This time round, Ritchson, who previously starred as superheroes Aquaman in Smallville and Hawk in Titans, looks like he could bench press Cruise and then eat him. Cruise played the character in two movies in 20, but drew criticism from fans of the novels for being a fraction of the size of the muscled behemoth described by Child.
The cuffs don't fit, however - figuratively and literally - as not only is he innocent but he's so big he can't be restrained.įormer Blood Drive star Ritchson plays the man himself, and his hulking version of Reacher is everything the Tom Cruise version wasn't. Strolling into the small town of Margrave, Georgia, he's enjoying a slice of pie when he's arrested by panicky police. This is Jack Reacher, a man/mountain/military veteran taking a wander across the country until trouble finds him. But he does have quite a few identifying features: fists the size of turkeys, biceps like bowling balls and an unblinking stare that can resolve a parking-lot domestic dispute without having to say a word.
He has no Facebook, Instagram or even a driver's license. There's nothing in his pocket but a passport and an obscure World War II medal. Season 2 was confirmed by Amazon just days after releasing the show, which stars Alan Ritchson, Malcolm Goodwin, Willa Fitzgerald, Bruce McGill and Kristin Kreuk.Ī man with no luggage steps off a bus. Reacher streams on Prime Video now, with all eight episodes of season 1 available from Feb.
The problem is, Reacher's action might be too familiar.
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A new Amazon Prime Video series adapts Killing Floor, the first novel to feature one-man army Jack Reacher, and it banishes memories of the Tom Cruise movies with a more faithful rendition. It's the oldest plot in the book, and it's also the oldest plot in Lee Child's best-selling series of Jack Reacher novels.
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