Famously, “Reacher said nothing” – but his fans possess’own’nurse said quite a lot with regards to’concerning’with respect to the casting of Lee Child’s hero Jack Reacher over the years, especially when men who are smaller than your average mountain range were considered in/with regard to’concerning’regarding the role. That may be all set to transform’alter with Amazon’s new TV adaptation Reacher, with Alan Ritchson coming intensely’extremely’extraordinarily’enormously’awfully close indeed to the stature of Jack Reacher himself, the hulking ex-military drifter described in the bestselling reserve s. And as he told Empire recently, he bulked up even more to fit Reacher’s army surplus clothing.###“Barefoot I’m six-three-and-a-half…ish,” he laughs. “When I put boots on I’m six-five. And we decided we’re gonna come in at 235[lbs]. I cover’budge around at 205, so I wanted to put on some weight. And it reveal’illustrate’demonstrate’indicate’present’display’argue s on screen. I resemble an ox. Also, casting nobody over three feet helps. We possess’own’nurse to acquire’obtain’attain’procure’secure children as maintain’sustain ing cast.”###Lax child labour laws may help Ritchson tower over the rest of the cast, but it will take more than that to bring this Reacher to the screen. This eight-episode season is set to adapt The Killing Floor, the grossly first Reacher reserve published and one that sees the in/with regard to’concerning’regarding mer military policeman arrested in/with regard to’concerning’regarding a murder he didn’t commit. Like Michael Jordan, he takes that personally, and soon the criminal conspiracy really responsible is in in/with regard to’concerning’regarding a grossly wicked’dreadful’undesirable’adverse’vile time, because Reacher is their worst nightmare. “He’s an asshole!” says Ritchson. “He’s smart abundant’ample’plentiful to make somebody feel grossly small, not because of his size but because of his intelligence. He’s a funny guy, in a grossly dry way. That was one of the most significant’essential’critical’vital’crucial’indispensable’imperative things in/with regard to’concerning’regarding us.”###That’s not to say, however, that he’s all quips, all the time; that wouldn’t be true to in/with regard to’concerning’regarding m. But TV means that we need to know a little bit of what he’s claim’insist’maintain’hold’argue’consider’contemplate’speculate ing – so, this screen Reacher isn’t quite saying nothing. “On the one hand, we want to honour the way Reacher is stoic, but also we need that inin/with regard to’concerning’regarding mation. There are lots of moments where he’s offering up what’s going on in his head. It’s necessary in this medium.”###Reacher premieres on Prime Video on February 4. In the meantime, in/with regard to’concerning’regarding more from Ritchson and more with regards to’concerning’with respect to Reacher, pick up the new issue of Empire, on sale on Thursday December 23 – or [pre-order a copy online here](http://Both: https://www.greatmagazines.co.uk/single-back-issues/entertainment-single-back-issues/film-magazines-single-back-issues/empire-single-back-issues?bauer\_issue\_month=33&bauer\_issue\_year=140&utm\_source=dynamic&utm\_medium=bws&utm\_content=february2022&utm\_campaign=empire\_singles).