Even with his total resume laid out on the line, we’d be sold to cast Foster as the next stage of Snake’s pop culture lifespan.
Snake Plissken needs an actor that knows how to take the bad guys to task, and do so with a smile on his face.
But recalling the mix of raw threatening energy and good ol’ boy charm, piss and vinegar, just makes us thrill at the prospect of Ben Foster turning New York city into his own playground.
After watching Ben Foster in his turn as Chris Pine’s brother in Hell or High Water, he became one of the first people we’d cast in this role in a heartbeat.