Alan Ritchson
Alan Ritchson Lost His Chance to Play Marvel’s Thor: “I Didn’t Take it Seriously”
The Marvel Cinematic Universe could have looked slightly different, Alan Ritchson revealed this week. The Reacher star said he came close to playing Thor, god of thunder, before Marvel eventually handed the role to Chris Hemsworth. “I didn’t take it seriously,” Ritchson said of his MCU audition in a new Men’s Health cover story. “I […]
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‘Ordinary Angels’ Review: Hilary Swank Plucks Heartstrings Expertly in Inspirational Drama
Alan Ritchson also stars in this fact-based film about a hairdresser who makes it her mission to help a family in desperate need.
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‘Reacher’ Boss Says Viewers Can Count on One Thing for Season 3
[This story contains spoilers from the finale of Reacher‘s second season.] Viewers of Reacher have now had one week to decompress, perhaps rewind, and think about how archvillain Shane Langston (Robert Patrick) finally got his in the season two finale. After saving love interest Karla Dixon (Serinda Swan) from dropping mid-air out of a helicopter, […]
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Alan Ritchson on Doing His Own Stunts and Theme of ‘Reacher’ Season 2 (Don’t Mess With My Family)
[This story contains mild spoilers to the three-episode premiere of season two of Reacher.] During the three-episode opener of Reacher’s season two premiere, audiences found the nomadic muscle-bound former leader of an elite military unit in Lee Child’s best-selling novels trying to live the same discreet unnoticeable life as best as a 6-foot-5 Herculean-framed man […]
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‘Reacher’ Star Alan Ritchson on Hard-Fought Lesson That Changed His Life: “I Almost Didn’t Survive”
When it comes to red carpet interviews, one minute is fair, three minutes is great and 10 minutes, well, that just never happens. Alan Ritchson generously proved to be an exception to the rule on Wednesday night when the Reacher star spent a chunk of time speaking with The Hollywood Reporter inside L.A.’s Culver Theater, […]
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‘Reacher’ Star Alan Ritchson, Adam Shankman Team for Amazon’s ‘The Man With the Bag’
Christmas has come early for Alan Ritchson. The star of Reacher is set to star in The Man With the Bag, a holiday family comedy that Adam Shankman will direct for Amazon Studios. Allan Rice (Stuck in the Middle) wrote the script for the feature project, which is in development. Man With the Bag’s plot […]
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‘Reacher’ Star Alan Ritchson Inks Three-Movie Deal With Amazon
Alan Ritchson — the star of Amazon series Reacher — has inked a deal with the tech giant that will see him star in three films from the studio. Amazon renewed the series for a second season three days after its Feb. 4 release. The company says it ranks among Prime Video’s top five most […]
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Amazon’s ‘Reacher’: TV Review
Alan Ritchson steps into Tom Cruise's uncomfortably small shoes as Lee Child's brilliant and brutal traveling ronin Jack Reacher in this new eight-episode adaptation.
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