Dwayne Johnson Wanted to Be Jack Reacher, but Lost Out to Tom Cruise

On screen, Jack Reacher is portrayed by 5-foot, 7-inch Tom Cruise. But in novelist Lee Child’s long-running book series, the private eye is a hulking 6 feet 5 inches tall. Fans of the book were originally perplexed about the casting decision, but it turns out there was once a more obvious choice in the running.