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Prison Break’s Robert Knepper joins Jack Reacher: Never Go Back

January 22, 2016 by Gary Collinson

Deadline is reporting that Robert Knepper (Prison Break, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay) has signed on to appear in the currently-in-production sequel Jack Reacher: Never Go Back.

Knepper is set to play, “Gen. Harkness, a retired general-turned-CEO of a private military contractor firm [who is] described as a man of power, experience and authority who thinks he’s the hero and is not afraid to do what’s necessary.

The follow-up to the 2012 Lee Child adaptation sees Tom Cruise back as Jack Reacher, while the cast also includes Cobie Smulders (Avengers: Age Of Ultron), Danika Yarosh (Heroes Reborn), Austin Hebert (Bonnie and Clyde), Patrick Heusinger (Girlfriend’s Guide To Divorce), Aldis Hodge (Straight Outta Compton), and Holt McCallany (Gangster Squad).

https://youtu.be/awfT2dB6YmA?list=PL18yMRIfoszEaHYNDTy5C-cH9Oa2gN5ng

Originally published January 22, 2016. Updated April 14, 2018.

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Jack Reacher, Jack Reacher: Never Go Back, Robert Knepper

About Gary Collinson

Gary Collinson is Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Flickering Myth. He is a film, television and digital content writer and producer, whose work includes the gothic horror feature The Baby in the Basket and the suspense thriller Death Among the Pines. He is also the author of Holy Franchise, Batman! Bringing the Caped Crusader to the Screen.

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