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to think the casting director was drunk....

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balotelli · 01/12/2012 18:33

New film for USA next year is Jack Reacher... brillaint series of Book by Lee Child. Jack Reacher is an ex army detective who likes helping the underdog.

His main feature is that he is 6'5" and weighs 17st, this is an integral part of who he and what he does. So how pissed was the casting director who thought it would be reasonable to cast........

Tom Cruise! Xmas Hmm

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PurpleCrutches · 01/12/2012 18:34

He might have him wearing stilts? To add character .

quoteunquote · 01/12/2012 18:35

It will never work, very stupid.

WelshMaenad · 01/12/2012 18:37

Oh FGS!!!

Maybe the casting director was a scientologist?

jaggythistle · 01/12/2012 18:37

haha! there was a big thread bemoaning this recently, can't link on phone.

bloody ridiculous though. Jack Reacher should be huge!

SummerRain · 01/12/2012 18:39

Dear god... Another example of no one on the production team even having read the book!

HazeltheMcWitch · 01/12/2012 18:43

Dear god... Another example of no one on the production team even having read the book!

Who do you think the producers are, exactly? Go on, take one guess....

1st name listed: Mr T. Cruise !!

scarletforya · 01/12/2012 18:44

Yeh, and another one I'll never fathom is Lindsay Lohan as Elizabeth Taylor ! Confused

BattlingFanjos · 01/12/2012 18:46

Another book ruined!!! Will not be watching, just ridiculous!!! Sad

sparkle12mar08 · 01/12/2012 19:14

The author is very happy with Tom's casting apparently and says that what Jack Reacher is essentially about is power, and that Tom Cruise portrays that perfectly well in his own way. So if the author thinks it's fine then I can't see what everybody is so bothered about.

quoteunquote · 01/12/2012 19:21

The author is very happy with Tom's casting apparently

Do we know how much he was paid to be happy?

and says that what Jack Reacher is essentially about is power, and that Tom Cruise portrays that perfectly well in his own way

that is funny, TC could just about pull off playing an elf, but only if he had taken magic mushrooms.

SoupDragon · 01/12/2012 19:24

You do realise that Robbie Coltrane isn't really as tall as he appears on screen as Hagrid don't you...? special effects are so good these days.

StaceeJaxx · 01/12/2012 19:35

As good an actor as Tom Cruise is this is a bit bloody stupid. Tom Hardy would have been a much better choice, and much easier on the eye. Wink

CharlieCoCo · 01/12/2012 19:44

There isnt any special effects though, have you seen the trailer? in one scene he gets away from the bad guys by blending into the crowd as he's so tiny, the idea is he isnt suppose to be as hes like a foot taller. I love these books and have read them all. The first one i read i visualised Liam Neeson, hes the build Jack is suppose to have. Apparently Lee Child wasnt happy at first, but money can change a lot of people's opinions and now hes going against his own believes by saying that JR size isnt importat and it wasnt literally-um yes it is unless you havent read your own books...never mind, ive seen the trailer, i dont intend to watch the film.

SoupDragon · 01/12/2012 19:46

It was a joke. Hmm

superwhizzynewlaptop · 01/12/2012 19:58

As was pointed out in t'other thread (in Chat I think), TC looks up to some would-be attackers in one scene before biting their ankles beating them up!

And there were many suggestions of much better casting - I believe Jim Caviezel and Liam Neeson came up rather a bit...

whatsforyou · 01/12/2012 20:09

The trailer is just ridiculous, he is such a little short arse and a smug git I love the books but have no interest at all in watching the film.

And I read an article that said Lee Child actually requested that Tom Cruise play him Shock must only be because he thinks he's box office.

BrawToken · 01/12/2012 20:11

Remember John Hannah as Rebus? Similarly baffling! urned out Hannah had some major stake in the company (or maybe owned it?).

glentherednosedbattleostrich · 01/12/2012 20:14

Perhaps they misread and thought he was supposed to be 5' 6'' and TC was the only person short enough that they could think of?

OldLadyKnowsNothing · 01/12/2012 20:19

That's interesting about Rebus, Ken Stott is so much better.

Chopsypie · 10/12/2012 14:09

Sorry to ressurect an old thread.
I've just watched the trailer.
here

I can't quite get my head around it, it just doesnt fit. I wont be going to see it.

Interview with Lee Child

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