Film, Box Office, and Stuff

It has been a tough year for action heroes. Sure, there was Ryan Reynolds with Deadpool , which was huge and very entertaining, but it's a superhero flick. There have been real action heroes; glimpses from Brad Pitt in Allied , Tom Cruise in Jack Reacher: Never Go Back , Gerard Butler in London Has Fallen , and Matt Damon in Jason Bourne . But none were able to push it beyond that one film (Damon also has The Great Wall but that's a 2017 release everywhere besides China, and Butler has Gods of Egypt , but no ... just no). Last year's winner, Dwayne Johnson, has really let it slip this year. Only Central Intelligence to show for, and that was lame. More of a comedy. Not worthy. So this year it is between two people: Jason Statham for the uber-action packed Mechanic: Resurrection , with Statham as the true action hero, and Mel Gibson for Blood Father , a film and role brimming with 80s and 90s action bad ass. Gibson also has more to support his case with Hacksaw Ridge .