Ten action stars Jason Statham could plausibly fight on screen

Collider has compiled a list of ten action-centric actors who could serve as on-screen opponents for Jason Statham, ranging from established icons to rising stars. The rundown names Tom Cruise, Jackie Chan, Dave Bautista, Michael Jai White, John Cena, Gerard Butler, Donnie Yen, Denzel Washington, Keanu Reeves, and Tom Hardy, and offers brief context for each.

The piece notes Cruise’s daring stunt work and a purported shared screen moment with Statham in Michael Mann’s Collateral that Collateral screenwriter Stuart Beattie said is “canon” on the Collateral Confessions podcast in 2022; Jackie Chan’s physical comedy as a contrast to Statham’s brutality; Bautista’s shift from wrestling to major film roles and that he replaced Statham in The Killer’s Game, a film the article says scored 46% on Rotten Tomatoes; Michael Jai White’s multi-style martial arts background; Cena and Statham’s nonfighting appearances together in F9 and Fast X; Ric Roman Waugh’s comparison of Statham to Gerard Butler in an interview with CBR; Donnie Yen’s Bottle Cap Challenge win over Statham; Denzel Washington’s Equalizer persona and hinted retirement discussion; Reeves’s John Wick-era lethality; and Guy Ritchie’s planned reunion with Statham on Viva La Madness as a potential Hardy setup.

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Culture, Jason Statham, Tom Cruise, Jackie Chan, Dave Bautista, Donnie Yen