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George Clooney as Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan?
/Film —
... This is what I get for skimming. First thing this morning I looked over the first page of Kim Masters’ story at The Daily Beast about George Clooney’s production company moving to Sony, but I didn’t read the whole thing. And ...
Clooney sets sail!
Accidental Sexiness —
... Rumors have recently surfaced that Clooney may be bringing back the Tom Clancy’s character Jack Ryan to the big screen. Earlier today it was ...
George Clooney Interested In Following Harrison Ford, Ben Affleck As Jack Ryan?
MTV Movies Blog —
... in a feature story on The Daily Beast to the character and George Clooney’s possible interest in portraying him. ...
George Clooney Wants To Play Jack Ryan?
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... Kim Masters at the Daily Beast has a long story about how Sony dropped Brad Pitt ("Moneyball") for George Clooney (see his ...
George Clooney as Jack Ryan?
Total Film News —
... to be in flux as to what exactly is happening: Ryan Gosling has been linked with the role and Sam Raimi had been trying to get it restarted, though he of course is now busy with something else. Spider-thingy? Is that it? Anyhoo, if Paramount thinks it can get Clooney, chances are it’ll jump at it, but we’re not going to say it’ll ever happen. He’d make a darn fine Ryan though, wouldn’t he? [Source: The Daily Beast] Clooney as Ryan? Can you see it? Can you see ...
George Clooney might be the next Jack Ryan
Cele|bitchy —
... in playing Jack Ryan when and if Paramount attempts to revive the Tom Clancy series. Clooney seems to recognize that at this time in the world and this time in his life (he’s pushing 50), it’s time for some commercial maintenance.
So maybe Sony has something commercial in mind for him. Still, it seems hard to understand why he’d have to be lured with an overall deal. Like so many big talents in Hollywood these days, he’s facing a buyer’s market.
[From The Daily Beast]
I’m a big fan of Clooney’s artsy-fartsy work - I love Solaris, The Good ...
Is George Clooney The New Jack Ryan?
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... Ryan series with a younger, more action packed version of the character - and Clooney isn’t getting any younger!
At 50, could Clooney really pull the character off? I mean he’s certainly perfect to play an older Jack Ryan, and should Paramount choose to go down that route I could definitely see it working, but what about their plans for a younger, fresher faced action hero? Should those plans take a back seat in favour of A-List celebrity interest?
Source: The Daily Beast
Clooney May Have Once Mentioned Some Interest in Playing Jack Ryan!
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Is George Clooney (the guy with the haircut on The ER) taking on the role of Jack Ryan--previously played by Alec Baldwin, Harrison Ford, and Ben Affleck--in the next film featuring the Tom Clancy creation? He is if you read into quotes from unnamed sources! According to a story on The Daily Beast: ...
George Clooney as Jack Ryan?
Total Film News —
... The Ryan series always seems to be in flux: Ryan Gosling has been linked with the role and Sam Raimi had been trying to get it restarted, though he's now busy with something else. Spider-thingy? Is that it? Anyhoo, if Paramount thinks it can get Clooney, chances are it’ll jump at it, but we’re not going to say it’ll ever happen. He’d make a darn fine Ryan though, wouldn’t he? [Source: The Daily Beast] Clooney as Ryan? Can you see it? Can you see it ...
Will Tom Clancy Pay for George Clooney’s Next Good Night, and Good Luck?
Vulture —
... Has George Clooney finally found a way to stop robbing casinos to support his passion projects? Maybe! Earlier this week, the Daily Beast's Kim Masters reported that he had expressed an interest in portraying Jack Ryan, should Paramount ever decide to revive the Tom Clancy character "for some commercial maintenance." Now, according to Anne Thompson, the studio and the producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura are currently expecting a script from writer Hossein Amini (Killshot) with the working title Untitled Tom Clancy Project (hey, it's catchier than A Clear and ...
Chris Pine Is The New Jack Ryan In The Tom Clancy Franchise
Hometown Hollywood —
... Goodman told the trade paper Wednesday. “With Chris in this role, we’ve taken our first step in creating a re-boot that lives up to the successful lineage of the franchise.” Baldwin was the first to play Ryan in 1990’s The Hunt for Red October. Ford played him in 1992’s Patriot Games and 1994’s Clear and Present Danger. Most recently, Ben Affleck took over the role in the 2002 hit The Sum of All Fears. It looks like Chris Pine beat out a much older George Clooney. Clooney had previously expressed his eagerness to take on the famous role of Jack Ryan. ...
