Franchise Players

[Eddie Love]

Your unassailable point about Downey and Stallone got me thinking about other possible contenders for the running of most multiple concurrent movie series. They don't all top-line, some are ensemble appearances:

JASON STATHAM

• TRANSPORTER
  
• CRANK
  
• EXPENDABLES
  
• "JOB" series if the long promised sequel to ITALIAN JOB ever materializes
  
• MECHANIC -- possibly in the future as they wimped out and left his character alive. An asterisk.
  

VIN DIESEL

• FAST & FURIOUS
  
• RIDDICK -- sounds like the financing has gotten sorted for this new one.
  
• xXx -- as word is out this may be re-booted
  

JEREMY RENNER

• AVENGERS
  
• MISSION:IMPOSSIBLE
  
• BOURNE (Alternate series thread.)
  

SAM WORTHINGTON

• AVATAR (Upcoming back-to-back sequels)
  
• TITANS
  

ZOE SALDANA

• AVATAR
  
• STAR TREK
  

TYLER PERRY

• MADEA
  
• ALEX CROSS (Upcoming. Conceived as kicking off a series. "I will keep an open mind, I will keep an open mind...")
  

MATT DAMON

• BOURNE
  
• OCEANS
  

Oldies & Oddities -- just barely, with perhaps one series slightly over-lapping another:
MEL GIBSON

• MAD MAX
  
• LETHAL WEAPON
  

ORLANDO BLOOM

• LOTR
  
• PIRATES
  

WILL SMITH

• MEN IN BLACK
  
• BAD BOYS
  

MARTIN LAWRENCE

• BAD BOYS
  
• (...shudder...)BIG MOMMA
  

NICOLAS CAGE

• NATIONAL TREASURE
  
• GHOST RIDER