Well, I suppose if the did some Lord Of The Rings height magic, maybe. The question is (if you went the CGI route to make Tom look bulker/taller), could Tom pull off the mannerisms that go with being a big brute?"You're ego's writing checks your body can't cash!"
I'm thinking no...
One person that I think could have played this role is Ray Stephenson.
All I can say is, think of how they messed up Cussler's Dirk Pitt by having that ninny Mathew McConneghy(sp) star.I am so glad that I wasn't into reading Cussler before I saw that movie.