Jack White Is Helping With The Music On A ‘Rock Disco Revenge Film’ Starring Alan ‘Reacher’ Ritchson

A modest TV can’t contain Alan Ritchson . He’s simply too tall . He should be on the big screen — and soon, he will.

The Reacher actor plays the lead in Motor City , the new film from director Timur Bekmambetov about a Detroit resident named John Miller (Ritchson) who “unleashes a rampage of brutal vengeance on those who framed him” after being released from prison. Sounds good, especially from the director of Wanted and Unfriended , but I prefer co-star Ben Foster’s description.

“ Motor City — we just wrapped — is virtually a silent film,” the Leave No Trace actor told Collider . “There are five lines of dialogue. Jack White is helping with the music, so it’s like a rock disco revenge film. It’s like a graphic novel, so it’ll be interesting to see how that shakes out.” White is a Detroit legend who has made some of the best rock music to come out of the city, so it’s a natural fit — and a solid endorsement — for Motor City to have his involvement.

Going back to Ritchson: Foster was asked what it’s like to work with Jack Reacher himself ( not this one ). “He’s very tall and very muscular and he’s very handsome,” he joked before adding, “He’s terrific as a mover. I think he wants to do some deeper work or rather different kinds of work than he’s been doing, and that’s a joy.” Ritchson is taking the job very seriously .

Motor City does not have a release date yet, but it’s safe to say, a seven nation army couldn’t hold Reacher back.