Lee Child Says He Killed Tom Cruise's Reacher Movies for the Fans

'Reacher' Author On Vetoing Third Tom Cruise Movie

As Prime Video’s Reacher prepares a fifth and sixth season, the franchise’s creator is happy with the freedom provided by this adaptation. Author Lee Child, who penned the Jack Reacher books on which the series is based, explained why he “exercised that veto” on a third entry in the Tom Cruise movies, opting instead for […]

Lee Child says he killed Tom Cruise's Reacher movies for the fans

The author took responsibility for killing the Cruise Reacher franchise, exercising a contractual veto before a third movie could be made.

Lee Child Reveals Why He Vetoed a Third Tom Cruise 'Jack Reacher' Movie

Jack Reacher has had two very different lives on screen. Tom Cruise played the drifter in 2 feature films, ‘Jack Reacher‘ in 2012 and ‘Jack Reacher: Never Go Back’ in 2016. Today the character is better known as the muscle-bound star of Prime Video’s ‘Reacher’, played by Alan Ritchson. The film casting was controversial from...

Jack Reacher’s Creator Officially Reveals Why He Killed Tom Cruise’s Movie Franchise

Lee Child reveals that he exercised a contractual veto to end Tom Cruise’s Jack Reacher movie franchise after two films.