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It's a dubious sign of quality to have Dwayne Johnson starring in your movie. It is even more dubious when even The Rock ducks out of it. This is where we are with the upcoming The Janson Directive. John Cena is slotted to star in the 2021 adaptation of Robert Ludlum'snovel. Don't worry too much, though; Johnson is still on as a producer.
The story features a former Navy Seal working as a security consultant who becomes a target during a rescue operation.
I've always found such premises dodgy. It reminds of Predator when Dutch doth protests too much when he says to Dillon about his team, "We're a rescue unit, not assassins!" just before deploying into the jungle with enough weaponry (mini-gun included) to start a war and which they use to devastating effect on the bad guys. The cliche good guy must be reluctant, reactive, a defender and not an offender. Thus we get these cliches like Dutch complaining that he's running a Rescue-Murder squad and not a Murder-Rescue squad. In the present case,
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The book comes from the pen of the author of The Borne Identity so it is easy to imagine more details such as,
Of course, one can only imagine the sort of subtlety Cena will bring to the Borne-type role over Matt Damon. Is this, quite literally, Jason Borne on steroids?
The story features a former Navy Seal working as a security consultant who becomes a target during a rescue operation.
I've always found such premises dodgy. It reminds of Predator when Dutch doth protests too much when he says to Dillon about his team, "We're a rescue unit, not assassins!" just before deploying into the jungle with enough weaponry (mini-gun included) to start a war and which they use to devastating effect on the bad guys. The cliche good guy must be reluctant, reactive, a defender and not an offender. Thus we get these cliches like Dutch complaining that he's running a Rescue-Murder squad and not a Murder-Rescue squad. In the present case,
a private security consultant after leaving his former post due to a guilty conscience over sanctioned killings. Now, Janson uses his skills--and his team-up with a sharpshooter--only to help those in need.
The book comes from the pen of the author of The Borne Identity so it is easy to imagine more details such as,
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...
Of course, one can only imagine the sort of subtlety Cena will bring to the Borne-type role over Matt Damon. Is this, quite literally, Jason Borne on steroids?
