Hollywood Crush › Taylor Kitsch

Last night's big game included plenty of ogle-worthy manmeat on the field of play (Jason Pierre-Paul in spandex pants, anyone?), but the crushworthy content of the Super Bowl didn't end there: During the commercial breaks, we were treated to two separate trailers for movies starring the delicious Taylor Kitsch. First there was "Battleship," in which Taylor was all hands on deck for an explosion-riddled battle against starfish-handed aliens armed with giant roly-poly death machines! And then, there was "John Carter," in which...well, something about Mars and an intergalactic war? We're not sure; we were just the slightest bit distracted by the fact that Taylor apparently spends the whole film wearing nothing but a few teeny strips of strategically-placed leather on his well-muscled bod.

Point is, this is going to be one deliciously Kitsch-y year in Hollywood, and it'll be a serious thrill to see Taylor make the move from playing a small-screen football star on "Friday Night Lights" to battling aliens in not one, but two fab feature films. There's just one dilemma: Which Kitsch is hotter? The leather-strap-wearing, long-haired renegade of "John Carter," or the crew-cut, clean-shaven, all-American military man of "Battleship"? Ugh, decisions. You tell us by voting in our poll after the jump!

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Tags Battleship, John Carter, Super Bowl, Taylor Kitsch

It's December 1, and 'tis the season for warm, fuzzy feelings and sparkly things—which makes it oh-so-appropriate that "Friday Night Lights" actor Zach Gilford has just gotten engaged to girlfriend Kiele Sanchez. Us Weekly reports that the pair are set to be wed...well, there's no official date yet, but give the kids a break. They've been engaged for, like, five minutes.

Zach (best known for his role as Matt Saracen on "Friday Night Lights") met Nikki (best known for playing one of the most annoying characters ever to grace the set of "Lost") in Chicago while filming "The Matadors"; the pair have been dating since spring of last year. And while we wish them the heartiest congratulations, we can't help pouting at the removal of one of "FNL"'s most eligible bachelors from the market. So, to brighten our day—and yours!—let's check the stats of a few other hotties from our favorite football drama and see who's still available. Because while Zach is lost to us forever, we can still take a gander at...

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Tags Friday Night Lights, Gaius Charles, Scott Porter, Taylor Kitsch, Zach Gilford

Taylor Kitsch may have moved on from his legendarily sexy role on "Friday Night Lights," but that hasn't stopped ladies across the country from holding an ongoing torch for his character: the tortured, smoldering Tim Riggins. (What? We're talking about five long years of lust, here! We can't just turn it off!) And thanks to MTV News' Josh Horowitz, Taylor now knows exactly how hard we've been crushing on his small-screen persona—because Josh went ahead and let slip that "Riggins" is still a magic word 'round these parts.

The actor takes it in stride, though: "It's more flattering than anything, really," he said. And he's happy to report that the show has been a career-maker for more than just him, adding, "I love that it was like this cultish following. It's really been a springboard for a bunch of us."

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Tags Friday Night Lights, Taylor Kitsch, Video

Oh, Alexander Skarsgård, how you made us swoon when you walked out at the Emmy's and presented using your Eric Northman accent, and how you then proceeded to confuse the heck out of us when you talked with a southern twang at the HBO Emmy's after party. You're a method actor, we understand, but you just finished wrapping a Swedish film, for goodness sake! Shouldn't you be talking with a bit of a Swedish lilt?

Unless, that is, you were just getting in character for "Battleship," which you flew out to start filming today. We don't know for sure if Alexander will be playing a southern commander, but we wouldn't put it past the film pitting the US Navy against invading aliens. Alexander was willing to shed some light on the upcoming film when we spoke to him on the red carpet.

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Tags Alexander Skarsgard, Battleship, Brooklyn Decker, Pete Berg, Rihanna, Taylor Kitsch, Video

We're just two short days away from the 62nd Annual Emmy Awards, and we can't wait much longer to see which of our favorites will walk away winners. This year there are so many contenders to love in both the comedic and dramatic categories, we had to give kudos to the actors and shows that kept us glued to our sets. Here are some of our faves, let us know if you agree!

The Outstanding Comedy Series category features three shows that always have a spot on Hollywood Crush's DVR: "The Office," "Modern Family" and, of course, "Glee"! We swooned over the arrival of Jim and Pam's baby on "The Office," and "Modern Family" had us holding our sides from laughing so hard (we're still using Phil's version of "WTF": "Why the face?"), but we have an extra special place in our hearts for "Glee." It's a bittersweet love song (quite literally) dedicated to all the outcasts in the world that's become nothing short of a pop-culture phenomenon.

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Tags Betty White, Chris Colfer, Conan O'Brien, Connie Britton, Dexter, Ed O'Neill, Emmy Awards, Friday Night Lights, George Clooney, Glee, How I Met Your Mother, Jane Lynch, Jayma Mays, Jimmy Fallon, Jon Hamm, Kyle Chandler, Lea Michele, Lost, Mad Men, Matthew Fox, Matthew Morrison, Michael C. Hall, Modern Family, Neil Patrick Harris, Rico Rodriguez, Saturday Night Live, Steve Carell, Taylor Kitsch, The Office, The Tonight Show, True Blood, Zach Gilford

By Jenna Shulman

What’s this we hear? Rihanna is helping to bring a board game to life? Yes, you heard it right. According to Variety, the pop star is set to star in “Battleship,” which is currently in production from director Peter Berg.

The feature film, which is based on the classic board game, marks Rihanna’s very first acting gig. The 22-year-old has had much success with her hit songs and winning two Grammy Awards with “Run This Town” this year alone.

But now, it’s onto acting for the Barbados bombshell. And with this movie in the works, has the music ship “sailed” for her? We couldn’t imagine, but who knows in this entertainment world!

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Tags Alexander Skarsgard, Battleship, Peter Berg, Rihanna, Taylor Kitsch

Ladies and gentlemen, meet the most genetically gifted family to ever grace the big screen: sexy "True Blood" vampire Alexander Skarsgard has just signed on to play the dreamy older brother of "Friday Night Lights" hottie Taylor Kitsch in the live-action film version of the board game "Battleship."

According to The Hollywood Reporter's Heat Vision blog, Alexander will play "a straight and narrow naval officer" whom [Taylor's character], a wildly spirited naval officer, idolizes. " You know what that means? Uniforms. Swoon.

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Tags Alexander Skarsgard, Battleship, Friday Night Lights, Taylor Kitsch, True Blood

Tim Riggins, Remy LeBeau and John Carter — pretty soon, Taylor Kitsch will have an all new iconic character to call his own as the "Friday Night Lights" actor will star in "Battleship," the upcoming action movie based on the popular board game.

But that's just the frosting on the cake for Taylor, as the young actor celebrates his 29th birthday today — and there's no better way to celebrate than with a brand new movie role!

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Tags Battleship, Birthday Bash, Friday Night Lights, John Carter Of Mars, Taylor Kitsch, X-Men Origins: Wolverine

Are you ready for some football, Crushers?! This Sunday the New Orleans Saints will face off against the Indianapolis Colts for Super Bowl XLIV. But before all the action starts, we wanted to indulge in some of our favorite hotties in movies and television to ever throw a pigskin around. So, follow with us as we score the all-time best in gridiron guys — they make us wish every day was a game day.

Paul Walker in "Varsity Blues"

James Van Der Beek may have been the star of this Texas high school football melodrama (he didn't want your life!), but it was Paul Walker as injured quarterback Lance Harbor that made us want to take up sports medicine and help the hottie lick his wounds. Figuratively, of course.

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Tags Cory Monteith, Cuba Gooding Jr, John Krasinski, Keanu Reeves, Mario Lopez, Mark Wahlberg, Paul Walker, Photo, Ryan Gosling, Super Bowl, Taylor Kitsch, Vince Vaughn

"New Moon" is still two months away from hitting theaters, "Eclipse" is filming and Summit Entertainment is figuring out who is doing what in "Breaking Dawn" pre-production, but with film rights for Stephenie Meyer's "The Host" being purchased earlier this week, the focus has shifted away momentarily from "The Twilight Saga" and instead to its science fiction cousin.

I've met plenty of "Twilight" fans who still haven't read "The Host," even though its maintained its spot on the New York Times bestsellers list from its debut in May 2008. In many ways, I like it more than "The Twilight Saga" for its intriguing plot and interesting characters. The dynamic relationship between Melanie, a rebel human trying to resist an alien invasion, and Wanda, the alien or Soul who possess her body, is the driving force of the entire novel, and a really intriguing one at that.

So what we at Hollywood Crush have decided to do (since we've had so much luck with it in the past) is put together a wish list (see it after the jump!) of our preferred actors to get cast in "The Host." And this time, if we get it right, please let us know first!

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Tags Books, Brandon Routh, Chris Pine, Jared Padalecki, Matt Damon, Milla Jovovich, Milo Ventimiglia, Olivia Wilde, Stephenie Meyer, Summer Glau, Taylor Kitsch, The Host, Twilight