Reacher’s Alan Ritchson Wasn’t Sure He Could Attain Jack Reacher’s Physicality – Looper

More than acquainted with fight choreography, Alan Ritchson has more than proven himself ahead of “Reacher” Season 2. With his natural height as an added bonus, the actor has had experience as a bloodthirsty career in “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.” But as much as the odds were in his favor, getting to the impressive fighting mass that Reacher has was a labor of love.

“I had to eat a lot of pizza to bulk up for this role … I started working out a little more and stepping into that famous Reacher silhouette. And then the fight training was another level,” Ritchson told Variety. The actor’s training with Reeves was just the tip of the iceberg. While filming the series, Ritchson discovered the difficulties of portraying the massive character. “Reacher’s a heavy yoke to wear, he left me a little wounded. I broke a joint, my AC joint in the shoulder. I had surgery when we wrapped … [And] I tore an oblique in a fight on set.” 

However brutal his experience was on set, Ritchson never let it impede his performance. Feeling all the better for his experiences, he went on to say how he was looking forward to more opportunities to play the character. Reacher will be traveling to a new location in the next season and is sure to bump into more conflicts where he will need to use his strength.