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Old 05-11-2012, 11:09 AM   #46
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Maybe we just need someone big?
Big? Heck, I'd settle for someone not teensy.
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why not just recruit from the US Army?
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Jack Reacher = Thomas Jane
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Old 05-12-2012, 06:10 AM   #49
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= too short .
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Mr. Jones sadly is "a UK thing" and one almost hoped he would make it in Hollywood - don't laugh, what about Mr. Seagal ? - so then we'd be shot of him.
Well, for at least one "star" role, anyway.
His reputation comes not from being type-cast, or anything so prosaic, but from being - don't want MR to get sued here - somewhat cavalier with the rules of Association Football.
In other words, let an ankle appear within even peripheral sight, and it would be immediately assisted off terra firma with a hefty boot full of studs.
If the ball was anywhere near, that would of course, be useful, but not essential.
This interesting attitude on the field was mirrored off pitch, hence his "hard man" reputation, hence a few adverts, and hence B-ish roles in anything requiring a lot of holding firearms or wielding knuckles and boots.
Much like his football, actually.......

HOWEVER.... Last night I watched "Taken" with Liam Neeson - and actually, with only a bit of beefing up, I reckon he'd be very, very good . Couple of steaks should do it .........
He'd look right - he's pretty impressive anyway - and you would, above all, have the advantage of being an excellent actor, with a powerful "silent" presence which I think Reacher needs, a history of doing at least one role that could easily act as an audition, along with a general canon of fine work anyway.

Dunno why I couldn't see it before.

Cruise, however... well, "Mission Impossible 87" is a good showcase of his......ability, of course but I think Neeson just shades it, don't you ?
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I'm beginning to come round to the idea of Neeson, as he does have that brooding something. Just a bit older than I would have liked. But then so is Tom Selleck for the Jesse role, and I liked him in that.

Not up to us though, is it?
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Tom Cruise as Jack!?
Tom Cruise as Jack Reacher.
Wrong size, wrong shape, wrong everything.
Might as well gotten Jackie Chan for the part!
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Old 05-12-2012, 12:59 PM   #53
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How about Ryan Gosling? I think if he bulked up a bit, he would be perfect for the part.
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Dolph Lundgren has some Reacher qualities.
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Old 05-12-2012, 04:33 PM   #55
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I'm beginning to come round to the idea of Neeson, as he does have that brooding something. Just a bit older than I would have liked. But then so is Tom Selleck for the Jesse role, and I liked him in that.

Not up to us though, is it?

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I would rather see Danny Devito as Jack Reacher rather than Tom Cruise.
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Now you're just being silly. A bald Reacher???!
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Now you're just being silly. A bald Reacher???!
So is who ever decided to cast Tom Cruise as Reacher.


At least it would deliberately meant to be a comedy and not just a by product.


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Except the ......... qualities? needed to portray him, without making it seem like a straight-to-video shoot 'em up franchise

I wonder how much power, if any, Childs has on his agreement, over major casting..... I'd think he has some, as this could be a Bond-length series if people like it as much as the books, so you'd think he'd have stuck out for approval over the main role.
Is he astute enough to realise Cruise is not, well, the perfect match - not to fans of the stories, anyway.
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Except the ......... qualities? needed to portray him, without making it seem like a straight-to-video shoot 'em up franchise

I wonder how much power, if any, Childs has on his agreement, over major casting..... I'd think he has some, as this could be a Bond-length series if people like it as much as the books, so you'd think he'd have stuck out for approval over the main role.
Is he astute enough to realise Cruise is not, well, the perfect match - not to fans of the stories, anyway.
I was mainly refering to size, muscles and chin. I don't think a lot of acting talent is required to play Reacher-
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