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The US premiere of ‘Jack Reacher’, an explosive action thriller based on the book ‘One Shot’ by Lee Child, was postponed in the wake of the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School. The decision was understandable.

Eddie Izzard insisted today that Tom Cruise’s reputation as a strict Scientologist was not an issue when they worked together on 'Valkyrie'.