John Woo to direct Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six.

[Morpheus]

John Woo + Tom Clancy = Must see film!!!!

I think that they can get away from the main villain in the story and tell lots of little stories without a mastermind, per se. I am especially looking forward to the Without Remorse adaptation. I agree that Matt Damon could make a good John Clark in his 20s. I remember when they were first talking about doing this movie, it was going to be Val Kilmer. I guess they waited too long and, what do you know, Val Kilmer got too old. :\

 

[cignus_pfaccari]

I hope they cast good actors for John Clark and Ding Chavez, as I've always liked those two characters.

I kinda think they should keep Raymond Cruz, the guy who played Ding in Clear & Present Danger. He did a reasonably good job with it. My roommate and I kind of made a pastime of watching for Ding on TV shows.

Brad

 

[Derulbaskul]

So who would be everyone's pick for the casting of John Clark? When I first read Without Remorse, I immediately thought of Nicolas Cage...

Good call.

I just hope it isn't Ben Affleck. That guy is box office poison and I think movie producers are beginning to realise this as a fact.

 

[Dark Jezter]

Good call.

I just hope it isn't Ben Affleck. That guy is box office poison and I think movie producers are beginning to realise this as a fact.

Agreed. Ben Affleck sucks all the life out of any role he's given. Ben Affleck playing Jack Ryan in The Sum of All Fears movie was a very bad choice, IMO.

 

[KenM]

I thought both Alec Baldwin and Harrison ford were good Jack Ryans.

 

[NeoSamurai]

While Clark wasn't "visible" in Patriot Games, he admitted in Clear and Present Danger that he was involved in the Chad (?) assault on the terrorist encampment.

 

[buzzard]

While I have no desire to see Ben Affeck in anymore Clancy movies (well since I skipped Sum of All Fears, I can't say I've seen him in any), I don't think he's quite that bad. I think he was pretty good in Daredevil.

I think DaFoe would work for Clark in Rainbow Six. The age would be about right, and I think he could handle the character well.

buzzard

 

[John Crichton]

Hmmm.

I actually really liked The Sum of All Fears. I liked Affleck in it. The problems that the movie had weren't Affleck's fault. He did a good job. I really liked Schreiber as Clark, too. When the Without Remorse plans popping up after The Sum of All Fears I thought that continuing the character with the same actor would have worked just fine. I have never read any of the novels so I only have the films to go on - take it as you like.

 

[KenM]

Without Remorse is Clark's story. How Clark became Clark. Very good read.

 

[Trainz]

Affleck wasn't so bad in Sum of all Fears.

If you want bad Affleck, look no further then Daredevil.

Now that, my friend, is b.a.d. . The only good thing about Daredevil was Bullseye, and even not super good at that.