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Dwayne Johnson To Star In New Robert Ludlum Series?

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He is about to don the loincloth for Brett Ratner’s sword and sandals epic HERCULES, and will next be seen in disaster actioner SAN ANDREAS as well as another FAST AND THE FURIOUS movie, and now Universal are planning a new franchise for the former wrestler. So, are they setting him up as the new Jason Bourne? Well, Variety are reporting that Johnson is set to star in a film version of Robert Ludlum’s THE JANSON DIRECTIVE, a novel that was published back in 2002.

The late author Ludlum is behind the famous Jason Bourne movies that begun with Doug Liman’s THE BOURNE IDENTITY over a decade ago, and ‘Janson’ has a very similar plot line to the hugely successful series.

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When billionaire philanthropist Peter Novak is kidnapped by a terrorist known as The Caliph, it’s up to Paul Janson—a legend in the notorious U.S. covert agency Consular Operations—to save him. But Janson’s rescue operation goes horribly wrong…and soon Janson is marked for death, the target of a “beyond salvage” order issued from the highest level of the government. Now Janson is running for his life, pursued by Jessica Kincaid, a young agent of astonishing ability who can anticipate and counter his every move. To survive, Janson must outrace a conspiracy that has gone beyond the control of its originators. To win, he must counter it with a conspiracy of his own…

Johnson will play the lead role of Janson, and is said to be possibly coming on board to produce as well. Rumours are that if the film is successful, it could lead to more over the next few years. Clearly Johnson is one of the world’s biggest draws at the moment with plans for a third G.I. JOE movie afooot which is said to completely revolve around his character of Roadblock.

Source: Variety

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