The 2012 adaptation of Lee Childs novel series Jack Reacher made the mistake of casting Tom Cruise. Amazon Primes new series Reacher fixes this.
The new Reacher series on Amazon Prime finally fixes one of the worst casting mistakes for Tom Cruise. Jack Reacher is of course the 2012 film based on the character of Lee Childs novel series starring Cruise as the titular character. The film has garnered relative success enough to warrant a sequel in 2016 Jack Reacher Never Go Back. Unfortunately the second run for Cruises version of the character failed to achieve any significant traction and his time as the character came to an end but for some Reacher fans that could not come soon enough.
Jack Reacher the series by Child, is about an ex military officer who now spends his time as essentially a nomad meeting all kinds of trouble in each big city and small village he wanders into. The film with Cruise adapts One Shot, the ninth novel of the series. Reacher which is Amazons television reboot has plans of adapting one book per season, a considerable feat with the fact that there are a total of twenty seven books so far in the series. This first season adapts the events of Killing Floor.
Other than the release format and pacing of the series theres one significant difference in this new version, which fixes a big mistake in the casting of Cruise as Reacher. The character is supposed to be a physically impressive imposing figure that embodies the military stoicism of his experiences and his current nomadic lifestyle. However Cruises Reacher was unfortunately always too short to exude the intimidation that is needed for the character. That was also something Jack Reacher writer Lee Child himself admitted to. His size is a big aspect of the Reacher character, as is his general aesthetic and Cruises version was simply too polished for someone who describes themselves as a hobo. This casting blunder is one of the main reasons why the original films fail to capture the success of the novels.
Other than the release format and pacing of the series theres one significant difference in this new version, which fixes a big mistake in the casting of Cruise as Reacher. The character is supposed to be a physically impressive imposing figure that embodies the military stoicism of his experiences and his current nomadic lifestyle. However Cruises Reacher was unfortunately always too short to exude the intimidation that is needed for the character. That was also something Jack Reacher writer Lee Child himself admitted to. His size is a big aspect of the Reacher character as is his general aesthetic and Cruises version was simply too polished for someone who describes themselves as a hobo. This casting blunder is one of the main reasons why the original films fail to capture the success of the novels.
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