No Jack Ryan in Clooney's Future

There goes our chance to see him mugging in front of the camera as Jack Ryan #4.

At the start of last month, word spread that George Clooney was actively pursuing the role after a string of flops. Plus, he doesn't have the Ocean's films with his pal Stephen Soderbergh to fall back on anymore. That is until the inevitable announcement of Ocean's 14, perhaps. Although I gotta admire the guy for going after projects that scream "Off-beat!" and by default have turned audiences away.

When they weren't asking the Twilight actors what their favorite color was (and then proclaiming it as "Breaking News"), MTV Movies Blog was able to get an update from producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura on the untitled Jack Ryan reboot:

"It's for a young Jack Ryan. I love George, but it's not written for a man of his age. It's written for a guy in his early 30s."

Of course, there are plenty of actors who fit that description (i.e. Ryan Gosling, Bradley Cooper, James Marsden too!) More specific information would have been nice. But the basic point is clear. They want someone who can carry this into a franchise and not just walk off after one film. I'm looking at you, Alec Baldwin.