My Imminent Death

[trinityvixen]

::hyperventilating::

Oh my. Oh-oh my! They are making a film version of Without Remorse.

But, but, but...I wanted Liev Schrieber to play John Clark!!! He's my absolute favorite Clancy character ever ever ever, and, much as The Sum of All Fears was a lame-ass movie (thank you fucking Ben Affleck), Liev Schreiber played John Clark so perfectly, it still gives me goosebumps. Joaquin Phoenix isn't a bad actor, but still. Le sigh. Missed opportunities.

And isn't it interesting that Rainbow Six looks like it will be made first? I guess that makes sense as Rainbow Six deals with terrorism (even better for the NRA-happy Republican government: they're evil eco-terrorists, so let's stick it to the greenies!) whereas Without Remorse, done poorly, could end up being just another A Man Apart-style tale of a revenging tough-guy type, and that's kind of a hard sell with the jaded movie-going public these days.

Ooh, but Rainbow Six is going to be directed by Zack Snyder, who is responsible for one of my favorite movies in recent history, the revamp of Dawn of the Dead. Oh, oh, oh! Who is also going to direct Watchmen!!!!! Now I know who to watch like a hawk lest he ruin one of my favorite characters of all time (Rorscach, in case anyone wants to spar about favorites).

Movie news! I love it!

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

It's very tough to stomach the Affleck. However, there are some LOVELY scenes where Liev Schreiber as Clark is making fun of Affleck as Ryan, which is meta-commentary at its best (I love making fun of Jack Ryan, the perfect little snot...grrr...sorry, ranting, just watched Clear and Present Danger). A Clark that's as Clark-like as cinema has any talent at giving us that's making fun of a particularly annoying Jack Ryan? Cinematic Gold.

Yay! Another Without Remorse fan! This is fantastic! Nobody else I know seems to know the book except for me talking about it and raving! Woo!

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