Ritchson, who at 6’4” and 235 pounds fits the physical description of Jack Reacher, is known for his starring role as Thad Castle on Spike TV’s cult series Blue Mountain State and followup feature Blue Mountain State: The Rise of Thadland. Carolyn Harris oversees the series for Skydance Television, which produces with Amazon Studios and Paramount TV Studios. Marcy Ross also serves as an executive producer. In addition to Santora, who is under an overall deal at Skydance TV, the series will be executive produced by Child, Don Granger, Scott Sullivan and Christopher McQuarrie, with David Ellison and Dana Goldberg executive producing for Skydance. The role was played by Tom Cruise in the 2012 Jack Reacher feature and the 2016 sequel Jack Reacher: Never Go Back.Ĭhild’s Jack Reacher is a billion-dollar brand published in 49 languages and 101 territories, with more than 100 million books sold.Ģ020 Amazon Prime Video Pilots & Series Order Army veteran investigating suspicious activities that frequently put him in danger. Reacher premieres on February 4, 2022, on Prime Video.The first season of the series, written, exec produced and showrun by Nick Santora, is based on the first Jack Reacher novel, The Killing Floor, which is set in Georgia.Īs conceived by Child, the imposing, 6’5″-tall, 210– to 250-pound character of Jack Reacher is a U.S. Reacher is based on the Lee Child book “The Killing Floor.” The series stars Ritchson, Malcolm Goodwin, Willa Fitzgerald, Kristin Kreuk, and Bruce McGill. I'd become so invested at that point into who Reacher was, there weren't a lot of questions for me." Reacher has incredibly large shoes to fill he's a bit of a superhero. "I've come to be comfortable taking on outsized roles. In the same Entertainment Weekly article, Ritchson talked about wanting the role. In the eight months leading up to filming his audition tape for the character of Jack Reacher, he read all 24 Reacher books that were available at the time, carefully studying the characteristics of Reacher. All of that had to be transmitted just through stance, mood, look - and Ritchson had it right away."įor his part, Ritchson took the audition seriously. If he's not going to be your friend, you're very unlucky. "If he's going to be your friend, you're very lucky. "This guy stepped on the screen and had this stillness and blend of menace and goodwill that is always confusing about Reacher," Child says of his 6'3" star. In a recent article from Entertainment Weekly, Child gave his thoughts on casting Ritchson. Author Lee Child serves as an executive producer on the Amazon Studios show, and, as a result, had a direct hand in selecting Alan Ritchson to portray Reacher.
Some internet commenters feel that, despite his lack of size, Cruise’s portrayal of Reacher will end up being superior because of his on screen presence, something they feel that Ritchson is lacking.īut the one opinion that, perhaps, matters more than anyone else’s belongs to Jack Reacher’s creator. The issue that some seem to have is that they feel Ritchson’s acting in the trailer lacks personality.
That much, at least, everyone can agree on. With Ritchson, the new series has a star that is much closer in size and stature to the character. While Cruise is a fine actor, it cannot be denied that he is small when compared to Jack Reacher, who is described by the author as 6 feet 5 inches and 250 pounds of muscle. There are some who would have preferred Tom Cruise return for more time as Reacher. Meanwhile, there is as vocal an opposition that feel like he is miscast in the role.
There are many who feel that Alan Ritchson, who has been cast to take on the role of Jack Reacher for the Amazon show, truly embodies the feel of the character. Now that a more book-accurate portrayal of the character has been revealed for the upcoming show, the reactions have been mixed.
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