Have you ever read a book and the resulting film's actor is wrong?

Kiboko

Liam Neeson (sp) but think he might be a bit old for the part now, Sean Bean, hmm maybe, altho mebbe not tall enough............

aliasojo

How on earth the casting director came up with this connection I have no idea.

Mmmm....maybe he's a Scientologist too and this is the equivalent of the Masons doing each other favours? :think:

Just don't get it.

Kiboko

TC bought the film rights.............

aliasojo

Has anyone watched the trailer on IMDB?

Tom (can't call him Reacher, lol) is surrounded and proceeds to dispatch with them all.

It's just not right though.

bigmomma051204

Terrible choice of actor to play Reacher, BUT no major surprise once you know that the production company who bought rights to make the film is owned by none other than Tom

"But Mr Cruise, Sir, i wonder if perhaps there might be the chance of just looking at other options for the part of Reacher......." Production lackey

"I am a GIANT of a man. Who could play the part better than I........?" TC

aliasojo

Kiboko wrote: »

TC bought the film rights.............

Is that true? Or are you kidding?

bugslet

sweetcheekz wrote: »

For me Reacher was Viggo Mortenson.....Tom Cruise is the polar opposite of Reacher:eek:

Good thinking:T, if only you were in charge of casting!

There is, would you believe, a Jack Reacher forum. The discussion on Mr Cruise's suitability to play Reacher was onto page 71. I'm not giving out prizes for guessing what the majority think on there:p

aliasojo

Oh! :eek:

Well in that case we all need to fire off sh!tty emails to Lee Child for selling out his character.

aliasojo

bugslet wrote: »

There is, would you believe, a Jack Reacher forum. The discussion on Mr Cruise's suitability to play Reacher was onto page 71. I'm not giving out prizes for guessing what the majority think on there:p

*goes to Google*

bigmomma051204

Oh and to anyone who hasnt read the books.... this isn't a simple case of us having a "mental image" of what we perceive Reacher to look like. The books LITERALLY describe him as a huge man, Tall, bulky......etc!

In actuality, there are few actors at the moment who would be LESS like Reacher than TC! Apart from perhaps Warwick Davis?