He is Hollywood’s new go-to action star.
But just in case some director decides he wants Jason Statham instead, well, Chris Pratt’s got that covered too.
In a previously unseen clip from Saturday Night Live the 36-year-old takes off the Furious 7 star to a tee.
Donning a bald cap and leather jacket, ‘Statham’ repeatedly punches a stuntman unconvincingly in the face, before turning to the camera.
‘Hello, I’m action movie star Jason Statham,’ he growls in the British actor’s unmistakable accent. ‘And whether I’m shooting a beef fight scene or shooting a beef talking scene, I need a healthy snack that gives me a boost of energy.
‘And that’s why now there’s Jason Statham’s Jason Steakums,’ he struggles, before giving step by step instructions on how to consume them.
Action! The clip shows the 36-year-old donning a bald cap and leather jacket and repeatedly punches a stuntman unconvincingly in the face, before turning to the camera
Crank it up: ‘Hello, I’m action movie star Jason Statham,’ he growls in the British actor’s unmistakable accent
Product placement: The video turns out to be an advertisement for Jason Statham’s Jason Steakums
‘How do you eat the Steakums? Easy,’ he pauses, before remembering it’s not a rhetorical question.
‘Once they’re hot, bring em up to you mouth normally, put the Steakum inside the open space that you mouth makes. You feel some pressure in the roof of your mouth and on the top of your tongue… it’s alright; it just means you’re ready to chew.
‘Now, open and close your mouth as if you’re talking. If you can’t think of anything to say, just say “Jason Statham’s Jason Skeakums”… if you feel like you’ve said it four to six times, simply push the Steakum to the back of your throat, and congratulations: You’ve just eaten your first Steakum.’
Nope: When a fan asks for an autograph she’s quickly pushed away
To wash it down: The actor then plugs his own brand of drinking water – ‘the only bottled water with little chunks of steak in it’
Endorsement: The ad then cuts to his ‘friend Ving Rhames’ – a mustachioed Kenan Thompson – who vouches for the products cow face content
As he squints at the camera with Statham’s trademark stare, a fan approaches for an autograph, but is scoffed at and brushed of screen.
He continues explaining that because they are ‘extremely dry’, consumers should also try Jason Statham’s Jason Steakums Jason Drinkums Steakum Water – ‘the only bottled water with little chunks of steak in it.’
And for anyone who doubts the product is truly made of beef, he rebuffs that they are ‘100% cow face’ – as vouched for by his ‘friend Ving Rhames’, a moustachiod Kenan Thompson.
He finishes with the tag line: Once you have one, you can’t have another… you body just can’t break em down.’
The sketch was filmed for Pratt’s hosting gig last September shortly after the release of Guardians Of The Galaxy, but was cut due to time restraints, and only resurfaced on YouTube on Thursday
Scowl: He finishes with the tag line: Once you have one, you can’t have another… you body just can’t break em down’
Will he be furious? The sketch was filmed for Pratt’s hosting gig last September shortly after the release of Guardians Of The Galaxy, but was cut due to time restraints, and only resurfaced on YouTube on Thursday
Source: dailymail.co.uk
