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‘Reacher’ Trailer: Amazon’s New Series Features A Much Bigger Jack Reacher Than The Films To Fight Bad Guys

December 2, 2021 1:29 pm

When the “Jack Reacher” films were released, critics and many film fans seemed to enjoy them. The diehard fans of Lee Childs’ book series, of which the films were inspired by, were not happy. You see, Tom Crui...

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Christopher McQuarrie Planning R-Rated Movie With Tom Cruise Playing A Very “Un-Tom Character”

Rafael Motamayor

July 4, 2020 1:15 pm

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Christopher McQuarrie has pushed Tom Cruise and movie stunts to great heights with his work on the "Mission: Impossible" movies, but McQuarrie has revealed that he has plans for a new film with Tom Cruise that...

Dwayne Johnson Explains Losing ‘Jack Reacher’ Role & Why He “Looks Back In Gratitude” That He Didn’t Star

Charles Barfield

April 13, 2020 11:07 am

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Hollywood is littered with stories of actors coming ever so close to landing roles that could have greatly altered their careers. Tom Selleck as Indiana Jones. Eric Stoltz as Marty McFly. And so on. Well, acco...

Amazon Orders A Full Season Of The ‘Jack Reacher’ Reboot Series Based On Lee Child’s ‘The Killing Floor’

Charles Barfield

January 14, 2020 4:21 pm

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It’s official— Jack Reacher is back! But this isn’t an announcement about Tom Cruise’s above-average action films that have been released over the last decade. No, we’re talking about the recently announced ...

‘Jack Reacher’ Author Says Tom Cruise Is “Too Old” For Action Films: “He Needs To Move On”

Charles Barfield

November 25, 2019 2:43 pm

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When compared to the actor’s incredible filmography of action work, “Jack Reacher” (and its sequel) aren’t the most fondly remembered films that starred Tom Cruise. Sure, the films have their defenders and are ...

Amazon Is Developing A New Streaming Series Based On The ‘Jack Reacher’ Novels

Charles Barfield

July 16, 2019 1:19 pm

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It’s quite apparent that Amazon believes the key to winning the Streaming Wars with Netflix, Hulu, Disney, Apple, and WarnerMedia is with battle-tested intellectual property. First, it was the “Jack Ryan” serie...

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‘Jack Reacher’ Author Says Tom Cruise Lacked The “Physicality” & Will Recast The Character For Upcoming TV Series

Charles Barfield

November 15, 2018 12:09 pm

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When you think of Tom Cruise and action films, the first ones that come to mind are the big hitters of ‘Mission: Impossible’ (and its myriad of sequels) and “Top Gun” (also getting a sequel). But there’s anothe...

Tom Cruise & Cobie Smulders Enjoy New Orleans: First Official Pictures from ‘Jack Reacher 2’

Charles Barfield

June 8, 2016 6:00 pm

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Trying to prove that he is able carry a franchise not named “Mission: Impossible,” Tom Cruise is back starring as the titular character in “Jack Reacher: Never Go Back,” and we have the first official pictures ...