a lot’. He really does.”

From the Press Association

I have added photos of Malin from three more events at the Maui Film Festival!

I have added 285 HQ captures of Malin from the first two episodes of the show “The Comeback”. I will be adding captures from all of the episodes soon – so keep checking back!

I have added a bunch of new stuff into the gallery tonight! I have captures three of Malin’s earlier movies – “The Skulls”, “The Circle” and “The Invasion” – and I’m pleased to say that Malin Akerman Source has completed the “films” part of the gallery with captures/photos from all of Malin’s available films! I also added captures from a show called “A Nero Wolfe Mystery”, and that almost completes our “television” section – just a few more things to add there. Finally, Malin is currently in Maui, Hawaii at the film festival there – and I have added pictures of her at the event.

You can see all the new photos I added by clicking on the previews below!

Malin Akerman, Bruce Willis, Forest Whitaker and Kate Mara have signed on to star in the indie drama CATCH 44 for first-time director Aaron Harvey. The film follows three Las Vegas woman (Akerman, Mara and one as yet uncast actress) who are approached by a stranger named Mel (Willis) and offered the opportunity to make some cash through a robbery. When they’re set up, they cross paths with a psycho hitman (Whitaker) and other colorful Vegas characters.

The project had previously been set up with Burt Reynolds and Maggie Grace starring in the Willis and Akerman roles. It’s unclear how Harvey was able to so quickly upgrade his cast but there must be something about the script that attracted the actors.

The film is being produced by Emmett/Furla who previously worked with Willis on 16 BLOCKS. Filming is set to begin on the film next month in Shreveport.

From Jo Blo

Last night, Malin was photographed in Toronto at the Juicy Store Grand Opening! I have just added the first set of photos of her from the event – there is 11 pictures so far.

In the latest installment of Molly Schiot’s “Check You Out” PAPER TV series, Biba, makeup artist to the stars, gives actress Malin Akerman a new red carpet look.