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The Karmanator |
They are planning to bring Reacher to the small screen. “Cruise, for all his talent, didn’t have that physicality,” Reacher author Lee Child told the BBC. “I really enjoyed working with Cruise. He’s a really, really nice guy. We had a lot of fun. But ultimately, the readers are right. The size of Reacher is really, really important, and it’s a big component of who he is . . . the idea is that when Reacher walks into a room, you’re all a little nervous just for that first minute.” Representatives for Cruise have not yet responded to Vanity Fair’s request for comment. https://www.vanityfair.com/hol...her-lee-child-reboot | ||
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Legalize the Constitution |
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I have not read a Jack Reacher novel (I'd like to, but want to start on #1, which is hard for me to find electronically), but I have read Diane Capri's "Hunt For Jack Reacher" novellas (written with Lee Child's full approval) and even there, Reacher's physicality is mentioned more than once. You can't truly call yourself "peaceful" unless you are capable of great violence. If you're not capable of great violence, you're not peaceful, you're harmless. NRA Benefactor/Patriot Member | |||
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| Rail-less and Tail-less |
I don’t think any actor could have saved that abortion of a second movie. It was formulaic garbage _______________________________________________ Use thumb-size bullets to create fist-size holes. | |||
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Drug Dealer |
Ray Stevenson (Titus Pullo from Rome) would be a perfect Jack Reacher.  When a thing is funny, search it carefully for a hidden truth. - George Bernard Shaw | |||
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Mensch |
My friend Chance Kelly would make a great Jack Reacher.  ------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Yidn, shreibt un fershreibt" "The Nazis entered this war under the rather childish delusion that they were going to bomb everyone else, and nobody was going to bomb them. At Rotterdam, London, Warsaw and half a hundred other places, they put their rather naive theory into operation. They sowed the wind, and now they are going to reap the whirlwind." -Bomber Harris | |||
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100%. I still can’t believe Tom and Paula put that out. It was horrible. How he can do those two space films that were pretty good then JR2 escapes me. It was so bad it made Taken look like an Oscar winner. What am I doing? I'm talking to an empty telephone | |||
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I second Ray Stephenson. He would make an excellent Reacher. | |||
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Political Cynic |
Cruise should never have been cast in the first one... [B] Against ALL enemies, foreign and DOMESTIC | |||
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| Drug Dealer |
I agree that Chance Kelly would also make a good Jack Reacher. Shit, Danny DeVito would be better than Tom Cruise. When a thing is funny, search it carefully for a hidden truth. - George Bernard Shaw | |||
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| The Quiet Man |
Get a time machine and cast Liev Schrieber from about 10 years ago. Now is actually ok, but he'd just be playing Ray Donnovan. Joe Manganiello has the look if you dirty him up a bit. I'll be honest though, the Reacher in my head looks a lot like a younger Dave Bautista without the ridiculous tattoos. | |||
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parati et volentes |
As long as we're using the time machine, go back and get a younger Dolph Lundgren. | |||
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You need to have someone who can act, too.  Harshest Dream, Reality | |||
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| parati et volentes |
Liev Schreiber and Joe Manganiello couldn't pull off blonde hair. Dolph Lundgren can act well enough to play Jack Reacher. | |||
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| The Karmanator |
I could see Chris Hemsworth in the role.  | |||
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Frangas non Flectes |
I never read any of the books and I agree. He didn’t sell the role, he sold Tom Cruise. Whatever. That Chance Kelly guy posted above looks like who I picture as what Jack Reacher is apparently supposed to be. If that dude walked into the room with that expression, it would give me pause. Chance, they went pretty boy with Cruise working within the age bracket of the character and that fell flat. So let’s go younger? Lol, I dunno, man. I’m coming down heavily on the “replace Cruise with Helmsworth and I extra still won’t watch it.  I’m in crappy shape and that pic of surfer Thor does zero to intimidate me. However, that Marine is not someone I would ever mess with. Wimpy cute muscles vs. imposing physical presence. ______________________________________________ “There are plenty of good reasons for fighting, but no good reason ever to hate without reservation, to imagine that God Almighty Himself hates with you, too.” | |||
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| THIEF/banned |
I vote for Chuck Norris. | |||
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| Frangas non Flectes |
According to Google, Tom Cruise is 5' 7". Chuck Norris towers over him at 5' 10". I'm going with "nope." lol ______________________________________________ “There are plenty of good reasons for fighting, but no good reason ever to hate without reservation, to imagine that God Almighty Himself hates with you, too.” | |||
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| Unapologetic Old School Curmudgeon  |
Ray Stevenson is exactly who I picture when I read the books. It's a shame his Punisher movie was a suck fest, because given a good script i think he would be an awesome Frank Castle Don't weep for the stupid, or you will be crying all day | |||
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^ liked Thomas Jane better. Just saying... As to Reacher, I think either Kelly or Stephenson would work. But I figured Reacher to be younger than either (late 30s-early 40s). A Perpetual Disappointment... | |||
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