Alan Ritchson Talks About shooting demanding action sequences with Olivier Richters for ‘Reacher Season 3’!

Prime Video’s highly anticipated crime drama, Reacher Season 3 is here, bringing with it the most intense, bone-crunching action yet. With #JackReacher facing his fiercest adversaries on a perilous quest for justice, this season takes combat choreography to the next level – demanding unparalleled physical endurance from the cast, especially #AlanRitchson and #OlivierRichters. Behind these adrenaline-fueled fight sequences is veteran stunt and fight choreographer Buster Reeves, who shares insights into the gruelling preparation and relentless training that went into crafting some of the season’s most epic battles.

 

“Every day that Olivier wasn’t on set, Alan was in our rehearsal area, putting in the effort,” said Reeves. “We aimed to get everyone to the absolute final point so that all they had to do was walk through the scene once or twice on set before filming. The fight scene is very physical and demanding on the body. We couldn’t afford to do nine or ten takes; we had to limit it to three or four. After that, fatigue would set in.”

 

“I got clocked a couple of times this season,” recalled Alan Ritchson. “I was feeling it this season more than any other, and the only thing I was thinking was like, god, I hope these fights feel as impactful to the viewers as it literally is to us because it took its toll and pushed us to the brink.” Olivier Richters added, “Those four months of training were intense. I had to eat seven meals a day.” He continued, “I would wake up and have a huge breakfast of about 1,200 calories, then go for two hours of stunt training and eat again afterward. I would nap, eat again, and then do another two hours of training, followed by another meal. This was on top of my bodybuilding workouts, after which I would eat again and then sleep. This was my routine for three to four months. I had to take afternoon naps because the combination of stunt training and bodybuilding was overwhelming.”

 

Directed by #SamHill and #GaryFleder, Reacher S3 stars Alan Ritchson, #MariaSten, #SonyaCassidy, #JohnnyBerchtold, #RobertoMontesinos, #OlivierRichters, #BrianTee, and #AnthonyMichaelHall in pivotal roles. The first three episodes are now streaming exclusively on Prime Video, with new episodes releasing weekly on Thursday, in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada dubs.

 

By Keerti Kadam