We’re rebooting and starting over and we’re going to try and find the perfect guy,” added Child. “ And I want all those readers who were upset about Tom Cruise to help me out – participate in choosing the right actor for the TV series. Now, rather than recast the role in the current franchise, Child wants to move to a streaming service to tell long-form stories with an all-new actor so fans can get a fresh start with the character. The size of Reacher is really, really important and it’s a big component of who he is,” Child explained.

We had a lot of fun, but ultimately the readers are right. Despite his lack of height, Cruise won over some speculative fans and helped turn the films into a respectable action series. Not exactly the ideal role you’d pick for Tom Cruise, who stands 5’7″ tall. Jack Reacher: Never Go Back Is a Model of Mindless Pulpy ActionThe movie is lighter, more fun, and ultimately more satisfying than its weighty predecessor. In the books, Child describes Reacher as 6’5″ with hands the size of dinner plates. This echoes some fan complaints that go back to the first news of Cruise’s casting back in 2011, which he admitted bothered him. /rebates/2fp2f23017595674&252fp252f2301759567426tc3dbing-&idebay&nameEbay&ra1. British author Lee Child, who created the character, told BBC Radio that he has decided “There won’t be any more movies with Tom Cruise… Cruise, for all his talent, didn’t have that physicality.” Investigator Jack Reacher goes on the lam to uncover the truth behind a major government conspiracy that. It’s official: Tom Cruise will no longer play Jack ReacherĪfter two rounds playing the ex-military cop Jack Reacher on the big screen, Tom Cruise is officially out of the franchise.

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