Total Film News: Jack Reacher sequel unlikely to happen

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Jack Reacher sequel unlikely to happen Jan 15th 2013, 20:49 Fans of macho posturing, OTT gunplay and Tom Cruise will be disappointed with the news that a prospective Jack Reacher sequel is unlikely to materialise, thanks to the film’s lukewarm showing at the box-office. The film opened promisingly enough to a $15 million opening weekend, but has only managed to hit $70 million in the domestic market, a total that doesn’t look sufficient to persuade Paramount to fund round two. The film’s global gross stands at a more healthy $153 million, although the studio is thought to want that figure to reach $250 million before it will countenance giving a sequel the green light. Adapted from Lee Child’s popular series of novels, there are plenty of further stories from which a sequel could be mined, but with the first film leaving audiences and critics moderately unmoved, it now seems an unlikely prospect. The film could yet score highly in the Asian market, where Cruise is a hugely marketable star, but for now, it seems as though Jack Reacher’s big-screen career has been put on ice…

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