Alan Ritchson Compares Reacher Action Scenes To Playing Smallville's Aquaman
Reacher’s Alan Ritchson has spoken about his action-heavy role on the new Amazon Prime series, comparing his work with his first-ever role as Arthur Curry, a.k.a. Aquaman on Smallville. Long before DC’s King of Atlantis became synonymous with Jason Momoa, the waterlogged superhero made his original live-action debut in the Superman prequel series which starred Tom Welling and Michael Rosenbaum. Serving as Ritchson’s acting debut, the imposing 6’2” actor would later go on to play Raphael in the 2014 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reboot and its subsequent sequel, as well as return to the DC Universe as Hank Hall, a.k.a. Hawk in Titans.
In September 2020, Ritchson was announced in the role of the former US Army military police officer Jack Reacher in a new TV series adaptation of the best-selling novels by author Lee Pace. Previously, the role had been brought to life on the big screen by veteran action star Tom Cruise, though fans of the books were quick to critique his casting in the role owing to the character being described as a 6’5” "unstoppable force." The first season of Amazon’s version of Reacher has only just been released on the Prime Video streaming platform, and it is already earning positive reviews for its more faithful adaptation of the source material.
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Most recently, Ritchson was able to sit down for an interview with Flickering Myth about his latest action role and spoke of the many lessons he has learned since his time on Smallville. Suggesting that there is a "surgical precision" to the way his new character fights, he was forced to dissect and adapt the way he is typically used to fighting on screen. Check out his full comments below:
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