. ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁it ▁was ▁reported ▁that ▁Jeff rey ▁Dean ▁Morgan ▁would ▁head line ▁the ▁up coming ▁adaptation ▁playing ▁Clay . ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁it ▁was ▁confirmed ▁that ▁Columb us ▁Short ▁will ▁play ▁Po och , ▁Id ris ▁El ba ▁will ▁play ▁Ro que ▁and ▁Z oe ▁S ald ana ▁will ▁play ▁A ish a , ▁Chris ▁Evans ▁playing ▁J ensen , ▁and ▁Ó scar ▁Ja en ada ▁playing ▁C oug ar . ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁Jason ▁Pat ric ▁will ▁play ▁Max . ▁ ▁The ▁release ▁date ▁for ▁The ▁Los ers ▁was ▁changed ▁on ▁two ▁occasions ; ▁it ▁was ▁originally ▁delayed ▁to ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 0 — as ▁it ▁roughly ▁coinc ided ▁with ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁Cl ash ▁of ▁the ▁Tit ans ▁( 2 0 1 0 ) — ult imately ▁rever ting ▁to ▁an ▁April ▁release . ▁This ▁occurrence ▁was ▁partially ▁attributed ▁to ▁invest ment ▁purposes ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁to ▁accommod ate ▁res ho ots ▁for ▁the ▁film — although ▁res ho ots ▁were ▁not ▁needed ▁for ▁the ▁film . ▁" So ▁I ▁think ▁the ▁market ing ▁department ▁decided , ▁' Let ' s ▁maybe ▁move ▁to ▁the ▁June ▁date ,' ▁but ▁then ▁the ▁April ▁date ▁opened ▁up ▁again ▁and ▁they ▁went ▁back ▁to ▁it . ▁I ' m ▁not ▁quite ▁sure ▁how ▁the ▁science ▁of ▁these ▁things ▁work , ▁that ' s ▁not ▁really ▁my ▁department ▁and ▁I