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hfi
post Jan 3 2014, 11:04 PM

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QUOTE(koolspyda @ Jan 3 2014, 01:55 PM)
in Tom Clacy's book (or as he had envisioned) Jack Ryan is a young analyst caught up in the tangle of all this espionage.

tom clacy actually hated the idea of (old) jack ryan (harrison ford). Ford had the BO draw. Doubt TC will like another go at 'older' JRyan

Chris Pine is interesting but not many male actors can slip into action & still have that suave of Hans Solo/Indiana Jones/as American President James Marshall..etc

Just found out HFord is also 'The Expendables 3' & later ID5 (!)
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I think Harrison Ford had been the perfect cast for Jack Ryan. I really couldn't imagine anyone else playing that role after having read the books. Clearly he's too old for that character now. Pine is an interesting pick but i think that's mostly a Holywood angle. He's young, good looking and almost charismatic. But he looks more like a field operator than an analyst. Jack Ryan is an analyst first, action second. Personally think Matt Damon makes a good Jack Ryan. That role he played in Syriana pretty much spot personify Jack Ryan.
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post Jan 4 2014, 12:00 PM

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QUOTE(koolspyda @ Jan 4 2014, 11:45 AM)
TC hated the casting of Harrison ford even the first time.

Yup would be interesting that of Matt Damon. Though many of the fans still associate HF = Jack Ryan
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That's interesting. Why did TC hate HF ? I was looking forward to Debt of Honor and Executive Orders to hit the big screen as that's when i thought HF as JR would really kick off. I remember reading Executive Orders and imagining HF being the president lol. Alas that never happened.
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post Jan 17 2014, 05:38 PM

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Was looking forward to seeing it but all these reviews don't inspire confidence. My interest has waned. Ah well straight to HDD then tongue.gif

 

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