Michael B. Jordan is set to star in the Paramount Pictures film Rainbow Six. He will play John Clark in the movie series.
According to reports, the film studio will be making two flicks that are based on novelist Tom Clancy's books Rainbow Six and Without Remorse. Both novels star Clark. The first film of the two will be the latter, which is the main character's origin story. The second film is the book that inspired one of the most popular game series.
Rainbow Six Details
Its main producer will be Akiva Goldsman, together with the Jordan, Andre Nemec, and Josh Appelbaum. Rumors indicate that Paramount is having talks with directors and writers for the first film.
Goldsman has written acclaimed films such as A Beautiful Mind, Cinderella Man, and the 1998 reboot of Lost in Space. He will also be co-creating Titans, an upcoming DC universe show. Additionally, Thirty-one-year-old actor Jordan has starred in widely successful movies such as marvel movie Black Panther and Creed.
Notably, the actor will return to his character as Adonis Johnson with Sylvester Stallone in Creed II. The film will be released on Nov. 21. Jordan's character will fight the son of boxer Ivan Drago in the film. In Rocky IV, Drago killed Johnson's father, Apollo Creed.
Previously, Ryan Reynolds was reported to play the hero in the upcoming film. Chris McQuarrie was also rumored to direct it.
Rainbow Six Novel And Video Games
Clancy has passed years ago. However, his death did not stop the continuing stream of Tom Clancy videogames that are being sold in the market. Rainbow Six is the line's longest-running game.
It was first developed as the first novel was still being written, and both were released in 1998. Red Storm Entertainment, the games developer, was even co-founded by Clancy. This is why the game stays true to the novel.
Clark's character is a former Navy SEAL turned operations officer for the Central Intelligence Agency. In Rainbow Six, the character will protect the world from great threats of terrorists.
Clark works with Jack Ryan, a CIA analysis expert. He has been featured in movies such as The Hunt for Red October, Patriot Games, and Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit. John Krasinski stars as Jack Ryan in the Amazon series based on the character.
Notably, Clark has been previously played by Liev Schreiber in The Sum of all Fears starring Ben Affleck. Additionally, acclaimed actor Willem Dafoe has also played the character in Clear and Present, starring Harrison Ford as Ryan.
