Star Trek

Just yesterday we were chatting about Chris Pine, and I said that the Star Trek actor could easily become the next Matt Damon if he chose the right roles. Well, ladies and Fandango freaks – it looks like Pine will take another step closer to the "Next Matt Damon" status I predicted as Variety tells us the guy will star as CIA analyst Jack Ryan in Paramount's reboot of the popular action franchise that once starred Alec Baldwin, Harrison Ford and Ben Affleck as Ryan in films like The Hunt for Red October, Patriot Games, Clear and Present Danger and The Sum of All Fears. The character himself is based on a series of Tom Clancy novels.   It's been known for awhile now that Paramount was looking to go younger with their Ryan reboot, with names like Ryan Reynolds and...
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By Michael Lee
There was joy in Mudville (also known as Writers-ville) last week with two announcements.
First there was the J.J. Abrams/Josh Reims spy spec bidding war among the networks. Abrams has been on a roll, with the summer’s blockbuster “Star Trek” movie and the kind of TV success that makes Joss Whedon green with envy. And the last TV spec script he trotted out was the subject of a bidding war – but that was 2007. Before this recession thing kicked in.
For the past few months the networks have been acting like 1930s Skid Row denizens, walking around with ha... »
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Apparently, I'm all about the Chris Pine news this week. It's been 7 years since we've seen CIA analyst Jack Ryan on the big screen, but our wait may finally be over.  Variety [1] is reporting that Paramount is in talks with Mr. James T. Kirk to reboot the franchise based on Tom Clancy's novels. Although talks have just started, it is expected that Pine will sign up.  The studio and producers are working with a new, original script by Hossein Amini (Four Feathers, Killshot). It's still pretty early and it's unsure if the franchise will get going before or after Pine stars in the next Star Trek film.  Pine would be the fourth actor to play Jack Ryan behind Ben Affleck, Harrison Ford and my personal favourite Alec Baldwin. Are you pining (hardy har har) for a new Jack Ryan film? [1] http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118009912.html?categoryid=13&cs=1
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