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13 Jul 22
@suzianne saidHow many times did Tom Cruise play Jack Reacher?
Lee Child describes his character Jack Reacher this way: From "A Wanted Man": "He was one of the largest men she had ever seen outside the NFL. He was extremely tall, and extremely broad, and long-armed, and long-legged. The lawn chair was regular size, but it looked tiny under him. It was bent and crushed out of shape. His knuckles were nearly touching the ground. His neck ...[text shortened]... l."
This is NOT Tom Cruise.
More like Alan Ritchson, who starred in the TV series "Reacher".
The series was previously adapted into two films starring Tom Cruise as the titular character, 2012's “Jack Reacher” and its 2016 sequel “Jack Reacher: Never Go Back.” While those movies were moderately successful, critics felt like Cruise's casting ignored one of the most important aspects of the books.
-VR
