Fans were quite shocked and confused when the film adaptation of Jack Reacher was in development and the studio cast Tom Cruise in the title role. While Cruise is a huge star who always goes above and beyond in the action roles he plays, Jack Reacher is based on the books of Lee Child, which describes the character as 6 feet 5 inches and 250 pounds. While Cruise is a good actor, there’s just no way for him to try and look that great! So when the Amazon series Reach were chosen, the creators knew that all eyes were on them to pick the right person for the job. The colossal actor Alan Ritchson he ended up with the part, and fans were happy with him in the role, but he was actually dropped once before getting the part.
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In a recent interview with Collider, Ritchson detailed the audition process, saying:
“It’s funny, I actually didn’t get the role at first. I’m not exactly six feet and I’m not exactly 250, and I had heard they were very specific with their physical needs. After working with Tom Cruise and many fans They were upset that he didn’t really have the physicality, as great as he was in the role, they really wanted to get it right. They’re going to find someone like Dwayne Johnson, who’s a huge dude.’ I auditioned for the part and it was cool, just my interpretation was a little different than what they had in mind at the time.”
He went on to explain how he was able to get the role he thought he had lost, saying:
“There was a shake-up with whoever was casting, so they started over, and I had already been rejected, as had everyone who had auditioned. But when they came back, they picked a few tapes that they would have I’ve seen it before, and I was one of them, so they wanted me to come back and try again, and it worked.”
Ritchson continued to land the role and even gained 30 pounds after working out five days a week for eight months. Reach Season 1 was ready to begin filming, making the actor that much closer to embodying the gigantic character. It’s a good thing things have been shaken up behind the scenes, as Ritchson does a great job as Jack Reacher.
We don’t know when the show will return to Amazon, but we do know that Season 2 is based on the 11th book in Lee Child’s bestselling series, Misfortune and trouble, which begins “as members of Reacher’s old military unit start turning up dead. Reacher has only one thing in mind: revenge.”
Do you like Ritchson as Reacher? The first season is available on Amazon.
by Jessica Fisher
Source: Geek Tyrant
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