Jack Reacher to Amazon

[deadshank 24,653]

49 minutes ago, Gene Parmesan said:

So he's a tall guy with a dad bod?  That's who you bookfags are getting so worked up over?  I'd go Vince Vaughn based off this description.

No one ever said or wrote that Reacher has a bagel and bitch tits.  

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1 hour ago, Gene Parmesan said:

So he's a tall guy with a dad bod?  That's who you bookfags are getting so worked up over?  I'd go Vince Vaughn based off this description.

Well you say that...

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1 hour ago, rage-a-holic said:

What planet do you live on where 6' 5" 250lbs is a "dad bod"?

The guy I quoted said very big non muscled. 

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4 minutes ago, Gene Parmesan said:

The guy I quoted said very big non muscled. 

He said "non muscle bound"

Reacher is big, scary and not fat. All you guys claiming that casting doesn't really matter probably think Tom Cruise would have been great as Thor, Gandalf or Muhammad Ali.

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On 2/7/2020 at 2:45 PM, Drew said:

Don't know.  Can't just cast based on what book readers think of when they read a book.  Expanse and GOT actors and everything would be completely different.

 

I understand the gripes about a 5'2" guy pretending to be a bad ass...but if they cast a 5'9"-5'11" it shouldn't hurt them.

 

On 2/8/2020 at 4:26 AM, Bama Llama said:

Height schmeight, physique schymisique, it's the acting.  Forrest Gump's character as written was 6'6" and ~250# but Tom Hanks nicely finessed that discrepancy.

 

As usual, wrong.

From Lee Child himself:

 

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I really enjoyed working with Cruise. He's a really, really nice guy. We had a lot of fun. But ultimately the readers are right. The size of Reacher is really, really important and it's a big component of who he is...So what I've decided to do is – there won't be any more movies with Tom Cruise. Instead we're going to take it to Netflix or something like that. Long-form streaming television, with a completely new actor. We're rebooting and starting over and we're going to try and find the perfect guy

 

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Joe Mangenello is listed at 6'5", and is 44.

Alexander Skaarsgaard is 6'4", and 43.

Man this is tough. Seems Hollywood is all gym bro's and soy boys.

[aggie08 21,504]

Nothing brings out the homoeroticism  quite like a Jack Reacher thread on Surly. NTTAWWT

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9 hours ago, rage-a-holic said:

As usual, wrong.

What's "wrong?" In the book, Gump was 6'6" 242# at 16.  Hanks won the oscar for best actor.  And why "as usual?"  For the record, I picture Reacher as the big guy with lizardy skin in Guardians of the Galaxy, in other words, I'd like to see an effort made to resemble Child's character.  But the vibe is more important to me.  Reacher is one attentive sonofabitch, and doesn't waste time philosophizing.  Got no quarrel with you, Rage, just want to know what you meant by "As usual, wrong."

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5 hours ago, aggie08 said:

Nothing brings out the homoeroticism  quite like a Jack Reacher thread on Surly. NTTAWWT

Jack Reacheround?

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3 hours ago, Bama Llama said:

What's "wrong?" In the book, Gump was 6'6" 242# at 16.  Hanks won the oscar for best actor.  And why "as usual?"  For the record, I picture Reacher as the big guy with lizardy skin in Guardians of the Galaxy, in other words, I'd like to see an effort made to resemble Child's character.  But the vibe is more important to me.  Reacher is one attentive sonofabitch, and doesn't waste time philosophizing.  Got no quarrel with you, Rage, just want to know what you meant by "As usual, wrong."

 

JFC.  I bet 99.9% of people didn't even know Forest Gump was a book. What he was in that book didn't matter at all.  However, Jack Reacher has only been known for twenty years in the books.  That's how fans knew him, and his size was a huge component (that's what she said).  If you can't understand this, stop posting.

[Drew 2,408]

20 hours ago, rage-a-holic said:

 

As usual, wrong.

From Lee Child himself:

 

 

So you used a quote from the author of the book to prove your point?  Of course he thinks that...he wrote the book with the character a certain way.

You can't tell me a 5'10" bad ass couldn't give you the same feeling, especially if you never read the book.  It's like getting mad that Peter Dinklage isn't quite as deformed a dwarf as he should have been based on the book.

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So, yeah.  Reacher is really well know as the books were widely read. 

Meanwhile, "Longmire" books weren't nearly as popular.  So, the totally mis-cast Lou Diamond Phillips as "Henry Standing Bear".   

And Phillips fucking nailed it.   

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My point, which Pilots Error whiffed, was that the actor's size and physique won't mean shit if he doesn't have the acting chops.  I've read or listened to all the Reacher books and enjoyed them all.  His bulk is often a handicap, when running or dealing with tight spaces.  His enemies usually underestimate his mind, not his strength.  I think Bautista could be a good fit but mainly want to see the soul of the Reacher character captured, along with the great detail Lee Child painstakingly describes.  I want a big, bad, smart ass Reacher, faithful to the print character, but not at the expense of putting a quality product on film.  

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I don’t think Bautista has the range. He was great in Guardians but seems one note 

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5 hours ago, Drew said:

So you used a quote from the author of the book to prove your point?  Of course he thinks that...he wrote the book with the character a certain way.

You can't tell me a 5'10" bad ass couldn't give you the same feeling, especially if you never read the book.  It's like getting mad that Peter Dinklage isn't quite as deformed a dwarf as he should have been based on the book.

You are not necessarily incorrect. 
 

The issue with Tom Cruise was the audience/fans knew he was a dwarf from the second he was cast. In this role, no amount of movie magic was going to overcome your brain knowing he is Ewok size instead of Grape Ape

[Bama Llama 1,450]

With a tip of the hat to Pilot Error agreeing to part of what he said,  I saw both Cruise films never having heard of Lee Child or having read a Reacher book, no preconceived image of Jack Reacher.  I liked both films and today, seeing them in the context of the Reacher books they were based on, say they held up well.  As film adaptations of books go, they worked well for me.  Now, if he had been decked out in the ears and wardrobe from Legend it just wouldn't have worked.  I could see Jack Reacher figuring out how to set off an explosion with several reflecting devices, though.

[Sejjr 3,246]

What about the actor Tom Hopper? He's mid 30s and he's a big dude, like 6'5". He played Dickon Tarley in GOT and got roasted by the dragon.

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13 hours ago, Sejjr said:

What about the actor Tom Hopper? He's mid 30s and he's a big dude, like 6'5". He played Dickon Tarley in GOT and got roasted by the dragon.

Not a bad choice. I liked him in Umbrella Academy as well. 

[ScottS 1,062]

Thought there was a specific thread on here for the show on Amazon Prime.  Searched and did not see one.  Or search sucks and did not find it.  Or, and most likely, I have no idea what the hell I am doing.

Show has been renewed for season 4 and season 3 should be hitting Prime in 2025, but no exact date given yet.  Season 3 based on the book "Persuader" in the series.

Also, it looks like they are doing a spin-off series centered on Maria Sten's character Neagley.

https://deadline.com/2024/10/reacher-renewed-season-4-renewal-prime-video-1236111328/