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Interview: Christopher McQuarrie (Jack Reacher, The Usual Suspects)

Interview: Christopher McQuarrie (Jack Reacher, The Usual Suspects). By Simon Miraudo. Christopher McQuarrie met director Bryan Singer in high school, and it would prove to be a fruitful friendship for the both of them. They collaborated on the sleeper hit The Usual Suspects, and McQuarrie won the Best Original Screenplay Oscar for his efforts. If […]

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Crime cop – Jack Reacher review

Jack Reacher – Starring Tom Cruise, Rosamund Pike, and Werner Herzog. Directed by Christopher McQuarrie. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. Jack Reacher is trash, but since when is that a bad thing? Christopher McQuarrie‘s adaptation of Lee Child’s One Shot follows in the footsteps of those convoluted John Grisham and Dan Brown books that are […]

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Trailer Debut: Jack Reacher

It’s been a big week for Tom Cruise. He turned 50 … some other stuff happened … and now the trailer for his new action flick Jack Reacher has debuted online. Originally titled One Shot, the picture is based on Lee Child’s crime series. Cruise stars as Jack Reacher, former military police and current vigilante. The trailer implies […]

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Werner Herzog cast as villain in Tom Cruise flick

Well, here’s one way to differentiate your Hollywood action-thriller from the rest of the pack. Cast German filmmaker Werner Herzog (Cave of Forgotten Dreams, Grizzly Man, Fitzcarraldo) as the villain! According to Variety, Herzog will star opposite Tom Cruise in One Shot, based on Lee Child’s novel of the same name. Christopher McQuarrie (The Usual […]

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