BySean O'Connellpublished
Acting can be pretty painful.
Taking on the mantle of Jack Reacher requires having broad shoulders, both physically and metaphorically. There’s going to be an inordinate amount of scrutiny that comes with being in the role, as the character has an incredibly faithful fanbase that’s protective of how he is portrayed on screen. But when it came to Reacher star Alan Ritchson, who stepped into the role for the first season of the newAmazon Prime Video program, it also meant bearing physical pain on his shoulders that eventually required surgery.
The numbers have proven that Reacher wasa major success for Amazon Prime Video. And the adaptation had bestselling author Lee Childalmost in tearsby the time he reached the finale. But now we are learning that leading man Alan Ritchson likely was in real tears because of injuries he sustained while filming the program… injuries that led to post-filming surgeries. As Ritchson explained toVarietyin a recent interview:
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