>>> ALREADY ONE OF THE MOST-WATCHED SHOWS EVER ON AMAZON PRIME, "REACHER" FOLLOWS RETIRED MILITARY POLICE OFFICER JACK REACHER AS HE FINDS HIMSELF IN THE MIDDLE OF A DEADLY CONSPIRACY IN SMALL TOWN GEORGIA, WORKING WITH LOCAL OFFICERS TO FIGURE OUT WHAT EXACTLY IS HAPPENING. TAKE A LOOK. >> HURT PRETTY BAD. MIGHT BE ABLE TO GET A PARTIAL VIN. >> OLD ARMY TRICK. WHEN YOU ROUNT OF GUN OIL, ACIDIC ACID FROM KETCHUP, SALT FOR ABRASION, MAKES A GREAT METAL CLEANER. >> AND YOU PUT THAT IN YOUR BODY? >> TASTES GOOD. >> TASTES GOOD. >> YEAH, STARS ALAN RICHTMAN AND WILLA FITZGERALD JOIN US NOW. WELCOME, GUYS! >> THANK YOU FOR HAVING US. >> I'M SO HAPPY THIS SHOW IS OUT. IT'S SO GOOD. I WATCHED FOUR EPISODES LAST NIGHT, WHICH IS RARE BECAUSE I HAVE A LOT OF THINGS TO SEE. BUT YOU HAVE ALREADY GOT RENEWED FOR THE SECOND SEASON. ALAN, WHAT IS IT LIKE FOR YOU TO SEE YOUR TAKE ON "REACHER" TAKE OFF SO QUICKLY? >> IT'S SURREAL. THIS IS A TEAM EFFORT. WHEN SO MANY PEOPLE ARE AWARE OF WHO REACHER IS AND HAVE THEIR OWN IDEAL AND WANT TO SEE THAT COME TO LIFE, THERE'S A LOT OF IDEAS HOW TO SHAPE THE CHARACTER. I WAS HOLDING LOOSELY TO THIS AND SAYING I HOPE WHAT WE CREATE TOGETHER WORKS AND IT'S COOL TO SEE THE FANS ENJOYING IT. >> ESPECIALLY SINCE THERE WAS A REACHER OUT THERE ALREADY. SOME PEOPLE HAVE SOMETHING IN THEIR MIND ABOUT IT, OKAY, I'M DOING SOMETHING NEW. >> PROVERBIAL LARGE SHOES TO FILL, SO TO SAY. >> YEAH, YEAH. WILLA, YOU'RE GETTING BIG BUZZ FOR THIS, YOU'RE BEING CALLED DELIGHTFUL AND I TOTALLY AGREE. WHAT DREW YOU TO THIS PART? >> SHE'S SUCH A SPITFIRE. AND EVEN IN THE FIRST SCENES I EVER READ, SHE HAS SO MANY STRONG OPINIONS, SUCH GOOD BANTER TOGETHER. IT WAS CLEAR SHE WAS A CHARACTER I WOULD VERY EASILY LOVE. AND THAT'S ALWAYS A GOOD QUALITY. >> VERY LITTLE ACTING INVOLVED. SHE'S A SPITFIRE. >> YEAH, YEAH. >> BASED ON THE BOOK SERIES, LIKE WE MENTIONED, "REACHER" ALREADY OUT THERE, A COUPLE MOVIES FROM TOM CRUISE. GOING INTO THIS, WHAT WAS KIND OF THE THOUGHT PROCESS? HOW DID YOU COME TO YOUR TAKE ON THESE PARTS? >> FOR ME, YOU KNOW, THERE WERE 24 BOOKS AT THE TIME, THAT'S ENOUGH -- >> A LOT OF STUFF. >> YEAH, LEE CHILD DID MY HOMEWORK FOR ME. I JUST WANTED TO GET OUT OF MY OWN WAY AND ABSORB REACHER ON THE PAGE. AND ADAPT THE BOOK TO SCREEN WAS EASIER SAID THAN DONE. I JUST ABSORBED AS MUCH AS I COULD AND HONOR WHAT WAS IN FRONT OF ME AND, YOU KNOW, LEAVE THE LEGACY OF MR. CRUISE'S REACHER TO HIM AND, FINGERS CROSSED, CONTINUES TO WORK. >> IT'S WORKING. YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE IS WORKING, THE DYNAMIC BETWEEN THE TWO OF YOU. I LOVE WATCHING THE TWO OF YOU TOGETHER. ROSCOE IS KIND OF LIKE -- I DON'T WANT TO SAY A BABYSITTER, BUT I FEEL LIKE ROSCOE IS ALWAYS KIND OF WATCHING OUT FOR HIM. >> YEAH. >> AND MAYBE SOME MORE. >> YEAH. >> HOW DO YOU SEE THE TWO OF THEM? >> I MEAN, I THINK THEY HAVE A STELLAR DYNAMIC. I THINK BECAUSE THEY BOTH ARE VERY STRONG, INDEPENDENT PEOPLE AND I THINK THAT'S WHEN YOU KIND OF GET THE MOST FIRE BETWEEN CHARACTERS, WHEN PEOPLE HAVE REALLY STRONG POINTS OF VIEW. YOU KNOW, ALAN IN REAL LIFE IS ACTUALLY QUITE LOVELY ALSO. AND, YOU KNOW, MAKES IT SO MUCH MORE FUN AND SO EASY TO WORK TOGETHER. AND I THINK WE HAD A LOT OF FUN ON SET AND OFF CAMERA. >> SHE'S BEING VERY MODEST. TO BE HONEST, THE FIRST DAY WE STEPPED ON SET AND STARTED WORKING TOGETHER, SHE PUT ME ON MY HEELS QUICK. SHE'S THE SMARTEST ONE IN THE ROOM. SHE'S ALWAYS RIGHT WHEN THERE'S AN ARGUMENT ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE SCENE. SHE'S THE REASON THE CHEMISTRY IS INSTANTANEOUS. MALCOLM IS A GOOD ONE THAT PLAYS FINDLAY BUT ACROSS THE BOARD, IT'S FABULOUS. FOR ME, I DON'T SAY ANYTHING FOR THE FIRST SEVEN MINUTES OF THE SHOW. >> I KNOW! >> THEY DO THE HEAVY LIFTING AND I THINK THEY'RE THE REASON THIS SHOW IS DOING WHAT IT'S DOING. >> SPEAKING OF HEAVY LIFTING, IT'S TALKING ABOUT HOW BIG REACHER IS. HE'S A BIG GUY. HE'S CRUSHING SOMETHING IN HIS ARM AT ONE POINT. TOO BIG FOR HANDCUFFS. NOT QUITE AS BIG AS A SEMI. I NOTICE YOU GAINED 30 POUNDS FOR THIS. I FEEL LIKE WE WERE ALL WORKING ON OUR METHOD DURING THE PANDEMIC. WHAT WAS YOUR METHOD FOR GETTING THE 30? >> THE GOOD THING IS YOU GET TO EAT A LOT. A LOT OF PIZZAS AND COLD CEREAL. >> KETCHUP. >> YEAH, ACIDIC ACID. BUT I PUT A GYM IN MY HOUSE AND IT'S HARD TO IGNORE THE WEIGHTS WHEN THEY'RE IN YOUR DINING ROOM. YOU HAVE NO EXCUSE. IT'S SHAMING YOU AS YOU SIT ON THE COUCH AND BINGE OTHER SHOWS. BUT I WORKED OUT FIVE DAYS A WEEK. YEAH, I'M THAT GUY. I LIKE FLIPPING TIRES, TOTALLY NATURAL. >> I CAN SAY THE GYM IN YOUR HOUSE WORKED. >> THANK YOU, THANK YOU. >> QUITE EFFECTIVE. >> I LIKE THAT! >> DO YOU? THOSE ARE MY KIDS, MY TRAINERS RIGHT THERE. >> OH, MY GOSH! YOU GUYS HAVE TO COME BACK FOR SEASON TWO SO I KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING AND "REACHER" IS
