The 1993 publication of Without Remorse gave the character an origin story and seemed to point the way towards an impending celluloid adaptation, but home studio Paramount kept kicking the can down the road. In both of those films, the enigmatic Clark offered a muscular, shoot-first brand of spycraft that was an interesting contrast with the more cerebral heroics embodied by Jack Ryan (the author’s other most famous character), with both prior takes on the character proving compelling in their own right. First appearing in print as part of Clancy’s famed Jack Ryan book series, John Clark was previously played by Willem Dafoe in 1994’s Clear and Present Danger and Liev Scheiber in 2002’s The Sum of all Fears.
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