Jack Reacher

Jack Reacher (previously titled One Shot) is an upcoming film adaptation of the 2005 novel One Shot by Lee Child. Written and directed by Christopher McQuarrie, the film stars Tom Cruise as the title character. It is scheduled to be released on December 21, 2012.

Plot Summary
A city is thrown into chaos following a shooting that leaves five dead. What at first seems like a simple case to solve becomes complicated when the accused requests that Jack Reacher be put on the case.

Cast

 * Tom Cruise as Jack Reacher
 * Rosamund Pike as Helen Rodin
 * Richard Jenkins as Alex Rodin
 * Robert Duvall as Cash
 * David Oyelowo as Emerson
 * Michael Raymond-James as Linsky
 * James Martin Kelly as Rob Farrior
 * Nicole Forester as Nancy Holt
 * Alexia Fast as Sandy
 * Joseph Sikora as James Barr
 * Jai Courtney
 * Werner Herzog as The Zec

Production Notes

 * It was filmed entirely on location in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Reception
Before the film has even been released, many fans of Lee Child's Jack Reacher books, on one of which the film is based, are very upset with the casting of Tom Cruise, some vowing not to see the film at all. In the books, the titular character is described as "6'5" tall (1.96m) with a 50-inch chest, and weighing between 210 and 250 pounds (100–115 kg). He has ice-blue eyes and dirty blond hair. He has very little body fat, and his muscular physique is completely natural" However, However, In an interview with the BBC, Lee Child said that it would be impossible to find a suitable actor to play the giant Reacher and that it is impossible to recreate the feel of the book on the big screen, but Cruise had the talent to make an effective Reacher.