Jack reacher is coming to theatres october 21, 2016. Jack reacher was one of those borderline sequel calls. Jack reacher author says tom cruise too old for action. Paramount pictures and skydance productions are moving ahead with a sequel to jack reacher, the 2012 film that starred tom cruise and. Stars who do their own stunts cruise was reluctant. According to child, cruise lacks the physicality to play reacher. Jack reacher tv show being developed without tom cruise. Cruise has embodied the literary hero for two feature films. According to author and creator of the character, lee child, the franchise is heading for a reboot and will be ditching cruise in favor of casting. With tom cruise, rosamund pike, richard jenkins, werner herzog. 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. Lee child says tom cruise is too tiny to keep playing jack. Fans of the books were a little turned off by the casting of tom cruise in the first jack reacher movie.
Tom cruise wont appear in any more jack reacher films, which will instead be rebooted as a tv adaption of the book series with an actor that appeals more to fans, author lee child says. Adapting a book into a movie always comes with a massive weight of fan expectations. With the enormous popularity of the first two installments, jack reacher was definitely on the cards. Too short tom cruise to be replaced for jack reacher reboot bbc. Jack reacher author says tom cruise too old for action movies. Reacher, an enigmatic exarmy investigator, believes the authorities have the right man but agrees to help the snipers defense attorney rosamund pike. Every single tom cruise movie, ranked from worst to best. It has proven to be a needed boost to cruise s career and a success at the international box office.
This is a fan made video just a guy who loves movies. No more jack reacher movies with tom cruise, says author lee. He goes to dc to meet her for the first time only to be told that she has been detained for treason. Tom cruises jack reacher scars were meticulously placed. Tom cruise is the familiar archetype title character in jack reacher, dispensing righteous violence and hardboiled aphorisms. Tom cruises jack reacher franchise is getting a major makeover, by recasting the titular role of mr. After years of controversy and fan backlash, tom cruise will no longer play jack reacher, as author lee child opts to reboot the franchise on a streaming service with an allnew actor. Dwayne johnson reveals which movie role he lost to tom. That means cruise is now out after two movies, and a new actor will be taking over. Paramount and skydance productions are reteaming to put another movie in development, this one. Tom cruise is too old for action movies, jack reacher. Its a command to moviegoers, as in never go back to the theater to see another jack reacher movie.
Jack reacher formerly called one shot, or alternatively known as jack reacher. Jack reacher 3 teaser trailer 2020 starring tom cruise movie. Jack reacher 3 trailer 2019 tom cruise movie fanmade. So i bringing you guys a short clips of that you might be interested in. Another challenge in starting a new tvseries chapter comes from finding a suitable actor, with child preferring a relatively unknown.
Never go back, paramount pictures and skydance productions are hoping to establish a midrange franchise showcasing tom cruises action skills. One shot is a 2012 american action thriller film written and directed by christopher mcquarrie, based on lee child s 2005 novel one shot. With tom cruise, cobie smulders, aldis hodge, robert knepper. 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. Tom cruises action moviemaking days could be numbered, at least according to jack reacher author lee child. Tom cruises second attempt at bringing lee childs jack reacher hero to the big screen, jack reacher. Tom cruise dropped from jack reacher franchise after fan. Lee child is yet to begin working on the new jack reacher 3. Too short tom cruise to be replaced for jack reacher. According to the bbc, jack reacher is getting a tvseries reboot without the movie star.
A fter playing the action hero jack reacher in two hollywood films, tom cruise wont be stepping into his enormous shoes again. However, the more reacher delves into the case, the less clearcut it appears. Child describes reacher as 65 and anywhere from 210250 pounds. Tom cruise is out as jack reacher so who will play the action hero in a forthcoming reboot with author lee child telling bbc radio manchester that the mission. The late late show with james corden 38,173,280 views. Never go back is the second movie that tom cruise has starred in as this title character. 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. Tom cruise dropped from jack reacher franchise for being. Former military investigator jack reacher tom cruise takes down a smuggling ring run by the local sheriff with the help of his successor major susan turner cobie smulders. Tom cruise is looking to make a sequel to reacher, the 2012 thriller based on the books by lee child. Jack reacher 3 2019 movie trailer, rumors, release. After two rounds playing the exmilitary cop jack reacher on the big screen, tom cruise is officially out of the franchise. Jack reacher must uncover the truth behind a major government conspiracy in.
Tom cruise developing new bestseller never go back. Investigator jack reacher tom cruise springs into action after the arrest of susan turner cobie smulders, an army major accused of treason. Christopher mcquarries 2012 movie jack reacher and edward zwicks 2016 sequel jack reacher. Suspecting foul play, jack embarks on a mission to. He needs to move on, transition to being a character actor, lee child tells the sunday times about the next phase of cruises career. Fear not hulu just reupped their streaming offerings with great new shows and movies. Lee child, whose jack reacher book series was turned into a pair of paramount movies starring tom cruise, said today that there is. Jack reacher is getting rebooted without tom cruise. Jack reacher tom cruise returns with his particular brand of. Trailer for tom cruises new jack reacher shows a man on. Impossible fallout and rogue nation director christopher mcquarrie, and it features the legendary director werner herzog as the movies villain, cruise as jack reacher is a seenitbefore character who isnt exciting.
Paramount pictures though jack reacher was the first time cruise worked with his mission. Jack reacher 3, the third jack reacher movie, is the obvious next film in the movie franchise headed by tom cruise. Jack reacher tv series actor hasnt been cast yet film. So when a 58 tom cruise stepped into the role of jack reacher in 2012, some fans were let down by the. The characters creator has decided that the 5ft 7in actor is just too small to play the 6ft 5in reacher. No need to waste time endlessly browsingheres the entire lineup of new movies and tv. The film stars tom cruise as the title character, with rosamund pike, david oyelowo. Amal fashanu at an event for jack reacher 2012 christopher mcquarrie in. Tom cruise forces james corden to skydive duration. The characters creator has decided that the 5ft 7in actor is.