Reacher gets thrown through the ringer in the Season 3 finale going up against a goliath.
It finally ended where it all began: in the guardhouse.
We were both very prepared.
But if you put two titans across each other, things happen.
We had a lot of pain.
But we did it, and then we went into full recovery mode.
You know, I had to take some [medicine] to even walk anymore.
It’s different than lightweight boxing.
If something goes wrong, it can really go wrong.
And we both realized that.
As I tell my buddy, I don’t know, man, we just need to do it.
And we did it.
And I’m super happy that we did.
So it’s great that I’m only 60 kilos, and I squat a lot.
So I press with my legs.
I throw them with all strength arms.
And we only had to do it twice to make it work, which everybody was super happy with.
Because we had, do you have Bob the Builder, the cartoon in your country?…
There was a great theme behind the scenes of Bob the Builder.
It was great for us.
So, it’s not like I have to keep it [held].
I had to pull him one time [and his height would maintain progress].
I didn’t actually pull Reacher himself, the stunt people did.
But all the pulling and getting Reacher up the ceiling was freaking real.
But, yeah, it really looks real.
And I said to my agent, I never wanted a water scene again.
I was so traumatized.
And then he sent me the video, because he recorded that I didn’t want to do anymore.
And he told me, Hey, you remember this video?
You have to do it again for ‘Reacher.’
I told Amazon I had a fear of water.
They were so kind to me.
So the lot of money, time, and also the set was insane.
It was so cool.
And he realized that as well, and we still had three more days to go.
So, he was very, he [would go], ‘Olivier, can you do it?
You want to do it?’
Of course, I had to do it for myself and finish it.
At the end of the day, Olivier Richter’s Paulie does outmuscle Reacherbut he certainly doesn’t win.
Thinking he’s won, Paulie takes control of the turret and fires at Reacher.
Instead of getting that victory, he gets shrapnel into his neck, dying on the spot.
Olivier Richters:Well, actually, in the first scene, we meet each other.
It was a big decision because in real life, tall people are not so quickly intimidated.
That’s just like a scientific fact.
And how will that develop?
And I think it’s worked out great.
Olivier Richters: Well, I heard this interview [where] he was intimidated by me.
Meaning, the first time, because he had to look up.
He wasn’t used to that.
And I was intimidated by his fighting skills because I’ve seen Seasons 1 and 2… And yeah, that showed on set as well.
And I, 99% of the time, adjusted to it because I love these ideas.
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So, to work with him was great for me as an actor.
ReacherSeason 3 is streaming on Amazon Studios' Prime Video.
