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"I Am Not A Hero!" See Tom Cruise Face Off With Werner Herzog In The New JACK REACHER Trailer!
Nordling here.
I'm a big fan of Lee Child's Jack Reacher books, and I'm still not sure whether Tom Cruise can really make the character work. This trailer doesn't convince me either - Jack Reacher doesn't bluster, doesn't make idle threats, and he's not a braggart. To his credit, Cruise isn't playing any of those things, judging by the trailer. There's just something about him as an actor that doesn't mesh with what I've always pictured Reacher to be like. Reacher's simply a bad ass that never feels the need to talk about it - he just does it.
There's a moment in the trailer that is pure Reacher - over the phone, Reacher tells some hostage takers just what they can do with their hostage - but Cruise is missing the matter-of-fact tone of the character in the book. I don't know, but the idea of Werner Herzog as the villain makes it all a lot easier to take. If at some point Herzog gets shot at and says, "This is not a significant bullet," I'll stand up and cheer. Plus Christopher McQuarrie is the writer and director, which means that if it's half as gritty as THE WAY OF THE GUN this will be suitably kickass. Here's the trailer, courtesy of Yahoo:
JACK REACHER opens this Boxing Day.
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That guy definitely needs to do more acting. I don't know these books at all, but I'm willing to give this a shot.
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Shot.
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Oct. 17, 2012, 2:01 p.m. CST
So is this a sequel to that one with Cameron Diaz?
by KEVIN_COSTNERS_RECYCLED_PISS
I'm not a Tom Cruise hater but he plays every character exactly the same.
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Nothing. Reacher is a 6'6", blonde, hulking killer and genius investogator who barely speaks and doesn't even drive a car. He uses words sparingly, like bullets. The tone of this drivel has zero to do with the series. I don't understand how you fuck this up so completely. Box office will reflect, boys. This will be one of the year's great flops. Why? They alienated pretty much the entire fanbase of the books. Reading the comment whenever the FB page updates is hilarious.
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'cuz we don't need another hero. ♪"thunderdome"♫
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Oct. 17, 2012, 2:04 p.m. CST
yahoo crappy servers. i have yet to play a trailer from them that works properly.
by Antz
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For now and forevermore. Jesus, Hollywood.
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...its a sad stretch for Tom Cruise to play a brawny badass. I dont buy it.
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Oct. 17, 2012, 2:17 p.m. CST
The getting out of the car thing will probably be the best part of this movie...
by GBH
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The real Reacher in the books wouldn't be translated well to the screen. No book can be translated well enough to satisfy fans. Lord of the Rings even left stuff out... Too many nuances and background narrative. In every Reacher novel, "Reacher said nothing" occurs like 20-30 times. Seriously? How many silences can you have on screen? I get that it doesn't look like Reacher is supposed to, but Child himself has given his blessing to Cruise. Give it a chance. And if I hear one more Dolph Lundgren suggestion I think I'll hurl. He matches physically but can't act his way out of a box. Give it a chance. There's a lot of cool scenes in this that may work. And that may not be his car... Just sayin. Could be the soldier boy he says didn't do it...
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That is all.
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I thought we were in America? DID WE LOSE A FUCKING WAR?!
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Nice handle. Let me tell you something. CBM's are here to stay. At least for the foreseeable. If you don't like it you can always ignore them. But if CBM's DO fail and the rest of the decade plays out like everyone thinks it will you'll end up praying for something like Jack Reacher. Count on it.
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Oct. 17, 2012, 2:29 p.m. CST
God help us all when we see that 1st Trailer for Van Helsing starring Cruise playing Cruise.
by 5secondfuse
The movie looks half decent but if this is supposed to be a bad ass gritty character will it be R rated? Or just another PG13 pretending to be one? I hope it's R because the number of R Rated Movies that have been ruined by brown nosing talentless suits, just looking for an opening weekend over a movies integrity in the last decade are ten a penny. That being said it still looks like Cruise playing Cruise and he's out cruising for a reach around. Never read the books so I can't get too wound up about Cruise playing Cruise.......again.
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Reacher may not have a driving licence but he drives pretty much in every book including One Shot which this is based on..... Everything else you refer to I strongly agree with...
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Seems like he has a breakout character this time. http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0337429/bio
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The commentary on way of the gun made it sound like he'd rather eat glass and piss fire into gasoline that direct another movie. Not that I am complaining. Way of The Gun is a favorite. He's one of the only directors who portrays gun work properly. In fact he should direct GUNWORK.
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Having read three of the Reacher books (Persuader, One Shot(which the film is based off of), and The Hard Way) and thought they were fine bits of tough-guy fiction I suppose I'm a "fan" and, aas a fan, I don't really give a damn how different Cruise looks from the way Reacher's described in the books. Jack Reacher in the books is just the author (Lee Child aka Jim Grant)'s glorified vision of himself (don't believe me? Run a google image search on Mr. Child). Child has given his approval of Cruise in the role and, frankly, that's all I care about. If HE'S cool with it, I'M cool with it.
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If he needs to be a certain way speak with a specific "matter of factness" then that's the fault of the script and director. Look, I know Cruise has pull put he works with directors, McQuarrie needed to jump in, provided the script called for it. Is Cruise producing?
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So to me, this looks like a ton of fun!
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Obviously the studio is marketing this to people who haven't read the books. This is nothing fucking new. Though I'm sure the name Alexander Skarsgard HAD to pop up in early conversations about casting.
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I agree with just about everything your're saying. I didn't read the books. However, Gosling pulled off the silent killer thing in Drive quite well.
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Would make a great Reacher, he was in the latest episode of Dexter and had bit parts in many other movies including Avatar, he's kinda like a taller Stone Cold Steve Austin....
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That is all.
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Alexander Rhodes is really good in this one.
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Either him or Lars Von Trier.
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What was wrong with "One Shot"? I thought if anything good came out of John Carter it would be that Hollywood would stop lazily using character names as the title of the movie.
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Man, he was a dull eyed mentally ill short bus rider in Drive. While the film has some style, Gosling failed entirely at being a bad ass. He's about as menacing and commanding as my golden retriever.
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Look, I want a scene where I walk away, real slow, instead of sprinting. Just one. Don't worry, I'll sprint the rest of the movie.
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Oct. 17, 2012, 2:59 p.m. CST
everything about this movie tells me it would probably be really awesome but instead it will suck
by Stephen
cuz they cast fuckin tom cruise.
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Come on, "One Shot" isn't branding. It doesn't sound like a potential franchise. JACK REACHER, despite sounding like something pornographic, not only brands the film instantly, it leaves it open to franchise titles in the future.
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Oct. 17, 2012, 3:03 p.m. CST
I kinda liked the scene where he gets out the car and blends in at the bus stop.
by kindofabigdeal
Guess that makes me a queer.
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That last scene where he steps out of the car and into that small crowd, with everyone helping him to blend in, was way fucking cool. I presume there is some motivation for them to do that we aren't privy to in the trailer. Either way, great little scene...
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Oct. 17, 2012, 3:05 p.m. CST
kindofabigdeal...I did not see your post before I wrote mine
by Somerichs
ya queer! :)
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Oct. 17, 2012, 3:11 p.m. CST
A bulked up Skarsgard or even Armie Hammer would have done
by King Sweyn Forkbeard
It's not the usual fanboy bitching about "they changed it from the book!" for this one. Reacher's size and physical presence is one of the key component of his character. Casting Cruise (who is generally fine in most stuff) is like making Sam Gamgee six feet tall with rippling muscles.
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My god, why is everyone praising Herzog in this? If that guy's fucking name wasn't Werner Herzog and was some German no-name, all the posters here would say what a god-awful, overacting/reacting, scowling putz this guy is. Reminded me of Gene Simmons of Kiss, back when he sucked as the villain in "Runaway". You can't be a villain just by making mean faces and scowling.
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Oct. 17, 2012, 3:14 p.m. CST
Micke Spreitz is the man for this job. Gerard Butler, Clive Owen, Ray Stevenson- sure. Tom "I'm a MANLY MAN, honestly!!!" KPY3? No. Just, no.
by Aiden Blackwell
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what Hollywood package-deal nonsense got him this role? they should have cast Margaret Thatcher that said, the trailer doesn't suck
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God, after all that hype, what a let down. I thought I was watching the Mad Magazine parody. *SPOILERS* <BR> Driver: Hey. <BR>Irene: Hey <BR>Driver: So, uh (*beat*) you wanna take a drive sometime? <BR>Irene: (shrugs) Mm-mm-mm. <BR>Driver: Or... you know... we could take a ride (*beat*) whichever you prefer. <BR>Irene: OK. <BR>Driver: (Stares) <BR>Irene: (Stares) <BR>Driver: (Stares) <BR>Irene: (Stares) <BR> CUT TO: EXT. ROAD. NIGHT. <BR>Driver and Irene drive along a road at night. "A Real Hero" plays on the soundtrack: <BR> MUSIC: "And you, have proved, to be <BR>A real human being, and a real hero <BR>Real human being, and a real hero <BR>Real human being, and a real hero <BR>Real human being, and a real hero <BR>Real human being, and a real hero <BR>Real human being, and a real hero <BR>Real human being, and a real hero <BR>Real human being, and a real hero <BR>Real human being, and a real hero <BR>etc., etc., etc...., ad infinitum ad nauseam
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This franchise should have started with the VASTLY superior Killing Floor, and thus kept the original title, like that other short-running franchise... what is it... on the tip of my tongue... oh, right - James Bond.
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So I think this actually looks not half-bad. And casting Werner Herzog as the villain is fucking brilliant. Also, despite his INSANITY, I like Tom Cruise. He may play the same type of character in most of his movies, but most of those movies are good.
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but i haven't read the books, so that probably won't bother me. good trailer.
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I haven't read the books, so I'm not qualified to judge this based on its merits as an adaptation. But as an outside, based on that trailer, I would see it.
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Oct. 17, 2012, 3:23 p.m. CST
Nothing against Cruise personally, but he seems all wrong for this.
by kevred
I haven't read any of the books, so this is just based on what I'm seeing. His physical self doesn't seem to fit what is going on onscreen. Cruise is not tough-guy physically intimidating, in stature, voice, facial expressions, even word choice. But based on what the character is doing in the scenes and how other people are reacting to him, it looks as though he's supposed to be - everything around him fits around the hulking badass character that this is supposedly about, but the guy at the center looks like a completely different person. Cruise can be intense, but using *his* kind of intensity in the right way - see the MI films or Collateral - is what works. He's not bad, he's just the wrong tool for the job here. Seeing and reading about this, my biggest problem with it is not Cruise himself, but the fact that Cruise doing this will make it just another Cruise movie, unlikely to get any sequels. If the property is worth doing, it seems like it should be given a fresh beginning without the baggage that will likely lead to nothing more in the future. As for the author's endorsement of Cruise - he's been writing the books for 15 years with no takers for film adaptations, when one of Hollywood's biggest stars comes calling. He's probably very comfortable with the books being the books and the film being something else altogether, and getting heaps of publicity he wouldn't otherwise get. Nothing wrong with that.
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Get it?
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I love Cruise, but he just feels so wrong here, despite the overall tone of the trailer feeling right. Maybe should have cast someone like Josh Holloway.
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...and I'm not crazy about that, on top of the oddly...flip?...tone of it. It doesn't look horrible, but apart from the novelty of Herzog and Robert Duvall in the same movie...hmmm...
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Oct. 17, 2012, 3:41 p.m. CST
The moving car bit was done cooler in RED with 'ol man Willis.
by openthepodbaydoorshal
Maybe thats the problem with Cruise, despite all the roles and characters, and the fact that he's turned 50, he still has that smug, boyish face.
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Oct. 17, 2012, 3:45 p.m. CST
McQuarrie is the real talent behind The Usual Suspects and should have had the chances Singer got.
by Cameron1
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Oct. 17, 2012, 3:45 p.m. CST
lonecow12: Like we haven't heard that one before. Now make a Taken 2:The Limit joke.
by kindofabigdeal
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Oct. 17, 2012, 3:50 p.m. CST
Like the 'hat gag' but I agree that Cruise seems 'off'.
by Fortunesfool
I wanted Aaron Eckhart for Reacher :(
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...and convert you to Scientology!
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I always thought that Geoffrey Rush was channeling Werner Herzog in Mystery Men
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4f9HNknKTU
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Are you fucking nerds kidding me?! Did you actually watch that trailer?! It was fucking amazing!! There is so much shit coming out of Hollywoods ass chops but that was not one of them. Fuck the books. I watched the trailer and it's a killer. Amazing. Over and out fagots
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http://video.adultswim.com/the-boondocks/large-hair-and-permanent-scowl.html
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sorry!
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honestly this looks terrible
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It was QUALITY! Felt like the gritty, exploitation car-chase romps that we never see anymore, right down to the tense, playful music. That vibe alone sells me on this movie.
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I'm gonna get Mehhhningitis from the amount of MEH that's in that trailer.... With the exception of Herzog as a bad guy. what a great idea!
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Oct. 17, 2012, 4:41 p.m. CST
Too many plants and 12 year olds here. Long live the New Trolls. What a crapfest.
by higgledyhiggles
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Will like this more than fans. That coming attraction actually looked pretty good. I've read all the books, and really have to forget the picture I had in my head. the Rock would have been great.
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Oct. 17, 2012, 4:58 p.m. CST
Jack Reacher should be bouncing berries off his tits.
by kindofabigdeal
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I liked it.
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Oct. 17, 2012, 5:08 p.m. CST
Can't accept Cruise as either a bad-ass or an intelligent character
by MoaKaka
Despite the very short extras for him to stand next to, and the many pairs of lift-insert shoes. And Cruise's over-acting (or under-acting? What do you call it when he tries oh so teeeerrrrrribly hard, yet his line readings all suck?).
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Whether he's in a comedy or not, his acting is always funny. ESPECIALLY when he's trying to be bad-ass or intelligent -- he just tries so hard and fails so miserably, that it's especially funny. I can't even look at a picture of him without laughing.
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Oct. 17, 2012, 5:11 p.m. CST
A bald goateed Travolta or gay android Fassbinder would have been better casting
by animatronicmojo
Is it too late to CG in Schwarzenegger and make Herzog a North Korean?
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Oct. 17, 2012, 5:16 p.m. CST
re: "McQuarrie is the real talent behind The Usual Suspects and should have had the chances Singer got."
by sasquatch_with_a_swatch_watch
YES. TRUTH.
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My God, did I just write that?
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would cruise make more? he isnt an actor for franchises.
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Oct. 17, 2012, 5:31 p.m. CST
I could give a fuck about the source material. This is fucking Christopher McQuarrie. Has no one here seen THE WAY OF THE GUN??
by sasquatch_with_a_swatch_watch
That is a HARD, BEAUTIFUL, POEM of a film. THIS MAN IS A FUCKING AUTEUR AND A TRUE CINEMATIC VOICE AND NEEDS TO BE ABLE TO MAKE MORE FILMS. I don't know how many projects Joe Carnahan is getting thrown at him these days (The Grey- brilliant, The A-Team- Absolute Shit) -those movies made like, zero dollars?? but thank God somebody is doing honest-to-God hard boiled 70's films again and not in a way that seems cheap (Rob Zombie) or pop collage/ homage (Tarantino, who is still, a genius, but a bird of his own) Watching the blue collar criminals on Breaking Bad, I realized this could be seen as a deeper look into characters we meet in Way of the Gun- James Caan, Geoffrey Lewis... Old guys in Members Only jackets, silent, old school, tough as nails. He created a great universe in that film and I want to see more of it, even if he's cherry-picking stuff from other people's books to get it on screen. Hey, how much did QT change from Elmore Leonard's novel Jackie Brown? Okay? Don't fuck with genius. Even if genius wants to steal and deconstruct a bit. Just be glad these guys- whose films fly under the radar and don't make a whole lot of dough- are being allowed to make films at all, because this is the stuff they'll be studying in textbooks 20 years from now.
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Oct. 17, 2012, 5:32 p.m. CST
Does anyone know what city this takes place in?
by sasquatch_with_a_swatch_watch
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Then its going to be a kick ass movie im there the first day
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Jack Reacher Only Smaller!
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Oct. 17, 2012, 5:58 p.m. CST
This looks great, yes tom cruise is not tall but how many 6.5 actors can you name?
by bohdi71
And the comedy was unexpected but excellent as well as the investigative process, this seems to be action with a brain?
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I thought he was gay like John Travolta. I'm not judging but I thought that everyone knew that Tom Cruise was also gay. Isn't that why Katie Holmes left him?
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Is that true? I heard that he uses slaves to build his motorcycles or something. I think it's to do with scientology but I could be wrong.
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But finding hobbits for Tom Cruise to beat up on film is just ridiculous. It's not like he's a great actor either (despite, or because of, his trying way too hard, his line readings suck).
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Oct. 17, 2012, 6:28 p.m. CST
Why does this trailer not contain SUSPICIOUS ONLOOKER?
by FluffyUnbound
According to IMDB he's a pivotal character in this one.
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I've never read the books, but this looks slightly more believable than a 6'6 guy running around unspotted. Everyone keeps talking about the book reacher being huge, newsflash someone that's 6'6 attracts attention for being freakishly huge unless their only around sport stadiums. Go Tom! Screw the haters, this actually looks pretty good.
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Has he actually come out of the closet?
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Either the crowd on the curb where Cruise hid in plain sight were crouching or they hired them all from the Billy Barty Little Folk agency.
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He appeals solely to homosexual males.
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So very.
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Tiny fucker doesn't know how to act, the just knows how to act like Tom Cruise. Can't wait to NOT see this.
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Go figure.
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Oct. 17, 2012, 9:17 p.m. CST
Holy fuck, how many plants are posting positive spin in this talkback? It's a jungle!
by Hardboiled Wonderland
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I can't believe any fan of the Reacher novels will care for this. Cruise is a short guy driving fast cars and with guns blazing....that's his Mission Impossible role, but it's not Jack Reacher. Reacher is 6'4" (think Viggo Mortensen), doesn't drive fast cars, and blazes away with guns only rarely. This may be full of mindless action (nothing wrong with that), but it won't be a Jack Reacher movie no matter how they label it.
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Oct. 17, 2012, 9:24 p.m. CST
Everybody said Tom Cruise couldn't play Lestat........
by thelordofhell
Then he showed us all the homosexual undertones of being an unliving Vampire sucking on guys..........never knew how gay Vampires could really be until I saw Tom Cruise vamping it up.......Hell, they even had to adopt a kid together.
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Love Werner Herzog--on top of being a brilliant director and writer, he's a brilliant actor, too. See The Grand, Incident at Loch Ness, his voice work on The Boondocks and The Simpsons, even the behind the scenes footage of him showing Klaus Kinski how to do a scene in Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht (it really showed that Herzog could inhabit the physicality of the Dracula role in his own right). I wonder what on earth made Herzog decide to act in this film though? Regardless, now I've gotta see it!
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Oct. 17, 2012, 9:31 p.m. CST
I remember the last time Tom Cruise played a character he didn't look or act anything like.
by FistOSalmon
Interview With The Vampire. Yep, nobody went to see that.... The points been made before but I'll say it again. Fans of whatever property is being made into a movie will all go see the movie regardless of casting or name changes or plot changes whatever their vehemently stated declarations on the Intertubes. The studio knows they have your money already and you can safely be ignored if Tom-Fucking-Cruise has agreed to star in their adaptation. I understand the point fan's of the book are making but if you took all of them and stacked them next to all the people that turn out to see Tom Cruise movies you'd get a really good idea why nobody working on this movie (or the author who is on record saying the casting is great) gives a shit what the book's fans think about it. I don't think a lot of people really understand how relatively few books are sold as opposed to movie tickets. If you look at the list of bestselling books you find very few that weren't written years ago. 100,000 copies sold would be enough to put you on the bestseller lists for weeks. Lee Childs has sold something like 40 million books worldwide. For the fifteen books he's written call it 2.6 million of each book. But since it's a series and each new book replicates the sales numbers of the last one you figure most people are repeat buyers so you're looking at maybe 3 million fans, a chunk of whom are overseas. How many of those fans will refuse to go see the movie of a book they love strictly because of the miscasting of Tom Cruise? It's nowhere close to the number of people that will go see it based on Cruise's involvement that have never heard of it. It's the same reason they went with Jack Reacher instead of One Shot. With Cruise starring it's a franchise, what do you call the sequel "One Shot 2"? With Ray Stephenson starring (who would fucking OWN this part) in "One Shot" it's a direct to dvd and VOD release.
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meaning things like the Lord Of The Rings, 1984 and Gone With The Wind. Plus after the Tom Cruise movie comes out more paperback copies of One Shot will be sold than hardcopies and paperbacks to date combined, movie tie-ins sell better than normal releases.
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Stupid- Genetics or Choice? Let's ask noted television personality Dr. Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino what he thinks...
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tom cruise is in this scene.
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Oct. 17, 2012, 9:52 p.m. CST
I haven't read the books, but after watching this trailer, I'm curious to see this movie, now..
by Zardoz
Tom Cruise may be batshit crazy, but I don't give a rat's ass. Fucking half of Hollywood is full-on psychotic. What matters to me is the movie. If it's good, I'll see it. Regardless of what crazy-ass shit the person in front of, or behind, the camera said, or did. They're actors. Creative people. You've got to be a little messed up to even want to be one in the first place, right? And Tom Cruise makes, for the most part, damn good movies. Part of that is that he's always been lucky/savvy enough to work with the best directors. So, if "Jack Reacher" is any good, I'll go see it. And considering Cruise's track record, and the look of the film, it probably will be good. Crazy good!
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Oct. 17, 2012, 10:03 p.m. CST
@charliechaplinsfilmsin3D Re: Cruise isn't an actor for franchises
by Happyfat73
You mean except that one big franchise in which he's played the same character in 4 films... what was that one called again?
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Oct. 17, 2012, 10:44 p.m. CST
Tom Cruise is Tom Cruise in Tom Cruise starring Tom Cruise with a special guest appearance by Tom Cruise and Ruth Buzzy.
by UltraTron
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Oct. 17, 2012, 10:47 p.m. CST
Sweet fuck what the hell is Ruth Buzzi? What form of beast woman bred this abomination to mine eyes!
by UltraTron
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Oct. 17, 2012, 10:48 p.m. CST
From every book fan's description, Jack Reacher is basically Brock Sampson.
by MCVamp
So Tom Cruise is playing Brock Sampson. Whoo.
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Oct. 17, 2012, 10:57 p.m. CST
MI4 did well, this will do well. I don't think the studios or most moviegoers give a shit about what Jack Reacher should REALLY look like.
by AlienFanatic
I've never read the books, and I don't intend to, but I'm interested in seeing this flick because Cruise ALWAYS brings his A-game to movies. I can't think of another actor in his class that is consistently engaged in delivering on every, single role he plays. I'd love to hear who the folks pissing and moaning would put in Cruise's place. And no, "anybody else" is not an answer. Sure Cruse's Scientology beliefs are wacko, but I have a feeling that if we know half the shit these actors did behind the scenes, we'd all want to take showers and consult with a priest. But hey, it's cool to hate on Cruise so I guess I lose style points.
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Oct. 17, 2012, 11 p.m. CST
@clio Viggo Mortensen is 5'11" Now, Hemsworth would have been fine but he's too young for the role yet.
by AlienFanatic
Not a whole lot of "hulking" actors that fit the bill, physically. At least none that rate their name above the title.
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Oct. 17, 2012, 11:01 p.m. CST
That said, it could be another "Knight and Day" but thank god Rosamund Pike isn't Cameron Diaz...
by AlienFanatic
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It should hit you with a shot of adrenaline that makes your neck hairs stand up - and nothing Cruise does in this trailer makes me think he's actually the badass Jack Reacher is supposed to be (and I haven't read the books).
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SEE - JACK REACH FOR THE UPPER SHELF! SUMMER 2014
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First trailer had me thinking, "Eh, nobody cares about Cruise anymore. Pass." This trailer makes me think, "Cool. I'll check it out on DVD." I think Cruise should look a little more bad-assy, but I can live with that.
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Studio hacks and scientologists can come on here to try and 'big up' the next Cruise flick but you're pissing in the wind fellas. Lee Child didn't have a choice over the casting, he's being diplomatic because he's in for a share of the profits. Tom Cruise knows he doesn't match the character in the books, but he wanted it anyway. What does that say about him? And for those who say the studio isn't worried about the fans of the book, to date Lee Child has sold in the region of 40 million titles. So I'd say there's a few fans out there who know what to expect from a Jack Reacher film and from the trailers I've seen so far, none of it looks right. I hope this crashes and burns and we get a proper, indie low budget return to the character with an actor who looks the part. Ray Stevenson gets my vote. All hail Titus Pullo!
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Oct. 18, 2012, 2:29 a.m. CST
Note to Hollywood: Tom Cruise isn't and never will be a badass!
by BenBraddock
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Oct. 18, 2012, 2:29 a.m. CST
You know what really impresses me about Tom Cruise? The way he's able to run in his high heels.
by MoaKaka
My wife tells me it's rather difficult. Tom really reminds me of a preschooler playing dress-up -- look at me, I'm a fighter pilot! Now I'm a race car driver! During his third failed marriage, he even looked like he was playing the role of super husband/ father. But, yeah, running in those high heels must be murder on his feet. I suppose he's used to it by now, like those women in Italy who can walk on cobblestone streets in heels because they're used to it. I wonder if he'll ever outgrow his heels and playing dress up?
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Oct. 18, 2012, 2:30 a.m. CST
Also, talkbackers: how many more unoriginal "Reacharound" jokes are you going to post before this movie finally hits? WE GET IT!!!
by BenBraddock
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Just maxes out when there's a Tom Cruise article. Don't like the guy? Fine. But don't use it as an excuse to broadcast how much of a homophobic ballbag you are.
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Oct. 18, 2012, 4:58 a.m. CST
Tom Cruise has nothing to lose!!! We'll I guess that's sort of true now that Katie has woken up to this alien worshiping closet dwelling super freak.
by Bradly Durant
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Viggo is 5'11"? Cool! I'm as tall as Viggo! I suddenly have the urge to not shave for a week and grow my hair long.
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I mean the guy's personal life is his business. But I love his movies! His action movies seem to always hit the mark I'll forgive him for Knight & Day. And even his dramatic turns are entertaining, and I'm still looking forward to the Less Grossman pic.
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Lawrence "Dayglow" Dallaglio, London Wasps and former England Rugby Union "number 8". Lee Child has gone on record as saying that's who most resembles his mental image of Jack. http://biggsreps.com/uploads/assets/f25739d9b8b94497e13017e430fe40b78591eb00.jpg Get him an acting coach, job done..the bloke has got some sort of charisma anyway, which is allways a start. Let's face it the first Taken film is probably the closest we are going to get to a Reacher film done right.
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...If it was an origin story with him as an MP. I believe Child wrote that story. It was like the 9th book in the series or something...
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Sells the movie, looks like fun.
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Thank you! I am a huge fan of the Jack Reacher books. As a person, I greatly dislike Tom Cruise. For this, and many other reasons, I completely agree that Cruise is not the ideal choice for the role of Jack Reacher. However, I felt the exact same when Interview With The Vampire came out, and am a big enough man to admit that I was way wrong in that situation. Therefore, I am more than willing to give this One Shot (as it were) to see if he can make me a believer again. Time will tell. Just sayin'
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Bullshit I thought you were a special effects guy with a beard
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Oct. 18, 2012, 9:57 a.m. CST
Bearded clam! Yeah I can see your confusion. For years I dated an effects guy and he would influence my posts somewhat.
by UltraTron
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Oct. 18, 2012, 10 a.m. CST
Supposed to read Gabe Kaplin with twisted heads. Whatever happened to all those beanie babies? Who still proudly rocks the bean?
by UltraTron
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. . . I'm not president of his fan-club or anything, but SHEESH, get a grip, people! And then write out all the directors he's managed to work with. It's a crazy list. I'm surprised he hasn't worked with a reanimated Hitchcock by now . . .
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Plus, from an author’s point of view, it’s more exciting to see a new and fresh vision. Lee doesn’t want to see a literal translation. Without comparing himself to Bob Dylan, he wonders what Dylan wanted to hear when someone covered, say, “All Along the Watchtower”…a tribute clone, or Jimi Hendrix? Lee thinks the Cruise/McQuarrie interpretation will build on the books in the same way. http://leechild.com/faqmedia/
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Oct. 18, 2012, 10:20 a.m. CST
Cruise is ok in interview but they should have done away with the one and only mention that he has blond hair from the book. Funny scene is
by UltraTron
when he walks around the coffin and nearly trips on his elevator shoes.
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Doug and Carrie. Doug and Carrie. Doug and Carrie. Doug and Carrie. Doug and Carrie. Arther! Arther! Arther! Arther! Arther! Arther! Arther! Arther! Doug and Carrie. Doug and Carrie. Doug and Carrie. Doug and Carrie. youtube.com/watch?v=7fXym_Y7_QY#t=15s All I could think of while watching this trailer.
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Oct. 18, 2012, 10:48 a.m. CST
I'm pretty sure anyone who pens something Tom Cruise stars in...
by tangcameo
...is probably paid handsomely to not object to it. Remember Anne Rice's flip flop? If Tom Cruise played the main character in my novel (a 50+ year old man playing a 15yo senior high student), I'm pretty sure I'd have Tom Cruise's PR department *cough*Scien*cough*tology*cough knocking on my door with a big bag of money, making sure I didn't have any qualms with his performance.
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even his "acting" style would have seemed appropriate based on the character.
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Oct. 18, 2012, 12:03 p.m. CST
I don't give a shit about the books, as I haven't read them
by BIG_BAD_WOLF_IN_CAPS
So, I will approach this as a good popcorn flick, and that means I really wanna see it. I'm not a Tom Cruise hater, I actually really enjoy almost all of his movies. Count me in to seeing this as soon as we can get a baby sitter
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TALL rugged guys are Jack Reacher, he is basically a combination of Frankenstein and Sherlock Holmes (by way of the US military). Pure deductive reasoning in an almost-lumbering, awkward body. (Jack CREATURE, get it?) I will give Cruise a teenytiny "benefit of the doubt", but I won't get my hopes up...
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It's tom cruise being tom cruise in mission impossible mode with a darker edge.
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Oct. 18, 2012, 12:58 p.m. CST
twogun: you're golden retriever smashes people's hands with a hammer?
by Darth Macchio
..and then threatens them by placing a nail in the corner of their eye and reaches back with a hammer to...you know...kill them by slamming the nail into their skulls/brains? does he beat and crush people's skulls in elevators? i've always thought of golden retrievers as such nice sweet pooches..loyal, empathic, etc...big sure...but not at all threatening. if you're golden is quietly smashing people's hands with a hammer or abruptly stomping on their skulls in the elevator until their head and brains are pulped putty, then you might want to consider obedience school or something. not even sure if that "cesar" dog whisperer guy can help with a psychotic golden retriever..good luck tho.
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Oct. 18, 2012, 1:04 p.m. CST
Bearded Clam? Is that like a zuperhero exclamation? "By Neptune's bearded clam!"
by sasquatch_with_a_swatch_watch
you are not sarah silverman if you are I want you to be my girlfriend. here is my myspace page http://www.myspace.com/darkhatlawrence I swear I can do special effects too. PRACTICAL special effects.
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Still, I did vomit in my mouth a bit at the thought of him as Reacher...
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compared to the action shit we've been getting. The 'phone call hostage scene and the scene at the end of the trailer guarantee asses in seats. Actually a well put together trailer... will wonders never cease? Music fit too. Also, just realized that phone call reminded me of Tropic Thunder, "Do your thing, skin the fucking bastard. Go to town, man. Go to town! In the mean time and as usual, go fuck yourself."
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Oct. 18, 2012, 1:38 p.m. CST
What's even funnier than the trailer is the poster: http://www.movieweb.com/news/jack-reacher-poster
by MoaKaka
Normally, when I see a huge head on top of tiny short arms and torso, I think "bad photoshop!" But the funny/sad thing is, I think this is really how Tom looks. So the producers want me to spend $12 watching this midget standing on boxes in every scene, and then beating up some other midgets they found as extras? All while wearing his high-heeled shoes. I don't know if I should laugh or vomit.
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Oct. 18, 2012, 2:41 p.m. CST
Oh God no, despite a great writer/director. he has completely fucked the entire Reacher world, why does Cruise talk so much, in the books he just gets rthe fucking job done, end of! And he's not some short-ass brown haired punk, he's blonde well over 6ft
by AllThosePowers
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Where more women will be showing fan hate on a book to movie, then men.
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Oct. 18, 2012, 4:19 p.m. CST
Nobody told Cruise "JACK REACHER" sounds like a gay porn title?
by daggor
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Oct. 18, 2012, 4:35 p.m. CST
I don't think you are Sarah Silverman, because no Jew would ever fuck up the spelling of the name Gabe Kaplan
by sasquatch_with_a_swatch_watch
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Oct. 18, 2012, 4:45 p.m. CST
Cruise is a GAY icon, always has been and will be, he is not a serious actor - Jack Reacher is as serious as they come; he deserves a serious actor to play him, no where in the Reacher novels I've read - only two - is Reacher portrayed as a faggot ass, wh
by AllThosePowers
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Because, as usual, that's what it looks like he's playing. Just like the character he played in "Valkyrie" was named "Tom Cruise As A German Officer." Cruise really gets off on getting fake "medals" at award ceremonies, where his cult kisses his ass and plays into his weird fantasies. I don't think he's gay though -- gay people would have more taste that this cheap tacky ceremony: http://iheartkiiki.blogspot.com/2008/01/tom-cruise-scientology-freedom-medal-of.html
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Is just one of many reasons I cannot take tiny Tammy seriously in any of his roles. Knowing how ridiculous his fantasies are, how can anyone look at Cruise at NOT laugh out loud?
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OK, Plants, the balls in your court now. C'mon, get in the game and show us whatchya got. Tell us again how fresh and original this looks, how the trailer was actually very well made and looks so much better than the typical action movie crap we've been getting- because, you know, WOW! That last scene where a guy gave him a hat!? So cool. <BR> Above all, do note how all this Tom Cruise hate is so completely beyond you, because, by golly, this guy's a Movie Star whose mere sexy tight jeans and two-top-shirt-buttons-always-undone presence just guarantees asses in seats. <BR> You might also mention how you certainly have neeeeeever heard anything about Mr. Cruise over that last three decades that might suggest he deserves such constant ridicule, what a nice guy he is, how he stops and helps at car accidents, and sprints so well. <BR> Also, don't forget to tell all "you Talkbackers" what a bunch of hate-filled, misanthropic, basement-dwelling trolls they are, so that we'll all know that, even though you are posting in this so-called "Talkback" forum, you are in no way one of these wretched little "Talkbackers," with all your hate-filled hate that hate made and all. <BR> Finally, be sure and confirm that you are not "A Plant," just an honest, hard-working American who cares about the business of movies and the all-important theater (also Blu-Ray) experience. <BR> Then, "Talkbackers," don't forget to confirm all of these Plants' points by leveling a lot of mean-spirited comments about Cruise's height and oft-alleged closeted sexual orientation, because attacking people for their appearance and an alleged sexual orientation that may or may not be different from yours is sooooo important in today's anonymous internet movie forums. <BR> Yes, be sure and use such "go to" words as "midget," "teabagger" and "retarded" to show what a red-meat-eating anti-egghead bad-ass bully that none can argue with you are. <BR> Well, as for me, as you can plainly see, I am neither a "Talkbacker," (no really, I'm not- I'm NOT!) Neither am I "A Plant." Nope, I am but a mere humble innocent bystander in the game of movie stars that people love to hate and the people who then love to hate the people who love to hate the movie stars that people will either love to love, love to hate, hate to hate or hate to love. <BR> No... (stepping into a lonely spotlight on a darkened stage) I am only human. One man in a world he didn't create, who is obviously as bored as hell as he possibly could be today. (Raising fist) And I am determined to waste what remains of my day, Goddam America YES!!
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But absolutely NOTHING like a Jack Reacher movie. This bares ZERO resemblance to any of the character traits Reacher has in the novels, and misses the mark by miles. If they had made this as "generic Tom Cruise action movie" number 25, I would totally see it, but as it seems to take a giant steaming shit on one of my favorite literary action heroes, I think I'll pass. What's next? Jaden Smith as Mitch Rapp?
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This is the most blatant example of casting a big name in the wrong role simply because it will put asses in seats that I have ever seen. Cruise as Lestat doesn't even come close.
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I'd say "discuss" but anyone disagreeing is wrong. That said, Tom Cruise is a great actor who does a hell of a lot with shit all on the page, so I won't complain.
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David Morse... Great choice. But Dolph has the mass (or did a few years ago). Either would be great.
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Oct. 19, 2012, 8:14 a.m. CST
For the last time, Dolph sucks. Kind of stuck on Hemsworth. He'd be awesome...
by Codename V
And could grow older with the role just like the books...
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This could be his breakout role!
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He would have made a great Jack Reacher
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