And I know he’s now in safe hands.”Ĭhild has sold more than 100m books since embarking on a career as a novelist relatively late in life at 40. He added: “Readers don’t need to know about me or whoever writes the books. “It’s not as if I twisted his arm into doing it. Grant is an established author in his own right. It would take an army to bring him down Reacher had to have an afterlife after I was done,” Child told the Times. First of all, I thought he would go out in a blaze of bullets, something like the end of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. “For years I thought about different ways of killing Reacher off. Lee Child said he has been searching for a way to kill off the title character, portrayed on film by Tom Cruise, for years but has ultimately decided his fans deserve to see him live on in books which will now be written by Andrew Grant.īut Child, who was born James Grant, has reportedly set out a condition for his brother: he too must change his surname to Child.
#Lee child jack reacher series#
Retrieved February 1, 2022.The author of the Jack Reacher series of novels is retiring and handing over the writing duties to his brother, according to a report. "This is what's filming in Toronto this winter". "Alan Ritchson sizes up Jack Reacher in first look at Amazon series". Bassett Joins Amazon's 'Jack Reacher' Series Reboot". " 'Jack Reacher' Series Gets Greenlight at Amazon". "Amazon to Develop 'Jack Reacher' Series". " 'Reacher': Bruce McGill, Maria Sten, Hugh Thompson Join Alan Ritchson In Amazon Series". ^ a b c d Petski, Denise (May 19, 2021)." 'Jack Reacher': Malcolm Goodwin, Willa Fitzgerald & Chris Webster Join Alan Ritchson In Amazon Series". ^ a b c d Andreeva, Nellie (March 22, 2021).Carpenter Among 6 Cast In Amazon Series". " 'Reacher': Kristin Kreuk, Marc Bendavid, Willie C. ^ a b c d e f g Petski, Denise (June 11, 2021).
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" 'Jack Reacher': Alan Ritchson Cast As Title Character In Amazon TV Series". ^ a b Andreeva, Nellie (September 4, 2020).The website's critics consensus reads, " Reacher captures the trademark bulk of its titular hero while trading away some of his definition, but fans of the novels will find plenty to love about this faithful adaptation." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 61 out of 100 based on 7 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 81% approval rating with an average rating of 6.7/10, based on 26 critic reviews. Principal shooting of season 1 took place between April 15 and Jin Toronto. Carpenter, Currie Graham, Harvey Guillén, and Maxwell Jenkins were announced to have joined the cast in undisclosed capacities. On June 11, 2021, Kristin Kreuk, Marc Bendavid, Willie C. On May 19, 2021, Bruce McGill, Maria Sten, and Hugh Thompson joined the main cast. On March 22, 2021, Malcolm Goodwin, Willa Fitzgerald, and Chris Webster were cast as series regulars. On September 4, 2020, Alan Ritchson was cast as the titular role. The series was released on February 4, 2022. Bassett had joined the series as a director. On January 14, 2020, the TV series was greenlit with Don Granger, Scott Sullivan, David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, Marcy Ross, and Christopher McQuarrie will executive produce the series along with Child, and the first season will adapt the novel Killing Floor. Nick Santora, who created Scorpion, is set to write, showrun, and produce the series through Paramount Television and Skydance Media. On July 15, 2019, a TV series adaptation of Lee Child's Jack Reacher series was announced in 2019 by Amazon. Malcolm Goodwin as Oscar Finley, Margrave Police Department Chief Detective.