The Jack Ryan movies are in a constant state of reboot
Advertisement For a time, CIA analyst-turned-man-of-action Jack Ryan looked like the perfect role for actors looking to flex their leading-man muscles. Playing Ryan requires a performer commanding enough to plausibly interact with movie presidents; restrained enough to assume an action hero’s faux humility; and confident enough to accept easy replacement when the job inevitably fails to work out. It’s the part that everyone wants—and almost no one is willing to keep. Ryan is the most famous character created by the late novelist Tom Clancy, in part because he has appeared in blockbuster...
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