Jai Courtney, now terrorizing multiplexes with his demented turn in Dangerous Animals, recently reveals a surprising reason behind his absence from Prime Video’s hit series Reacher. Despite starring alongside Tom Cruise in the 2012 film Jack Reacher, Courtney was ultimately passed over—thanks to a polite but firm note from production, as Courtney laughed about during a Cannes promo stop, recalling conversations around his casting while speaking wth Forbes.