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Walts Ghost · 06-27-2012, 07:30 PM

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Here’s One Shot of Tom Cruise as ‘Jack Reacher’

Below is a new look at Tom Cruise as Jack Reacher, the title character of Christopher McQuarrie‘s upcoming Paramount film. It’s an old trick to say that Cruise just looks like Cruise here, because of course he does — that’s the whole point of hiring someone at his level of fame, especially to anchor an action thriller.

The film Jack Reacher adapts Lee Child‘s novel One Shot, in which the presence of itinerant former military policeman Jack Reacher is requested by a man accused of killing several people at random with a sniper rifle. The weird thing is: Reacher once arrested the same guy, a former serviceman, for another crime, and so he can’t figure out why the guy now seems to want his help. The film also features a supporting cast with some attention-getting names: Werner Herzog as the villain, and Rosamund Pike, Robert Duvall, Richard Jenkins and Michael Raymond-James (so good in Terriers) in other roles.

Check out the first real image of Cruise as Reacher below.

EW has the photo, and also quotes McQuarrie talking about the film, first explaining why the one-time MP character is such a capable crimefighter:

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Someone asks him at one point in the story about the difference between a military policeman and a regular cop. Reacher points out that [for military police], every suspect is a trained killer.

He also explains Reacher’s general character:

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He is free from any sort of anxiety. He is truly not encumbered by all the bulls–t that makes up our daily lives… He literally and figuratively has no baggage. … He is an extremely pragmatic, matter-of-fact person. He’s very solitary, but he can’t walk away from a situation that needs to be made right. His own sense of right and wrong tie into that situation and he can’t leave until it’s been resolved. That’s his Achilles heel.

Paramount has enough confidence in Cruise and Jack Reacher to schedule the film for December 21, plainly hoping to duplicate some of the success found in that same timeframe last year with Cruise and Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol. Hopefully we’ll get a better idea of how Cruise works as the character, when the trailer hits soon.

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Trekkie313 · 06-27-2012, 07:32 PM

Is it me or does this movie seem like it could be a low-budget Jason statham film?

Walts Ghost · 06-27-2012, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Trekkie313

Is it me or does this movie seem like it could be a low-budget Jason statham film?

It's just you. Not even close to a low budget film, and this is a book series that came before Jason Statham was on the scene.

Blu Ian · 06-27-2012, 07:34 PM

The picture looks like it was taken from War of the worlds.

Walts Ghost · 06-27-2012, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Blu Ian

The picture looks like it was taken from War of the worlds.

Yeah it does, I just noticed that.

octagon · 06-27-2012, 07:50 PM

This could be really good.

Lee Child might not write great thrillers (at least not the couple I've ready anyway) but good thrillers (Dennis LeHayne, Harlen Coben, Michael Connelly) can make awfully fun movies (Gone Baby Gone, Tell No One, The Lincoln Lawyer).

Samus Aran · 06-27-2012, 08:45 PM

One Shot is being called Jack Reacher, Cross is being called Alex Cross, A Princess of Mars was called John Carter, the next Jack Ryan movie will probably be called Jack Ryan, there's already Bourne... they're all going to meet in their own literary Avengers movie!!!

KilloWertz · 06-27-2012, 08:50 PM

I'm interested. Bring on the teaser trailer.

duggie walker · 06-28-2012, 12:29 AM

For what it's worth, the word on this is very good. Studio people are excited in a way they usually aren't.

retablo · 06-28-2012, 02:08 AM

Herzog FTW

Moviefan1203 · 07-01-2012, 02:41 AM

This looks awesome!!!

Walts Ghost · 07-01-2012, 07:17 PM

Russian Trailer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=Ilwt43Qp_Gk

Aerodude73 · 07-01-2012, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Walts Ghost

Russian Trailer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=Ilwt43Qp_Gk

Thanks

Lol - Poor PQ, & ALL of it (dialogue) in Russian - No Idea what I just watched.

Walts Ghost · 07-01-2012, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Aerodude73

Thanks

Lol - Poor PQ, & ALL of it (dialogue) in Russian - No Idea what I just watched.

Eh, I know. But it kinda gives you an idea of what the movie might look like. Although, I'm pretty sure it won't have that rustic hue the whole movie. I thought that was kinda odd...

csdot · 07-01-2012, 07:50 PM

like seeing Cruise be more of a badass, do we know what this is going to be rating wise? seems pretty violent.

Walts Ghost · 07-01-2012, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by csdot

like seeing Cruise be more of a badass, do we know what this is going to be rating wise? seems pretty violent.

Pretty sure this one was going to have an R rating.

KilloWertz · 07-01-2012, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Walts Ghost

Pretty sure this one was going to have an R rating.

I'm pulling for a G rating...

Samus Aran · 07-01-2012, 08:05 PM

With subtitles. And why do people always confuse loose with lose?

BC007 · 07-01-2012, 08:41 PM

Big fan of Lee Child and the Reacher novels, so I've been cautious about a movie for some time now. Not crazy about the idea of Cruise playing Reacher, but if he can bring to it the same cold, calculating kind of performance that he gave in Collateral, then I can see it working.

It's not a *great* trailer, but that isn't too say the movie itself looks bad. I just think that the footage they chose looks kinda awkward at times. I do like the kind of dirty '70s crime/action thriller look they're going for.

Aerodude73 · 07-01-2012, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Walts Ghost

Eh, I know. But it kinda gives you an idea of what the movie might look like. Although, I'm pretty sure it won't have that rustic hue the whole movie. I thought that was kinda odd...

Yea, the "360p" trailer leaves a Bit to be desired

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Originally Posted by BC007

Big fan of Lee Child and the Reacher novels, so I've been cautious about a movie for some time now. Not crazy about the idea of Cruise playing Reacher, but if he can bring to it the same cold, calculating kind of performance that he gave in Collateral, then I can see it working.

It's not a *great* trailer, but that isn't too say the movie itself looks bad. I just think that the footage they chose looks kinda awkward at times. I do like the kind of dirty '70s crime/action thriller look they're going for.

It does look like a similar portrayal character wise ("Collateral"), but we'll have a better idea when we get a U.S. trailer, whether it's the same one or slightly different.

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06-27-2012, 07:32 PM	#2
Trekkie313 Blu-ray Baron Top contributor Member since:Nov 2010 Location:Ohio Home Theater Gallery:2 4K collection:216 Blu-ray collection:1663 DVD collection:547 Digital collection:156 Blu-ray reviews: 5 Trading Score:59	Is it me or does this movie seem like it could be a low-budget Jason statham film?

06-27-2012, 07:34 PM	#4
Blu Ian Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Apr 2008 Location:Isla Nublar	The picture looks like it was taken from War of the worlds.

06-27-2012, 07:50 PM	#6
octagon Blu-ray Prince Member since:Jun 2010 Location:Chicago 4K collection:255 Blu-ray collection:2801	This could be really good. Lee Child might not write great thrillers (at least not the couple I've ready anyway) but good thrillers (Dennis LeHayne, Harlen Coben, Michael Connelly) can make awfully fun movies (Gone Baby Gone, Tell No One, The Lincoln Lawyer).

06-27-2012, 08:45 PM	#7
Samus Aran Blu-ray Baron Top contributor Member since:Jun 2010 Location:USA Home Theater Gallery:11 4K collection:14 Blu-ray collection:49 Trading Score:195	One Shot is being called Jack Reacher, Cross is being called Alex Cross, A Princess of Mars was called John Carter, the next Jack Ryan movie will probably be called Jack Ryan, there's already Bourne... they're all going to meet in their own literary Avengers movie!!!

06-27-2012, 08:50 PM	#8
KilloWertz Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Dec 2008 Location:Columbiana, OH 4K collection:61 Blu-ray collection:1042 DVD collection:65 Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:82	I'm interested. Bring on the teaser trailer.

06-28-2012, 12:29 AM	#9
duggie walker Blu-ray Guru Member since:Feb 2011 Location:London, UK	For what it's worth, the word on this is very good. Studio people are excited in a way they usually aren't.

06-28-2012, 02:08 AM	#10
retablo Banned Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Hollywood Blu-ray collection:1307 Trading Score:1	Herzog FTW

07-01-2012, 02:41 AM	#11
Moviefan1203 Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Oct 2008 Location:Pennsylvania, USA Blu-ray reviews: 6 Trading Score:45	This looks awesome!!!

07-01-2012, 07:17 PM	#12
Walts Ghost Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Jun 2010 Location:Arizona 4K collection:790 Blu-ray collection:3093 DVD collection:177 iTunes collection:34 Blu-ray reviews: 33 Trading Score:1	Russian Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=Ilwt43Qp_Gk

07-01-2012, 07:50 PM	#15
csdot Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Interzone Blu-ray collection:927 DVD collection:93	like seeing Cruise be more of a badass, do we know what this is going to be rating wise? seems pretty violent.

07-01-2012, 08:41 PM	#19
BC007 Member Member since:May 2011 Blu-ray collection:396 DVD collection:5 Trading Score:1	Big fan of Lee Child and the Reacher novels, so I've been cautious about a movie for some time now. Not crazy about the idea of Cruise playing Reacher, but if he can bring to it the same cold, calculating kind of performance that he gave in Collateral, then I can see it working. It's not a great trailer, but that isn't too say the movie itself looks bad. I just think that the footage they chose looks kinda awkward at times. I do like the kind of dirty '70s crime/action thriller look they're going for.

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