
From playing the sweetly doting sister in 2005's Pride and Prejudice and Carey Mulligan's daffy gal pal in 2009's An Education, Pike displayed her endearing and soulful side in 2010's Barney's Version (trailer posted below), and shows her comedy chops opposite Rowan Atkinson in the upcoming Johnny English Reborn. UPDATE: She also played a Bond girl in 2002's Die Another Day.
One Shot is based on Lee Child's action novel about Jack Reacher, a drifter with a history as a military policeman famous for his hulking blond physique--Cruise with his slight build is controversial casting for fans of the book. Opposite Cruise, Pike will play a local defense attorney defending the serial sniper who Reacher is trying to prosecute. Christopher McQuarrie will direct; McQuarrie won a Best Screenwriting Oscar for 1996's The Usual Suspects.
7 Comments
iAmMe | October 10, 2011 5:23 AM
Tom Cruise is NO Jack Reacher! Who ever casted this is freaking on drugs
nich | August 17, 2011 11:50 AM
She's already a star. Can we talk about how inappropriate Tom Cruise is as Reacher? I have no doubt that he can pull off the intensity of the character, but the physical description of Reacher is so far from Tom's reality that it makes this so wrong.
jaguar007 | August 17, 2011 7:57 AM
Odd that the article failed to mention what was probably her most high profile role, opposite Pierce Brosnan in 2002's James Bond movie Die Another Day where she completely outshined Halle Barry.
tdoa | August 17, 2011 6:35 AM
she's already a star and has been in several high profile pics already. She does not need Tom Cruise to become one.
The Pope | August 17, 2011 5:30 AM
JC, Don't worry. Tom will be wearing heals, lifts and two pairs of tube socks.
JC | August 17, 2011 4:46 AM
This is hilarious. Pike is two inches taller than Cruise. How many women (or men for that matter) were bigger than Reacher in the novels? They're going to have to change the Reacher character quite a bit, as "physical intimidation" is clearly no longer part of the equation.
Brandon Gleeson | August 17, 2011 4:26 AM
Rosamund Pike is stunningly gorgeous. She should have joined the A-list years ago.