Raimi Leading New JACK RYAN Trilogy

[OrangeEmpire]

Raimi Leading New JACK RYAN Trilogy | Mania

Paramount Pictures is dusting off its rights for Jack Ryan stories, based on Tom Clancy's created character, and plans to bring a new series of films to the big screen with Sam Raimi set as director. The new films will be produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Raimi's Buckaroo Entertainment partner Josh Donen.

The intention is to generate several films Raimi would develop and direct, featuring Ryan at a younger, more formative point in his career than previously depicted. One invention the studio is considering is to set the film in the present, with the action triggered by a global threat.

Par will draft a scribe to write a Ryan movie that Raimi would shoot after he completes the Universal horror film Drag Me to Hell. Paramount wants the Ryan movie ready for release in summer 2010.

Ryan is the cerebral CIA analyst who climbed the political ladder and became an Everyman action hero star in a quartet of films spearheaded by producer Mace Neufeld. Alec Baldwin originated Ryan in 1990's The Hunt for Red October" and when Baldwin famously jumped ship to do A Streetcar Named Desire on Broadway, Harrison Ford replaced him in 1992's Patriot Games and 1994's Clear and Present Danger. Ben Affleck played Ryan in 2002's The Sum of All Fears. The four films grossed $781.5 million worldwide.

While Clancy is completing another Ryan novel, the studio hasn't read it and so hasn't decided if it will use the new book or come up with an original story. Paramount controls rights to the Ryan character, and gets first look at the new novel.

Raimi was drawn to the project because he loves the character. The studio was attracted by Raimi's skill in navigating a franchise, following a trio of Spider-Man blockbusters.

Thoughts?

[iceman9]

Let me guess the hollywood version of Jack Ryan these days will be outed by the goverment and he will get his revenge by becoming a blogger for Al-Qaeda. By chance is Sean Penn up for lead.

[MG1968]

I'd like to see a big screen adaptation of "Red Storm Rising" done with Clancy's original intent of a showdown between the US and USSR.

interestingly enough, the catalyst for the conflict in the book was the destruction of a Russian oil facility.

[OrangeEmpire]

Originally Posted by MG1968

I'd like to see a big screen adaptation of "Red Storm Rising" done with Clancy's original intent of a showdown between the US and USSR.

interestingly enough, the catalyst for the conflict in the book was the destruction of a Russian oil facility.

That is also the book I wish they would be able to turn into a movie.

[Plano Vol]

not a Jack Ryan novel but I would like to see an adaptation of "Rainbow Six"

[Chemvol]

What role do you think Bruce Campbell will have? I really don't see him as Jack Ryan.

[OrangePappy]

Originally Posted by MG1968

I'd like to see a big screen adaptation of "Red Storm Rising" done with Clancy's original intent of a showdown between the US and USSR.

interestingly enough, the catalyst for the conflict in the book was the destruction of a Russian oil facility.

Can you imagine the cost for that movie. I'd still like to see it though.

[OrangeEmpire]

Originally Posted by OrangePappy

Can you imagine the cost for that movie. I'd still like to see it though.

That movie alone could be its own series........

Also, the Bear and the Dragon would be interesting.

[TennTradition]

My favorite book was Cardinal of the Kremlin...but I'd have to think about which remaining ones I would really want to see be made into a film...

[OrangePappy]

They would all be good as long as the casting was good. I would like to see more of Clark and Chavez.