According to Deadline, Paramount has had very early talks with Ryan Reynolds about taking on the role of John Clark, as made famous by Tom Clancy’s 1998 best-selling Rainbow Six novel.
Rainbow Six spawned from the very popular Tom Clancy Jack Ryan novel series, with the character of John Clark first appearing in those novels.
As for the actual Rainbow Six novel, the story centers on an ex-Navy Seal (Clark) who is named head of a global task force to combat terrorism; Rainbow Six.
With Paramount recently shifting the Jack Ryan franchise to TV on Amazon with John Krasinski set to star, there’s room for John Clark on the big screen.