It can’t be all that uncommon for authors to leave a little piece of themselves in their work, but from what Alan Ritchson says in the interview, there are many places where Lee Child injects little parts of himself into his hero. “He kind of holds himself in the same way, and injects his idiosyncrasies or his mannerisms into Jack throughout the series,” the “Titans” actor revealed about Child. “Having spent time with him in person, I see a lot of that. I think he’s embellishing the weight a little bit and the power just a hair, but where he doesn’t have to embellish is in his intellect. He is one of the smartest guys. He’s just a wealth of information and very funny. He’s a lot of fun to talk to. The intellect that Reacher has is almost superhero-esque, a kind of intellect like Batman coupled with this raw power and propensity for violence.”
The “Smallville” actor went on to reveal that he was passed over the first time he auditioned along with everyone else, perhaps due to the fact that he channeled Kevin Costner in “Waterworld” — maybe using one of the most reviled Costner movies of all time isn’t the best approach. He then gave in to one of the most famous sentences that Lee Child adds to his books, “Reacher said nothing.” Whatever he did to reverse the thoughts of his casting execs, the fans can rejoice in the final product. Alan Ritchson is the perfect live-action interpretation of Jack Reacher, and if they ever make a movie about Lee Child, he could also play a beefed-up version of the author.
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