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By: david pitt

david pitt — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 15:25:33 +0000

I just watched Cruise in Valkyrie, and he plays it straight. He barely cracked a smile — well, given he’s playing a German officer who’s planning to assassinate Hitler, there’s not much to smile about — and the grin was nowhere to be seen.

He’s still physically wrong for Reacher, I think, but the grin might not be an issue.

And, Elvis and Bob, I agree that Chance Kelly has the right look to play Reacher. I’ve never seen him act, though.

By: Laura

Laura — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 04:48:51 +0000

Chance Kelly is the ONE AND ONLY actor suited to play this role, both in stature and character presence!!! How is Tom cruise going to do it? On Stilts?

By: Bob

Bob — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 21:51:32 +0000

Chance Kelly is Jack Reacher

By: Elvis Ferrando

Elvis Ferrando — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 21:00:42 +0000

With all due respect to Mr. Cruise and all the other fine actors mentioned, the man who is perfect for Jack Reacher is a much less exposed, but powerful actor named Chance Kelly. He played Godfather in HBO’s “Generation Kill” and has been a busy character man for years. His acting style is real and gritty, and he would be a new face to many, as Reacher should be. He is a man of some mystery and great strength who embodies Reacher as written.
Please check him out: http://www.chancekelly.com/media/index.htm.

By: david pitt

david pitt — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 15:57:06 +0000

I still think Jeffrey Dean Morgan would be a good choice.

By: Bill

Bill — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 21:14:44 +0000

Cruise would be so, so wrong. That little grin of his is so un-Reacher. But who?

By: david pitt

david pitt — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 17:18:35 +0000

It might be helpful to remember that Anthony Hopkins looks about as much like Richard Milhous Nixon as he does Milhouse van Houten, but he played Nixon so well that we forgot about the lack of physical resemblance.

I’m just sayin’….

By: Angela Dubinger

Angela Dubinger — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 14:51:26 +0000

Cruise, ick. Michael Fassbender or Liev Schreiber, I say.

By: Keir

Keir — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 13:37:37 +0000

Cruise? Boo.