Furious fans HOWLED when Tom Cruise was cast in 2012 to star in a movie version of the wildly popular “Jack Reacher” books — playing an ex-military cop who’s a whopping SIX FEET, FIVE INCHES TALL — sneering that the role was way out of reach for the 5-foot-7 star!
But buff/tough Tom wowed moviegoers, scoring solid box-office buck$$, and is now filming the new “Jack Reacher: Never Go Back” — but here’s top-secret scoop you’ll NEVER hear: After filming an early scene, Tom peeped at the rushes — then bravely admitted: I LOOK TOO SHORT!
Said My Insider: “Tom had acted tough in a scene of him strutting past a gang of actors at a bar, but somehow ended up looking shorter than everyone, women included!
“Producers panicked, but by employing state-of-the-art movie magic, they digitally ‘shortened’ Tom’s co-actors two inches each — an incredibly pricey fix, but WAY cheaper than re-assembling the cast!
“We now call him ‘Towering Tom’ — but not to his face!”
