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Akiva Goldsman Working On Rainbow Six Movie, Tapping Ryan Reynolds To Star

by Elise Favis on Jul 12, 2017 at 08:00 PM

Known for working on film franchises like Transformers, producer/writer/director Akiva Goldsman is now working on a Rainbow Six film adaptation and courting Ryan Reynolds to star, according to Deadline.

The report indicates that this upcoming movie will be more based on the original Tom Clancy book rather than the games, though still features a familiar character: protagonist John Clark. Ryan Reynolds, known for his recent role in Deadpool, will potentially star in the film, though the decision is not finalized yet.

Paramount Pictures owns the cinematic rights to the Tom Clancy series, and Ubisoft is not currently involved with this adaptation.

For more, read our review of Rainbow Six: Siege, which released in 2015, by heading here.

[Source: Deadline]