10 Actors Who Virtually Guarantee A Terrible Blockbuster Movie

Being dubbed the second coming of Sam Worthington isn't exactly a compliment, but Jai Courtney nonetheless followed the path trodden by his fellow Antipodean by coming out of nowhere to land a series of high-profile roles in big-budget blockbusters that could be described as mediocre at best.

In only the third movie role of his career, Courtney starred opposite Bruce Willis in A Good Day to Die Hard, which did nothing but make people want to watch the first one again, and seemed to prove once and for all that it was time John McClane hung up the white vest for good.

Then came the dire $65m comic book adaptation I, Frankenstein, which holds a whopping 5% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, before he took on a supporting role in the Divergent franchise, which ended up being abandoned well ahead of schedule.

Courtney then followed in Christian Bale's footsteps by inheriting the mantle of John Connor in a failed attempt at rebooting the Terminator franchise, with Genisys widely acknowledged as the nadir of the long-running sci-fi series. Ironically, Suicide Squad was pretty bad, but his turn as Captain Boomerang turned out to be one of the best things about it, and he's one of the few that have been afforded the opportunity to return for James Gunn's follow-up.

After taking lead roles in terrible fifth outings for what were once two of Hollywood's premiere action franchises, the sight of Jai Courtney in a studio tentpole is now more than enough to raise more than a couple of red flags.