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‘Reacher’ Author Explains Why He “Vetoed” Third Tom Cruise Movie, Calls Prime Series A “Fabulous Luxury”

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‘Reacher’ Author Explains Why He “Vetoed” Third Tom Cruise Movie, Calls Prime Series A “Fabulous Luxury”. As Prime Video’s Reacher prepares a fifth and sixth season, the franchise’s creator is happy with the freedom provided by this adaptation. Author Lee Child, who penned the Jack Reacher books on which the series is based, explained why he “exercised that veto” on a third entry in the Tom Cruise movies, opting instead for […].

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