Jack Reacher: Alan Ritchson To Play The Hulking Hero On TV – Empire

For years, the character of punch-happy former military man Jack Reacher has been associated, on screen, at least, with Tom Cruise who, despite throwing himself into the role for two movies, has often been decried as not tall enough. For the TV take on the character, the producers which include author Lee Child have plumped for actor Alan Ritchson, who, at around 6′ 2″, (the official press release gives him a bump to 6’4″) is a bit closer to the novels’ description of their conflicted hero as 6’…

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