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AAP General News (Australia)
04-26-2005
Fed: Hugh Jackman the perfect choice for Jack Reacher, says author

By Jonathon Moran, National Entertainment Writer

SYDNEY, April 26 AAP - British author Lee Child believes actor Hugh Jackman, while
a bit too handsome, has the perfect features to play the lead role in a film based on
his fictional character Jack Reacher.

Child, in Australia to promote his latest Jack Reacher novel, One Shot, has written
nine books based on the ex military detective with plans underway to elevate the character
to the big screen.

"There is a lot of interest in ...

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