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BTW... the characters name is Temujin I feel this Tartar woman is for me, and my blood says, take her. There are moments for wisdom and moments when I listen to my blood; my blood says, take this Tartar woman.
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09-10-2019, 07:40 AM | #4 |
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Well they've made two Jack Reacher films so far. First one cost $60m and it made $218m. Second one cost anywhere from $60-96m (depending on who you believe) and it made $162m.
So yes, Tom Cruise can sell the character. If they had cast Dave Bautista back in 2012, nobody would have given a shit and a second movie would have never been made.
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09-10-2019, 10:50 AM | #5 | |
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I seriously doubt most people know who Jack Reacher is. To those of us into the books (I own all of them) having Tom Cruise play the monstrous Jack Reacher was ridiculous. Have Cruise play Thor, Conan, it would be the same thing. No Cruise can't sell the character, IF you know who the character is. Bautista would have been perfect. The physical presense of Reacher is a huge part of the story. Without that going on it's not a Jack Reacher story. |
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09-10-2019, 11:33 AM | #6 | |
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And you aren't even considering that it's quite unlikely the movie gets green-lit by a studio unless Cruise or another big name is attached. In 2011-12, Bautista was only known as being an on/off again wrestler.
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I never thought of anyone playing Reacher in a movie until I saw Cruise, which was actually comical. You never get very far in any of the novels before you read something about the size of Reacher, it is a constant in all the stories, very important you get....big bad ass here. Think of a Batman movie without all his gadgets and toys. Same thing. Long after the movies then I thought how Bautista would have been a perfect fit. |
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09-10-2019, 12:23 PM | #8 |
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There's good new for you, then. Cruise isn't Jack Reacher anymore. They are actually rebooting it into a TV series.
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09-10-2019, 12:39 PM | #9 |
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I've read a lot of the Reacher books and was pissed that Cruise was playing him. Cruise owned the rights, so I guess he gets to cast himself.
I always pictured Adam Baldwin when reading the books. |
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09-10-2019, 02:26 PM | #12 |
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I always pictured The Rock as Jack Reacher. Thought he would fit the part to a T.
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09-10-2019, 03:03 PM | #13 |
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Adam Baldwin would be a very good choice for Reacher.
I completely agree with the OP in that I love the Reacher books and was shocked when I heard Cruise was going to play the main character. For this very reason I have not seen either of the movies and probably won't. I will disagree with using Bautista in the role though. Too jacked. Reacher is a big man but nothing makes him sound like a body builder type. Liam Neeson would be a great fit! |
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