As johnson notes, losing the role of jack reacher to cruise. Its a fun little movie that doesnt really stick to the plot of any jack reacher book i remember. Plus, it is a return to the old school, gritty, realistic action films of old. With tom cruise, cobie smulders, aldis hodge, robert knepper. Dwayne johnson reveals which movie role he lost to tom. The first jack reacher film, directed and adapted by christopher mcquarrie, debuted in 2012. The film stars tom cruise as the title character, with rosamund pike, david oyelowo, richard jenkins, jai courtney, werner herzog, and robert duvall also. Tom cruise at the european premiere of his new movie jack reacher. Too short tom cruise to be replaced for jack reacher. Jack reacher must uncover the truth behind a major government conspiracy in order to. Tom cruise is looking to make a sequel to reacher, the 2012 thriller based on the books by lee child. This is a fan made video just a guy who loves movies. The rock still cant believe he lost jack reacher role to.
Jack reacher trailer 2012 tom cruise movie official hd. Never go back, author lee childs 18th novel in the bestselling jack reacher series, that has seen 100 million books sold worldwide. Jack reacher author says tom cruise too old for action movies. Tom cruise returns as jack reacher in this sequel based on lee childs bestselling novel never go back, which finds the itinerant problemsolver accused of murder, and learning that he may have a. I dont really understand how one of the smallest looking actors was chosen to play someone who is depicted as a. The characters creator has decided that the 5ft 7in actor is. It would arguably be the last nonaction movie which tom cruise would headline for 16 years. In mid2011, cruise started shooting the movie rock of ages, in which he played the character stacee jaxx. Paramount and skydance productions are reteaming to put another movie in development, this one. Jack reacher 3 trailer 2019 tom cruise movie fanmade hd. Although cruise was down for more films, the movies failed to produce at the box office.
Too short tom cruise to be replaced for jack reacher reboot bbc. Well, whenever paramount does decide to reboot jack reacher, they may want to reconsider casting dwayne johnson in the lead role. However there was one major drawback in the productions. However, the more reacher delves into the case, the less clearcut it appears. With tom cruise, rosamund pike, richard jenkins, werner herzog. After two rounds playing the exmilitary cop jack reacher on the big screen, tom cruise is officially out of the franchise. Awkward reason tom cruise was dropped from jack reacher franchise hes played exarmy investigator jack reacher in two blockbuster movies, but tom cruise is. Jack reacher returns to the headquarters of his old unit, only to find out hes now accused of a 16yearold homicide. Cobie smulders played major susan turner in never go back, which was a sequel to tom cruise s 2012 movie jack reacher. Reacher is two hundred and fifty pounds, cruise probably, one hundred and seventyfive at the most. In 1976, if you had told fourteenyearold franciscan seminary student thomas cruise mapother iv that one day in the not too distant future he would be tom cruise, one of the top 100 movie stars of all time, he would have probably grinned and told you that his ambition was to join the priesthood.
A sequel to the 2012 film jack reacher, the film stars tom cruise and cobie smulders with supporting roles by patrick heusinger, aldis hodge, danika yarosh. Jack reacher author thinks tom cruise is too old for. Rating is available when the video has been rented. Jack reacher trailer 2012 official movie teaser in hd starring tom cruise, rosamund pike, robert duvall directed by christopher mcquarrie a. Dwayne johnson reveals the one big movie role he lost to. Childs jack reacher novels were adapted into two tom cruise action vehicles. A fter playing the action hero jack reacher in two hollywood films, tom cruise wont be stepping into his enormous shoes again. Jack reacher must uncover the truth behind a major government conspiracy in order to clear his name while on the run as a fugitive from the law. Cruise is out, and the cruise led reacher movie series is done. In the books jack reacher is described as being 6ft 5in and 250lbs and thus is taller than any other character. Never go back 2016 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Readers were thrilled to know that the famous novel of lee child one shot was being adapted into a movie. Tom cruise also reprised the role for the 2016 sequel jack reacher.
Stars who do their own stunts cruise was reluctant. Lee child, whose jack reacher book series was turned into a pair of paramount movies starring tom cruise, said today that there is. Christopher mcquarries 2012 movie jack reacher and edward zwicks 2016 sequel jack reacher. Tom cruise dropped from jack reacher franchise for being. The size of reacher is really, really important and its a big component of who he is. Tom cruise took a lot of flak when he was initially cast as jack reacher almost a decade ago, for the simple reason that he was about a foot shorter than the character has always been described in. Dwayne johnson reveals about losing jack reacher role to tom cruise dwayne johnson said that at the time tom cruise was biggest movie star in the world, and i was not.
Jack reacher 3, the third jack reacher movie, is the obvious next film in the movie franchise headed by tom cruise. In the novels, jack reacher is a hero with hands the size of dinner plates. A homicide investigator digs deeper into a case involving a trained military sniper who shot five random victims. Tom cruise s action movie making days could be numbered, at least according to jack reacher author lee child.
Investigator jack reacher tom cruise springs into action after the arrest of susan turner cobie smulders, an army major accused of treason. Identikit and personal data name tom last name cruise born july 3, 1962 in new york gender male nationality north american profession. Yup, johnson wanted to play jack reacher, a role that went to tom cruise, despite cruise being 5. Fans couldnt digest seeing tom cruise as a jack reacher. Reacher, an enigmatic exarmy investigator, believes the authorities have the right man but agrees to help the snipers. How tom cruise, not the avengers, taught cobie smulders. Jack reacher 3 trailer 2019 tom cruise movie fanmade. The rest of the movie is as slick as the opening and it serves a great entertainment. Jack reacher trailer 2012 tom cruise movie official hd by cieon movies.
Dwayne johnson feels gratitude that he didnt get a role. Now, one bone to pick, tom cruise played jack reacher in two movies and mr. He starred as a former military cop in christopher mcquarries topnotch jack reacher. Reachers somewhat unusual name is spoken for the first time in the film by the sheriff. Jack reacher author says tom cruise too old for action. Said johnson, in hollywood, actors are kind of like inabox. The film is an adaptation of the novel one shot by lee child who does a cameo in the film as a cop, who created a series of novels featuring the title character. Tom cruise as jack reacher or just tom cruise again. It will be a gamble junking a winning formula, given that the two films jack reacher 2012 and jack reacher. Tom cruise is the familiar archetype title character in jack reacher, dispensing righteous violence and hardboiled aphorisms.
Cruise, for all his talent, didnt have that physicality, child said in an interview with bbc radio. Tom cruise is too old for action movies, jack reacher. Part of the reason child ended cruises jack reacher film series is because he agreed with reader complaints that cruise. Tom cruise dropped from jack reacher series for being too.
No more jack reacher movies with tom cruise, says author. Dwayne johnson reveals about losing jack reacher role to. Tom cruise stars as jack reacher, a former us army investigator living off the grid who emerges after being called upon by a former army sniper. Exmilitary investigator jack reacher tom cruise leaps off the pages of lee childs bestselling novel and onto the big screen in the explosive. Reacher, an enigmatic exarmy investigator, believes the authorities have the right man but agrees to help the snipers defense attorney rosamund pike.
A sequel to the 2012 film jack reacher, the film stars tom cruise and cobie smulders with supporting roles by patrick heusinger, aldis hodge, danika yarosh, holt mccallany, and robert knepper. Jack reacher is a 2012 thriller directed by christopher mcquarrie the way of the gun. Who should play jack reacher now that tom cruise is out. It has proven to be a needed boost to cruise s career and a success at the international box office. Cruise starred as jack reacher in the film adaptation of british author lee childs 2005 novel one shot. At the time the role infamously was given to tom cruise, an actor. Cruise was not quite the fit needed relative to the character in lee childs books. Action hero jack reacher is to get a reboot for the small screen with a new actor in the lead role after creator lee child admitted tom cruise, who played him in two films, is too short. Jack reacher 3 2019 movie trailer, rumors, release. Tom cruise, cobie smulders, aldis hodge, robert knepper. The role, of course, went to tom cruise who played the character over two movies in 2012 and 2016s jack reacher. Never go back is a 2016 american action thriller film directed by edward zwick and written by zwick, richard wenk and marshall herskovitz, and based on the novel never go back by lee child. No more jack reacher movies with tom cruise, says author lee. In the films jack reacher is played by tom cruise, a very good actor but nowhere near the correct character height.
Suspecting foul play, jack embarks on a mission to. Never go back held at cineworld leicester square, london, united kingdom thursday 20th october 2016 21 pictures. All this excitement was destroyed when tom cruise was cast as the hero. Which is why fans of jack reacher say that it is mission impossible for them to accept the casting of tom cruise to play the big, ugly guy in two movies so far. Christopher mcquarrie s 2012 movie jack reacher and edward zwick s 2016 sequel jack reacher. Jack reacher 2012 internet movie firearms database.
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