Tag: Jack Ryan

Author Tom Clancy Has Died At 66

by Derek Kraneveldt

Briefly: Best-selling author Tom Clancy has died at 66.

An insurance-salesman turned novelist, Clancy’s first book, The Hunt for Red October, was purchased for just $5000.

Since, seventeen of Clancy’s novels were #1 New York Times best sellers, and several (including The Hunt for Red October, Patriot Games, Jack Ryan, and  plenty of others) have been adapted into feature films.

His next and final novel, Command Authority hits shelves on December 3rd.

I know Clancy best from the video game franchises based on his work. Rainbox Six was a series that I followed for years, and the Splinter Cell series had numerous titles of exceptional quality.

A cause of death was not revealed, but we’ll be sure to update with that info as it’s announced.

What’s your favourite work by the author?

Tom Clancy

‘Splinter Cell’ Coming Soon To A Theater Near You?

by Scott Alminiana

Deadline is reporting that Ubisoft is engaged in discussions with studios to bring Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell to the big screen. First it was Warner Bros. that was in talks with Ubisoft, but now it would seem that Paramount is the front runner for the project.

Paramount seems like a natural fit for the Tom Clancy endorsed game due to the studio having previously adapted his books (The Hunt for Red October, Patriot Games, Clear and Present Danger, and Sum of All Fears) into films. The studio is currently in the process of rebooting the Jack Ryan franchise with Chris Pine and Thor director Kenneth Branagh attached to direct.

I’d like to see a movie version of Splinter Cell work but movies based on video games have a bad track record in Hollywood. Has there ever truely been a decent video game movie made? I thought Mortal Kombat was the best thing ever when I was a kid, but I was 11 and had terrible taste.

So what do you think, would you see a Splinter Cell movie? Who do you think would make a good Sam Fisher?