Tag: Jack Reacher

  • It’s a wrap for season 2 of ‘Reacher’

    By Express News Service

    The filming for the second season of Prime Video’s Reacher has been wrapped up, the streamer announced through their Twitter handle on Saturday. The hit action-drama is based on the best-selling Jack Reacher novels by Lee Child.

    On Twitter, Prime Video posted a short clip in which actor Alan Ritchson is seen in his Reacher outfit with blood on his face. Announcing the wrap he says, “I just came offset. Reacher Season 2, the last scene is done. As you can see, things got a little crazy. We promised things will be back bigger and better than ever.

    And we did not lie.” He then moves towards a giant clapboard, saying, “We do it Reacher style, here it is to close out the season,” as he claps the giant board. “It’s officially done. Season 2 is back bigger and better than ever. We promised we would, and the proof is in the pudding.”

    The popular book series, Jack Reacher, was already developed into a film franchise starring Tom Cruise in the lead. However, the Prime Video series is not connected to the film franchise. The Reacher series was developed for Amazon Prime Video by Nick Santora, he is known as the writer/producer of many superhit shows like The Sopranos, Prison Break, and Law and Order.

    That’s a wrap on #Reacher Season 2

    The filming for the second season of Prime Video’s Reacher has been wrapped up, the streamer announced through their Twitter handle on Saturday. The hit action-drama is based on the best-selling Jack Reacher novels by Lee Child.

    On Twitter, Prime Video posted a short clip in which actor Alan Ritchson is seen in his Reacher outfit with blood on his face. Announcing the wrap he says, “I just came offset. Reacher Season 2, the last scene is done. As you can see, things got a little crazy. We promised things will be back bigger and better than ever.

    And we did not lie.” He then moves towards a giant clapboard, saying, “We do it Reacher style, here it is to close out the season,” as he claps the giant board. “It’s officially done. Season 2 is back bigger and better than ever. We promised we would, and the proof is in the pudding.”

    The popular book series, Jack Reacher, was already developed into a film franchise starring Tom Cruise in the lead. However, the Prime Video series is not connected to the film franchise. The Reacher series was developed for Amazon Prime Video by Nick Santora, he is known as the writer/producer of many superhit shows like The Sopranos, Prison Break, and Law and Order.

    That’s a wrap on #Reacher Season 2

  • Having writer brother saved ‘Jack Reacher’ series from facing imminent end: Writer Lee Child

    By PTI

    NEW DELHI: The “lucky coincidence” of having a writer brother saved Lee Child’s bestselling ‘Jack Reacher’ book series from facing an imminent end, says the celebrated British author who wouldn’t have allowed anyone else to take forward the story of the much-loved action hero.

    Child in 2020 announced passing the baton of his acclaimed series, including 26 books and a short story collection, to his younger brother Andrew Child.

    The book series, whose last few installments — “The Sentinel”, “Better Off Dead” and the recently out “No Plan B” — have been co-written by the duo, will be eventually taken over by Andrew.

    “I felt I was getting older, a little tired, running out of energy and running out of ideas. So the Jack Reacher series would have really come to an end. The fact that it lives on is purely due to the very lucky coincidence that I have a younger brother who is also a thriller writer,” 68-year-old Child told PTI.

    The book series chronicles the adventures of Jack Reacher, a former military policeman, who roams the United States taking odd jobs, investigating suspicious and frequently dangerous situations.

    It has been translated into over 40 languages.

    Andrew, 54, who has written several crime thrillers himself, was the one and only choice of Child for the job.

    His reason: “wanted someone very similar to me and brothers are 50 per cent identical in terms of their DNA”.

    “You need some internal madness and craziness that just powers the character and that is where you need the person who is very similar to you in terms of personality, DNA, responses, reactions. So you need to find someone with the same human characteristics and brothers are obviously perfect for that,” Child explained.

    Happy with Child’s decision of choosing him for this “huge responsibility”, Andrew called getting to work with his brother as the “best experience” ever.

    “Sometimes I have to pinch myself whether it is for real. It is wonderful. Talking about Reacher, what is he gonna do, how is he gonna deal with this villain or how is he gonna get out of this situation that stuff is just fun,” said Andrew, who is also the author of popular thriller series including “David Trevellyan”, “Cooper Devereaux” and “Paul Mcgrath”.

    The book series was adapted into a movie in 2012, starring Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise, and now a web series, starring actor Alan Ritchson, but it is the latter that is favoured by Child — courtesy the luxury of time.

    “Here, the running time, which was eight hours of content, meant we could tell the story of the book accurately. If this long form narrative TV had been around 20 years ago, nobody would have chosen feature films. I personally would have always gone for this TV series because of the luxury of time,” he said.

    The first season, currently available on Amazon Prime, is based on Child’s first book “Killing Floor”.

    NEW DELHI: The “lucky coincidence” of having a writer brother saved Lee Child’s bestselling ‘Jack Reacher’ book series from facing an imminent end, says the celebrated British author who wouldn’t have allowed anyone else to take forward the story of the much-loved action hero.

    Child in 2020 announced passing the baton of his acclaimed series, including 26 books and a short story collection, to his younger brother Andrew Child.

    The book series, whose last few installments — “The Sentinel”, “Better Off Dead” and the recently out “No Plan B” — have been co-written by the duo, will be eventually taken over by Andrew.

    “I felt I was getting older, a little tired, running out of energy and running out of ideas. So the Jack Reacher series would have really come to an end. The fact that it lives on is purely due to the very lucky coincidence that I have a younger brother who is also a thriller writer,” 68-year-old Child told PTI.

    The book series chronicles the adventures of Jack Reacher, a former military policeman, who roams the United States taking odd jobs, investigating suspicious and frequently dangerous situations.

    It has been translated into over 40 languages.

    Andrew, 54, who has written several crime thrillers himself, was the one and only choice of Child for the job.

    His reason: “wanted someone very similar to me and brothers are 50 per cent identical in terms of their DNA”.

    “You need some internal madness and craziness that just powers the character and that is where you need the person who is very similar to you in terms of personality, DNA, responses, reactions. So you need to find someone with the same human characteristics and brothers are obviously perfect for that,” Child explained.

    Happy with Child’s decision of choosing him for this “huge responsibility”, Andrew called getting to work with his brother as the “best experience” ever.

    “Sometimes I have to pinch myself whether it is for real. It is wonderful. Talking about Reacher, what is he gonna do, how is he gonna deal with this villain or how is he gonna get out of this situation that stuff is just fun,” said Andrew, who is also the author of popular thriller series including “David Trevellyan”, “Cooper Devereaux” and “Paul Mcgrath”.

    The book series was adapted into a movie in 2012, starring Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise, and now a web series, starring actor Alan Ritchson, but it is the latter that is favoured by Child — courtesy the luxury of time.

    “Here, the running time, which was eight hours of content, meant we could tell the story of the book accurately. If this long form narrative TV had been around 20 years ago, nobody would have chosen feature films. I personally would have always gone for this TV series because of the luxury of time,” he said.

    The first season, currently available on Amazon Prime, is based on Child’s first book “Killing Floor”.