The worldwide search is over for the new Jack Reacher, with Titans star Alan Ritchson set to play the 6ft 5in hero in the Amazon Studios series of author Lee Child's bestselling books.
The 6ft 4in Ritchson will make his debut as the iconic wanderer in the adaptation of Killing Floor, the first book in the Jack Reacher series. Reacher was previously portrayed by the 5ft 7in Tom Cruise in the films Jack Reacher (2012) and Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016).
After the news of his casting was announced, Ritchson tweeted: "I guess my joke about not fitting in bathtubs a couple weeks ago really killed at amazonprimevideo" - an apparent reference to a scene in Jack Reacher.
I guess my joke about not fitting in bathtubs a couple weeks ago really killed at amazonprimevideo
— Alan Ritchson (@alanritchson) September 4, 2020
This should be fun. #JackReacher amazon @skydance https://t.co/MssW5Z9Vo7
Author Child tweeted: "We searched the world and found the perfect guy! Happy and excited!"
Lee Child is thrilled and delighted to welcome @alanritchson as Jack Reacher on Amazon TV - we searched the world and found the perfect guy! Happy and excited! https://t.co/jEeEQE3iTi
— Jack Reacher Books (@LeeChildReacher) September 4, 2020
Along with playing Hank Hall/Hawk in superhero series Titans, Ritchson's other credits include the cult TV comedy Blue Mountain State and its movie spin-off; Smallville, Black Mirror and The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.
The new Jack Reacher book, The Sentinel, written by Lee Child and his brother Andrew Child, is published by Penguin's Bantam Press on October 27.
