@jimjam. If you make a film named after a character from a series ]of books who’s large size is his defining characteristic then surely you should get somebody of similar size to play him . Otherwise they may as well re-make King Kong but just use a chimpanzee .
Just to be clear I didn’t really like the film, but it wasn’t because Tom Cruise is short. It’s well established in the books that Reacher is tall but that is just one physical attribute, something you can’t finance a film franchise or market a film on.
As well as his height, Reacher of the books has a myriad of habits and character traits, the way he dresses, the way he moves, what he eats and drinks, his tenacity, sense of morality……and so on.
A taller actor would not have made “Jack Reacher” a better film. More thorough character development and world building would have though.
Who would you cast? The Stath maybe?
Well apparently it has to be someone 6’5, 250lbs, 50 years old with a face carved out of granite, 50inch chest, a broken nose and hands the size of dinner plates. Oh and abs like a cobbled street.
(acting ability optional).