10 Actors Who Really Need To Fire Their Agent

Actors often make bad movies. It is an unavoidable consequence of the profession, nobody ever gets through their entire career without starring in something terrible. Screen legends Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine and Christopher Walken have all admitted to taking every offer that comes their way becasuse they enjoy the work. Hell, even Daniel Day-Lewis was in Rob Marshall's interminable Nine, remember?

Then there are the times that make you question just what the actor or actors in question were thinking when they signed on to a certain project, even with a terrible script right in front of them. Like the entire A-list cast of recent piece of sh*t Collateral Beauty (they had nineteen Academy Award nominations between them!) or Patrick Stewart playing a literal piece of sh*t in the upcoming Emoji Movie. Oh, right... money.

Sometimes, an actor can make so many baffling choices that it can send their career hurtling in an entirely different trajectory. Which makes you wonder; why the hell do these people even pay an agent to veto these things if they keep making such odd career decisions?

Bill Murray doesn't even have an agent and he's an undisputed legend. Maybe more actors should follow his lead...?

The term 'Jason Statham Movie' has become a subgenre unto itself, with the 49 year-old consistently churning out B-level actioners on an almost annual basis for well over a decade with such bland and uninspiring names as Chaos, War, Blitz and Safe.

The former Commonwealth Games platform diver initially burst onto the scene as a streetwise geezer in the late 90s before eventually settling into his wheelhouse as the perma-scowling king of the mediocre $20m-$40m action flick. While generic beat-em-ups may be his bread and butter, Statham is capable of so much more as an actor.

The demented Crank movies showcased Statham's deadpan humor, screen presence and natural charisma, while his scene-stealing turn in Paul Feig's Spy showed a surprising knack for comedy. These talents are usually nowhere to be found in the constant stream of humorless, by-the-numbers genre movies that provide a steady paycheck and little else.

After a decade of being typecast, and with his popularity at an all-time high thanks to a key role in the Fast and Furious franchise, now would be the ideal time for Statham to branch out into different genres, especially as he approaches his 50th birthday.