Sunday
26Oct2008
Will Aaron Eckhart Be the Next Jack Ryan?
Sunday, October 26, 2008 at 12:34AM
There's plenty of intrigue surrounding Jack Ryan again,
and we're not even talking about the plot for the next movie. The
behind-the-scenes workings of the
Tom Clancy franchise have heated up in the past
few months. It began with
Sam Raimi signing up to direct at least one new
Ryan movie, but
he announced this week that he's sticking with
Spider-Man instead.
Eckhart confirmed about a month ago that Harvey Dent won't be involved in the Batman franchise moving forward, so he's free of any kind of major blockbuster responsibility. He'd make a damn good Captain America, but there's no way Marvel would hire a DC guy, right? Short of that, Jack Ryan is like at least a Second Lieutenant America or something. There's no offer or anything like that, just the rustlings that his name has been mentioned in discussions about the project.
Make that deal happen, I say. Now, if your bearings are a little out-of-whack on the whole Jack Ryan thing, this film won't be based on one of Tom Clancy's stories, and that's a first. I would imagine this move represents Paramount's desire to re-launch their spy line in the mold of the Bourne movies just like the Bond series did so successfully. Because Paramount is now reportedly putting the pedal to the metal on this, we might see some more movement on the next Jack Ryan film before you know it.
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