When it was revealed that Dutch bodybuilder Olivier Richters was set to play Paulie in "Reacher" Season 3, it was clear that he was a great pick for the role. In the book Persuader, Paulie is a massive man (yes, he’s even bigger than Reacher) who works for Beck and Quinn, and he notably has an epic fight with Reacher. Truly, Richters is amazing in the role, and he towers over everyone. So, I had to ask if they used any visual tricks to make him look even larger, and the actor hilariously told me no.
You can see when watching "Reacher" that visual tricks and clever framing are used to make Alan Ritchson look even bigger than he already is. However, when I asked Olivier Richters if they used anything like that for Paulie, he was quick to laugh and say, “No.” His co-star Brian Tee – who plays this season’s big bad Xavier Quinn – also quipped back.
You can see when watching "Reacher" that visual tricks and clever framing are used to make Alan Ritchson look even bigger than he already is. However, when I asked Olivier Richters if they used anything like that for Paulie, he was quick to laugh and say, “No.” His co-star Brian Tee – who plays this season’s big bad Xavier Quinn – also quipped back.
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00:00in the past Alan has told us that they use like camera tricks and visual tricks to make him like
00:04loom larger over everyone else. I was wondering if they did the same thing for you for season
00:09three when it came to your season with Alan? No, they didn't need to. I had nothing in my shoes
00:17or whatever but I was whispered, I don't know if I can tell, Alan is the tallest of every season
00:24this season. But it was a compliment to me so no but what you see is what you got with me.
00:30I remember shooting at the mansion and Olivia had to like duck under the front door and go
00:34this man is a presence but it was a great experience for all of us you know.
00:38Seven two is enough, I don't want to be seven three.