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Raimi drops Jack Ryan for 'Spider-Man'
Published Thursday, Oct 23 2008, 19:58 BST | By Simon Reynolds
Rex Features
Raimi told MTV that scheduling has forced him to make a choice between helming a prequel to the Tom Clancy spy series and making a fourth Spider-Man.
"I love Tom Clancy, and I hope they'd keep me in mind," he revealed, "but because I'm committed to Spider-Man and making that picture, I think it's going to knock me out of the running for the Jack Ryan picture."
He added: "I think [they'll shoot] at the same time. But I love [Jack Ryan], and I know the movie will be great."
Alec Baldwin, Harrison Ford and Ben Affleck have previously portrayed CIA analyst Ryan.
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