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Jason Statham’srefusal to die onscreen might be a habit he’s picked up fromExpendablesco-starSylvester Stallone.
The two have collaborated on other projects too, like David Ayer’sA Working Man.
Since then, Statham’s characters have proven remarkably durable.
In the aftermath of his work with Stallone, Statham appears to have adopted a similar rule.
The star has been incredibly prolific sinceWar, yet none of his characters have come close to perishing.
Prior toWar, Statham was more open-minded about playing doomed characters.
The same is true ofThe Mechanic, a remake of a tough 1972 Charles Bronson thriller.
Jason Statham remade a Sylvester Stallone cult favorite with 2008’sDeath Race.
It wouldn’t hurt Statham to introduce some layers of vulnerability to his protagonists, either.
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