As Child explained wryly during a recent book tour stop in Chicago, the search for an actor to play Reacher took place over a number of years. Hundreds of names were “bandied about,” as he put it: Liam Neeson? Daniel Craig? Hugh Jackman? Gerard Butler? Russell Crowe? Josh Brolin? Jason Statham? How about a black Reacher, maybe Will Smith or Denzel Washington?
But the search repeatedly stalled over finding someone with Reacher’s imposing size: 6-feet-5-inches tall, 250 pounds. “It was completely impossible to find a physical facsimile of Jack Reacher in Hollywood,” Child said. “There are none—not even remotely close. The people you think are 6-feet-five and 250 pounds are not. Most of them are at least seven or eight inches shorter than the fictional Reacher. It got to the point where people were saying, ‘What about this guy who’s nine inches shorter than Reacher? He’s better than this other guy who’s nine and a half inches shorter than Reacher.’ ”
Hmmm, now that Dolph Lundgren is older and has more interesting looking lines on his features,
Dude is smart, (masters degree in chemical eng) certainly looks tough and has a suitably impressive physique.
Hmmm, now that Dolph Lundgren is older and has more interesting looking lines on his features,So, that scene in The Expendables 2 is based on him really having a Chem Eng. degree?
Dude is smart, (masters degree in chemical eng) certainly looks tough and has a suitably impressive physique.
So, that scene in The Expendables 2 is based on him really having a Chem Eng. degree?
When they announced Cruise as Lestat in Interview With The Vampire, I was so pissed! How could they do this... he is going to destroy the character... never going to like this... hate hate hate!
I then saw it... must say, he pulled it off... very well too! I've come to appreciate some of his characters in odd movies as well... Tropic Thunder... Knight and Day... Vanilla Sky...
but he is like the opposite of Reacher.Well, except for the 'gay porn' aspect.
NO, NO ,NO. As far as Child agreeing, $$$$$$$$$. All I can say is, think of how they messed up Cussler's Dirk Pitt by having that ninny Mathew McConneghy(sp) star. Oh well, look how many Batman there have been, maybe next movie will be another guy.
How do so many of you know the names of Gay Porn Stars?
Chris Hemsworth... 6'4"... pretty big dude.