'Jack Reacher' Author Shares Why He Thinks Fans Like Alan Ritchson in Lead Role Over Tom Cruise
justjared.comThe Jack Reacher author is addressing the criticism fans had over Tom Cruise playing the Army veteran hero in the movie franchise.
If you didn’t know, Tom played Reacher in the 2012 movie Jack Reacher and in the 2016 sequel, Jack Reach: Never Go Back, based on the Lee Child action book series.
While Tom is only 5’7″ in real life, there was some backlash over his casting in the movies, since the character in the books is described as being 6’5″-tall and weighing between 210 and 250 pounds. Click inside to read more… “There was criticism from the book fans, because they had built up a very clear image of what Reacher should look like,” Lee shared in a new interview with Metro.
A few days ago, the new Reacher series debuted on Amazon Prime Video with Alan Ritchson in the lead role.
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