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2026 has been a huge year for Alan Ritchson, and he hasn’t even starred in what may be his biggest project of the year. Ritchson will reprise his role as Jack Reacher in the fourth season of the Prime Video original series, Reacher, which is based on the series of novels by Lee Child. Ritchson will also return as Jack Reacher in the first Reacher spin-off, Neagley, and he’ll return in Season 5 of the flagship show — suffice to say, Reacher isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. Ritchson also starred in one of the biggest sci-fi movies of the year, War Machine, which was released straight to streaming on Netflix back in March. After passing The Gray Man (starring Ryan Gosling) and cracking the all-time Netflix top 10, the rumored War Machine sequel was officially greenlit.
Given the success of War Machine this year, most fans are expecting the sequel to be on the fast track to resuming production, and a new update about the film confirms this to be true. Returning writer/director Patrick Hughes took to his personal Instagram just yesterday to share a picture of the official script for the War Machine sequel, War Machines, which teases details about the plot despite being what seems like a small reveal on the surface while also paying a cheeky homage to James Cameron's Aliens. The biggest battle for Ritchson’s 81 in the first film was the giant alien war machine, and in the sequel, it’s now seemingly confirmed that he will have multiple adversaries to deal with. Further plot details and casting information about War Machines are being kept under wraps for now, but they will likely be released as the film reaches a more advanced stage of development. James Beaufort also returns as a writer on War Machines.
Alan Ritchson Has Two More Movies Coming in 2026
While the wait for War Machines might be long, Ritchson has two new movies coming out before the end of this year, including one set to hit the big screen this weekend, Motor City. Ritchson stars in the virtually silent action thriller, which relies on elements other than dialogue to tell its story, such as action and body language. On September 11, he will team up with Owen Wilson for Runner, the new action thriller distributed by Angel Studios. Fans also remain hopeful that Ritchson will return as Aimes in Fast Forever, which opens in theaters in 2028.
Check out War Machine on Netflix and stay tuned to Collider for more updates and coverage of the sequel, War Machines.
