The next Tom Clancy book to make the big screen will be Without Remorse and is set to be directed by John Singleton.
You may not know that this has already attempted to make it to the big screen but was dropped in pre-production in 1995. Not such a good track record, but with Singleton on board it looks more promising.
This story isn’t about Jack Ryan, it’s his cohort who was most recognisably played by Willem Dafoe in Clear and Present Danger. According to Moviehole Singleton is after a young, athletic actor for the part. Oh, and may I suggest another key feature would be acting ability?
“Clancy is one of the best-selling authors of all time, but a lot of people don’t understand that there’s also a whole population of people who know Clancy from the video game world (through his ‘Splinter Cell’ games),” said Singleton, who sees the film appealing to both demographics.
I don’t know if that sniffs at a positive or negative, but in the current world of poor videogame adaptions perhaps it’s better not to make any comparisons or mention of that media in connection with your movie!
