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‘Tom Cruise is too small’ Jack Reacher author finally weighed in on height backlash

Posted: January 22, 2023 at 9:19 pm   /   Movies

Tom Cruise is a Hollywood giant, flying high on his latest Top Gun triumph, but fans were furious when he was cast as Jack Reacher and even author Lee Child eventually spoke out. Daily Express :: Films Feed

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‘Too small’ Jack Reacher author finally addresses Tom Cruise height controversy

Posted: February 6, 2022 at 9:18 am   /   Movies

“SIZE IS IMPORTANT.” Jack Reacher author Lee Child has spoken bluntly about the controversy when Tom Cruise was cast as the towering action hero – and the contrast with strapping actor Alan Ritchson who takes over the role in the new Amazon Prime series. Daily Express :: Films Feed

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Lee Child writes on why we’re all holding out for a hero like Jack Reacher

Posted: October 23, 2021 at 10:24 am   /   Books

As his new book is published, best-selling thriller author Lee Child writes for the Daily Express about ageing, justice and the profound human truths that drive the enduring appeal of his roving righter-of-wrongs Daily Express :: Books Feed

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Lee Child: Why my new Jack Reacher will be a very big deal

Posted: August 30, 2019 at 10:23 pm   /   Books

THRILLER writer Lee Child says he wants a colossus to play his crime-busting hero for new TV series Daily Express :: Books Feed

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Jack Reacher creator Lee Child shares his thoughts on writing while working on 23rd novel

Posted: December 17, 2017 at 9:23 pm   /   Books

AUTHOR Lee Child believes the popularity of crime fiction has soared in recent years as it provides the much-needed escape from global terror, conflict and divisive politics. Daily Express :: Books Feed

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The Midnight Line review: Jack Reacher returns and he has changed – is age catching up?

Posted: December 3, 2017 at 9:23 am   /   Books

Former military policeman and vigilante hero Jack Reacher returns in The Midnight Line as a more thoughtful, caring character. Are age and wisdom finally catching up with him? Daily Express :: Books Feed

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Film reviews: Jack Reacher, I, Daniel Blake and Keeping Up With The Joneses

Posted: October 23, 2016 at 5:19 pm   /   Movies

ISN’T it time we gave Tom Cruise a break? It’s more than a decade since his cringe-making episode on the Oprah Winfrey show but now, with his trademark focus and intensity, he’s rebuilt his blockbuster credentials, largely off the back of two highly entertaining Mission Impossible movies – Ghost Protocol and Rogue Nation. Daily Express […]

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Jack Reacher author Lee Child: Trump chickened out of Vietnam- end of story

Posted: October 23, 2016 at 5:34 am   /   Movies

WOULD Jack Reacher vote for Donald Trump? This is the question I’ve been dying to ask Lee Child of his anti-establishment, hard-nut American hero, star of 20 international bestsellers, now played onscreen by Tom Cruise. Daily Express :: Films Feed

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Film reviews: Jack Reacher, Trolls and In Pursuit Of Silence

Posted: October 21, 2016 at 5:19 am   /   Movies

JACK Reacher was a mean, moody thriller released four years ago. It offered little to distinguish it from the crowd and there was no sense that audiences were left begging for more. Daily Express :: Films Feed

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