Tom Cruise as Jack Reacher?

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Lexvol

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Anybody else pissed about this?

Reacher is supposed to be 6'5'' 240.....
 
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My buddy was telling me about this while watching Pacquiao Sat.

Said he's enjoyed the book series, but physically Cruise is the anti-Reacher.
 
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Eh, Wolverine is a runt as a "character" yet is played by 6'2" Hugh Jackman on film.

As a true representation of the character Cruise really doesn't seem a great fit but he's got the name recognition and I'm guessing that carried more weight.
 
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Correct he doesn't fit the physical profile of Reacher, but I think Cruise is going to do awesome. I personally love him in the MI movies, especially Ghost Protocol.
 
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After reading a couple of the books I heard the news about Cruise taking the job a few months ago and just couldn't believe it. It made me sad.

I used to be a huge Cruise fan when I was younger but hearing about all the things he's done over the years, his behavior, and everything else I've lost a lot of respect for him and unfortunately it's hard for me to seperate that from his acting career.
 
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coug said:
After reading a couple of the books I heard the news about Cruise taking the job a few months ago and just couldn't believe it. It made me sad.

I used to be a huge Cruise fan when I was younger but hearing about all the things he's done over the years, his behavior, and everything else I've lost a lot of respect for him and unfortunately it's hard for me to seperate that from his acting career.
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wow coug, its like your in my head...I am the same way...I loved Top Gun when I was younger....and to be honest The Last Samurai is one of my favorites...but it makes me sick to think it is Tom in that...he has gone off the deep end
 
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He's a intimidating little fella.. All 5' 6" of him or so.. Maybe a buck sixty...
 
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After seeing Cruise in the over-the-top, must secretly be a spoof, 'Knight and Day', I can no longer take him seriously in those sorts of roles.
 
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So who "should" play Reacher? First question; how old should he be portrayed? By the book Reacher was born in the 60's so if we're going that route we'd have to go with someone that could at least pull off mid-40's or is that not as important as the rest of it? Otherwise someone like Hemsworth might make a good fit. Lundgren might be almost perfect just standing there but the acting chops are iffy.

I'd have made a hard run at Joe Manganiello. Very good physical match and the fact the chicks would dig him couldn't hurt ticket sales.

My "wild card" would be Rory McCann, better known as The Hound on Game of Thrones. I'm not certain about his ability as an actor to pull off a lead but he suits my "image" of Reacher pretty well.
 
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hndog609 said:
So who "should" play Reacher? First question; how old should he be portrayed? By the book Reacher was born in the 60's so if we're going that route we'd have to go with someone that could at least pull off mid-40's or is that not as important as the rest of it? Otherwise someone like Hemsworth might make a good fit. Lundgren might be almost perfect just standing there but the acting chops are iffy.

I'd have made a hard run at Joe Manganiello. Very good physical match and the fact the chicks would dig him couldn't hurt ticket sales.

My "wild card" would be Rory McCann, better known as The Hound on Game of Thrones. I'm not certain about his ability as an actor to pull off a lead but he suits my "image" of Reacher pretty well.
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Regulator said:
Gerard Butler.

Tom Hardy.

Sam Worthington.
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Jeffrey Dean Morgan might have been a good choice in that 40+ age range. If you're going a little younger, they could also have thought about Henry Cavill (Superman in next year's 'Man of Steel'); he proved believable in that type of role in 'The Cold Light of Day'.
 
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Jim Caviezel could have nailed that part.

Liam Neeson

Hugh Jackman

Matthew Mcconaughey

Brad Pitt

Matt Damon
 
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coug said:
Jim Caviezel could have nailed that part.

Liam Neeson

Hugh Jackman

Matthew Mcconaughey

Brad Pitt

Matt Damon
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While I think all would probably suit the character better than Cruise Pitt and Damon are both under 6' and McConaughey is 6'1" at best. Caviezel is an interesting suggestion. He's still not got the stature of Reacher's canon material but at 6'2" could probably pull it off. Same with Jackman. I think 15yrs ago Neeson might have been almost perfect but as I think he's pushing 60 now his age is starting to show for this kind of role IMO.

Just to throw out another name that at least would seem to physically fit the part really well and the studio wanted to go a bit younger for the part; Daniel Cudmore.
 
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Never read the books, but one of the first names that comes to mind on resembling the physical characteristics is Vinnie Jones.
 
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I'm just over Tom Cruise. Didn't like him getting cake all over his face like a dumbass in The Outsiders. Then i liked a lot of his career. Now it's back full circle where I don't care if I see him again. Maybe I'm skimming too many of my wife's US magazines or something.
 
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hndog609 said:
While I think all would probably suit the character better than Cruise Pitt and Damon are both under 6' and McConaughey is 6'1" at best. Caviezel is an interesting suggestion. He's still not got the stature of Reacher's canon material but at 6'2" could probably pull it off. Same with Jackman. I think 15yrs ago Neeson might have been almost perfect but as I think he's pushing 60 now his age is starting to show for this kind of role IMO.

Just to throw out another name that at least would seem to physically fit the part really well and the studio wanted to go a bit younger for the part; Daniel Cudmore.
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With a movie like this though you need a well known actor to attract the viewers I think.

Spartacavolus said:
I'm just over Tom Cruise. Didn't like him getting cake all over his face like a dumbass in The Outsiders. Then i liked a lot of his career. Now it's back full circle where I don't care if I see him again. Maybe I'm skimming too many of my wife's US magazines or something.
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I guess that happens when you join a cult.
 
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hndog609 said:
So who "should" play Reacher? First question; how old should he be portrayed? By the book Reacher was born in the 60's so if we're going that route we'd have to go with someone that could at least pull off mid-40's or is that not as important as the rest of it? Otherwise someone like Hemsworth might make a good fit. Lundgren might be almost perfect just standing there but the acting chops are iffy.

I'd have made a hard run at Joe Manganiello. Very good physical match and the fact the chicks would dig him couldn't hurt ticket sales.

My "wild card" would be Rory McCann, better known as The Hound on Game of Thrones. I'm not certain about his ability as an actor to pull off a lead but he suits my "image" of Reacher pretty well.
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I think he would have done well. Jeffrey Dean Morgan was also a good idea.

Timothy Olyphant could have put a few pounds on and played it.

My pick would be Vince Vaughn. If you think back to his earlier dramatic roles, he would have been a bad ass Jack Reacher.
 
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Regulator said:
Gerard Butler.

Tom Hardy.

Sam Worthington.
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Gerard butler is a horrible actor. He does this thing where he says a few lines at a normal speaking volume, then he will say a few at almost a whisper, then he goes back to the normal volume and just continues the cycle. If you played a drinking game to this then you would die of alcohol poisoning after the first 15 minutes of the movie. He sucks.
 
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Guess I'm in the minority.

Doesn't bother me if he jumps around like an idiot on Oprah. Doesn't make him any less of a good actor in my book. Top Gun, Days Of Thunder, Interview With A Vampire, A Few Good Men, Jerry McGuire, Risky Business, Mission Impossible, The Last Samurai, Collateral, Knight and Day... I liked them all. Cocktail and The Outsiders were okay. I don't really remember Minority Report, Vanilla Sky, The Firm, Rain man or Magnolia, should probably go back and watch them. I turned Eyes Wide Shut and Valkyrie off. Didn't think War of the Worlds was that great. Still haven't seen Tropic Thunder and don't think I plan on seeing Rock of Ages since it's a musical?

All in all, he's done quite a few movies I like. Days of Thunder and The Last Samurai are underrated. Interview With A Vampire is awesome, it's too bad kids today like garbage vampire movies. I have never and will never see Twilight or any of that crap. Two other vampire movies I love are from Dusk Til Dawn and John Carpenter's Vampires. I watched those two so many times as a kid, been a while though. Vampires with James Woods was one of my favorites. Think I'm gonna go back and watch it along with Interview With A Vampire.

Anyways, to each their own. I understand if people don't like him simply because they don't like his movies or whatever but him jumping around on couches, getting mad over being squirted with water, being a scientologist etc. doesn't really bother me any. I still enjoy his movies and like his acting. And hey, it's not so bad in comparison to a number of other celebrities or athletes. People pay many to watch and cheer for rapists, murderers, cheaters, wife beaters and dog killers every Sunday. If the worst thing someone does is act like a weirdo, meh.
 
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Forgot to add, I'm looking forward to this movie.

His size might have bothered if I had read the books but since I haven't, I don't think it's going to. I actually didn't even know it was a book, I'm dumb like that haha. I just saw the preview and thought it looked like another good action movie with Tom Cruise.
 
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coug said:
Jim Caviezel could have nailed that part.

Liam Neeson

Hugh Jackman

Matthew Mcconaughey

Brad Pitt

Matt Damon
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Jim Caviezel all day. His role in Person of Interest is already similar, and he's great in it.

Tom Cruise is a douchetologist.
 
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