Tom Cruise – a wrong line -up? The Hollywood star no longer had to hear that since “Rock of Ages”. But now bestselling author Lee Child is moving out with his perspective on the two “Jack Reacher” films, in which Cruise can be seen as a breakneck ex-military policeman of the US Army.
The 62-year-old Jack Reach played twice, but according to the creator of the action-packed book template, Cruise was actually far too slimming for the role. In an interview with “Metro” The writer actually applied to the third season of the Amazon Prime video series, but then also went into cruise.
“In one of the Tom Cruise films there is a place where the detective goes into the motel and says: ‘I am looking for a guy who can kill someone in one fell swoop’, and they point to Tom Cruise, which is actually not very is plausible, ”he said.
Child compared him to Alan Ritchson, who plays the figure in “REACHER”: “Finally we have installed the physicality in a way that really fits the figure. (…) He wears the whole thing. It just has to be right. And especially after the disappointment with Cruise, I thought: ‘This is now very crucial. We can’t afford two mistakes. It was absolutely important and Alan was perfect. “
Tom Cruise simply lacked the muscles for Jack Reaker
To classify: Lee Child describes Jack Reacher as an impressive appearance, both physically and in character. 1.96 meters tall, about 110 kg heavy, extremely muscular, almost like a heavyweight boxer or a football player. His hands are described as large as shovels. He talks little in the books and often uses his impressive physical strength to solve problems.
If you take all of this in mind, it is understandable why Lee Child struggled with Tom Cruise as a recording, although not least with the “Mission Impossible” films, he brought a strong application folder for the shooting of the two films. While “Jack Reacher” (2012) already disappointed the critics, there was at least a solid box office. At “Jack Reacher: No way back” (2016), the cash register success was no longer right. Not to speak of the many.
Lee Child does not want to be misunderstood either. For him, working with Cruise was a “pleasure and a privilege”, and he added: “I love Tom. He is a great guy, a clever person, and we were good friends at the time. We worked well together. “