First Look at Tom Cruise and Cobie Smulders in JACK REACHER: NEVER GO BACK
That first Jack Reacher film sure did kick some ass. I know fans of the book series weren’t on board with Tom Cruise playing the title character, but I still thought he was awesome in the role. He may not have had the physical appearance of the character, but he had the attitude.
Today we have two photos from Jack Reacher: Never Go Back to share with you, and they offer us our first look at Cruise and Cobie Smulders in the sequel. The first image above shows them in a vibrant New Orleans setting, and the one below features Reacher looking a little beat up and being arrested.
The movie is being directed by Ed Zwick (The Last Samurai) this time around, and when talking to People Magazine about working with Cruise, he said:
"I've never seen anybody more prepared both physically and mentally than Tom, He's tireless and unbelievably focused."
The director goes on to explain that the movie will continue to dive into the character of Reacher and says Cruise is continuing to do his stunt work in the film:
"It's a pretty boring job to be Tom's stunt double, He did all of his own stunts. It's almost a hallmark of what he does. He does every bit of it himself."
The movie is said to be based on the 18th book in the Jack Reacher series which shares the title of the movie. Here is the description of that book that will give an idea of what the plot might entail:
Former military cop Jack Reacher makes it all the way from snowbound South Dakota to his destination in northeastern Virginia, near Washington, D.C.: the headquarters of his old unit, the 110th MP. The old stone building is the closest thing to a home he ever had.
Reacher is there to meet—in person—the new commanding officer, Major Susan Turner, so far just a warm, intriguing voice on the phone.
But it isn’t Turner behind the CO’s desk. And Reacher is hit with two pieces of shocking news, one with serious criminal consequences, and one too personal to even think about.
When threatened, you can run or fight.
Reacher fights, aiming to find Turner and clear his name, barely a step ahead of the army, and the FBI, and the D.C. Metro police, and four unidentified thugs.
Combining an intricate puzzle of a plot and an exciting chase for truth and justice, Lee Child puts Reacher through his paces—and makes him question who he is, what he’s done, and the very future of his untethered life on the open road.
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back hits theaters on October 21st.