Jack Reacher cinema -author says that climbing Tom Cruise for paper was a ‘error’; understand

The writer Lee Childcreator of the book series Jack ReachERdeclared that the choice of Tom Cruise To play the character in theaters was a “error” due to the lack of “physicality” of the actor. Cruise starred in the film adaptation of 2012besides the sequence Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016).

In an interview with the newspaper SubwayChild remembered the controversy about the lineup of Tom Cruisewhich at the time was criticized by franchise fans. In the books, Jack Reacher It is described as a man blond, extremely strong and 1.95m tallwhile Cruise, with 1.70mwas considered physically inappropriate for the paper.

“In one of Tom Cruise’s movies, there is a scene where a detective goes to a motel and says, ‘I’m looking for a guy who can kill someone with a punch’, and then point to Tom Cruise, which is not that thing that Plausible like this, ”commented the author.

Child pointed out that, with the adaptation to the series “Reacher”produced by Amazon Prime Videothe character finally won an actor that corresponds to his original physical appearance. ALAN RITCHSONthe protagonist of the series, has a physical size similar to that described in the books and, according to the author, helped consolidate a more faithful representation of the character.

“Finally we can incorporate physicality in a way that really suits the character. The series is Reacher. He carries the whole story. This needed to be right. And especially after the negative reaction we had with Cruise, I thought: ‘Now this is absolutely crucial. We cannot make two mistakes. ‘ It was extremely important, and Alan was just perfect. ”

Despite criticism of the lineup of Tom CruiseLee Child stressed that working with the actor was a positive experience.

“I love the tone. He’s an amazing guy, an intelligent person, and we become good friends. We worked very well together, ”said the author.

This was not the first time Child commented on Cruise’s choice for the paper. In 2022he had already mentioned that “The size of the character is important for certain moments of the narrative”reinforcing that the physical aspect of Jack Reacher It is an essential element in history.

THE Season Third of Reacher premiered in Prime video Last Thursday (20), with new episodes released weekly until the end of the season, scheduled for the day March 27.

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