Escape From New York Remake: 10 Actors Who Should Play Snake Plissken

An outside bet, perhaps, but when it comes to laconic loners who know how to kick ass and growl orders, Jason Statham’s your guy.

In his early films, The Stath was usually part of an ensemble of bad asses, but he always seemed destined for bigger things than Mean Machine or Ghosts Of Mars. After debuting as a leading man with The Transporter, he became one of the go-to guys for action movies whose style was matched by the outrageousness of the gags – who else could escape a head-on collision between two cars by doing the splits?

As outrageous as many of his films were, he also found a niche in “quiet” dramas like Hummingbird and Wild Card, which allowed him to flex his acting chops as well as his muscles. If you’ve ever doubted his abilities as a thespian, his performance as a homeless ex-special forces soldier in Hummingbird will change your mind.