31 January 2013 1:45 PM, PST | GeekTyrant | See recent GeekTyrant news »
Christian Bale, Andrew Garfield, Tom Hardy, Henry Cavill, Chris Hemsworth...all heroes...none American.
Sylvestor Stallone, Mark Ruffalo, Robert Downey Jr., Will Smith, Tom Cruise, Matt Damon, Jeremy Renner, Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne Johnson...all American heroes...all over 40. Are there any Americans in Hollywood that are under 40 to be our new action stars?!
Well, yeah, obviously...(Age: 34)
Fair enough... (Age: 31)
Meh...okay. (Age:30)
you're Joking...(Age: 20)
As a male in my early 20s, I think I know where the American action heroes are going: into extinction. Taylor Lautner isn't the only young guy these days rocking the tight suit look and choosing poetry over Point Break, lattes over leg presses, and writing blogs over... wait.
The other young male archetypes? The ones who are in shape are busy training for their Mma debut or fights in their local bar parking lot, and the gamers, well...
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- Mick Joest
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