"Sam Raimi is working to get the Jack Ryan franchise off the ground and relaunched but replacing Harrison Ford, Alec Baldwin and Ben Affleck is proving difficult (OK, replacing Affleck shouldn't be too hard). CHUD has some interesting scoop on who Raimi wants, who Sony doesn't want and what it might mean for the franchise.They report that Raimi wants to cast his SPIDER-MAN star James Franco as Jack Ryan but the Sony execs aren't ready yet to hand over a big franchise like this to Franco. This is reportedly causing a major rift between Raimi and Sony and may wind up causing the director to walk off the project. Personally I think Franco's a great choice for an action star if someone would give him the chance. He'd need to bulk up a bit I suppose but if Matt Damon (Matt Damon!) can become one of the biggest action stars courtesy the BOURNE franchise, why not Franco? Of course what does this mean to the ongoing negotiations between Sony and Raimi for SPIDER-MAN 4? All interesting things to keep an eye on...
Extra Tidbit: Franco wears a prosthetic schlong in the upcoming drama MILK"
Source: www.joblo.com
Interesting info about Franco maybe playing Jack Ryan. Is this something JAMES wants or Sam Raimi wants?? Hmmmm....From what I know of the Jack Ryan character, he'd be running around in a suit all day. I'm gonna have to read up on this some more as news continues to come out on it. Thanx!
ReplyDeleteI've read Sam Raimi is the most interested in James Franco for playing Jack Ryan and Paramount is not so convinced for Tom Clancy's character relaunch. I think it'd be a good choice for the franchise, after "Pineapple express", Franco has showed enough range and screen charisma.
ReplyDeleteAnd welcome to Weirdland, Dianna!
I like your blog about James Franco!