My pal Julie's pal Eric snaps a pic of Kevin Costner at the Indians game in May. Here’s how the typical Midwest movie conversation goes these days. I arrive at my 9 to 5 and casually mention catching a far off glimpse of the Draft Day film crew at work, no more than a mile from my home. “Oh, yea,” my co-worker – let’s call her Julie because … well, that’s her name – says, “We saw Kevin Costner at the Indians game. Seems like a really nice guy.” Or, after posting how I haven’t bumped into any Captain America 2 stars on the old Facebook, my neighbor sends me a shot of Samuel L. Jackson hamming for her friend’s cell phone camera at a popular restaurant downtown. “She says he was a helluva nice guy,” is Allison’s report. Are you kidding me? Kevin Costner , Samuel L. Jackson , Chris Evans , Jennifer Garner , Scarlett Johansson , Ivan Reitman , Denis Leary , Sebastian Stan , Anthony Mackie , Cleveland’s own Russo Brothers – and who knows who else – all boppin’ about
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