On 2021-04-09 4:37 a.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Thursday, April 8, 2021 at 7:43:12 PM UTC-4, Dave Smith wrote:

>> I am still trying to figure out how Cruise got cast as Jack Reacher. I
>> am a Reacher fan, and Cruise is the antithesis of the role he is
>> playing. I have to admit that I was reluctant to watch the first one he
>> did because I just couldn't picture Tom Cruise as Jack Reacher.
>
> I doubt the physical appearance of the character really makes that
> much difference, especially in an industry where 90-pound women
> can throw 200-pound bruisers around like a sack of feathers.
>
> Cruise has a producer credit on the movie, although that might be
> part of his standard compensation package. The director went on
> to write and direct several Mission Impossible films, so he at least
> thought casting Cruise was a good idea.
>


Jack Reacher's size is a very important aspect of the character. It is
emphasized in every book. He is 6'5" and 250 pounds. He is a man
mountain. He is also badly scarred from all the fights he has been in
and recovered from.