8 Actors Whose Upcoming Movies Could End Their Careers

5. 13 Hours - James Badge Dale

James Badge Dale probably isn't a name you're all too familiar with, though you probably recognise his face, given that he's appeared in a bunch of popular movies over the course of the last few years, albeit in secondary roles - Iron Man 3, The Lone Ranger, World War Z... Now he's set to appear in his first proper leading role. Congratulations, right? You earned it, pal. Shame it's in a freakin' Michael Bay movie, then, one that - despite its premise - is probably going to end up as a steaming pile of... well, you get the picture. The plot concerns "six members of a security team who fought to defend the American diplomatic compound in Benghazi, after the attack of Islamist militants on September 11, 2012," which could make for great, non Bay-aligned cinema, of course. Poor James Badge Dale - worked his way up from the very bottom into Hollywood films and then into a leading role. Michael Bay, have you no honour? Michael Bay leads have a real knack for falling off the radar and/or ailing Hollywood careers, remember: Megan Fox, Shia LaBeouf, Ben Affleck (pre-redemption), Josh Hartnett, Martin Lawrence... all victims.
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Sam Hill is an ardent cinephile and has been writing about film professionally since 2008. He harbours a particular fondness for western and sci-fi movies.