I think it's mostly the first one. The other two seem more like excuses and spin after being railroaded by the studio. They had a big name available and wanted to cash in on big bucks. Hollywood had not yet become a franchise factory. I think these films would be stronger if it was a Baldwin series. Instead, they just kind of feel like Harrison Ford films, not Tom Clancy movies. Hunt for Red October was a great movie and having the same actor would have carried the weight of that film with him into future stories, making those films feel more important, and so on.
Unlike Bond, espeically back then, there's a direct ongoing continuity with Jack Ryan. Could have been very special and they probably would have cranked out a few more of them and ultimately made more money in the long run. All surfing on the back of that first movie with Sean Connery.
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bozo_500 (13224)
a year ago
Yeah once Ford expressed interest or they offer it to him and he was open to it, then it was all over for AB .. Any other reason be just smoke
Imagining PG/CAPD and more with Baldwin, with Connery cameo as Ramius in one of them.
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TMC-4 (20268)
4 months ago
https://www.quora.com/Why-has-Alec-Baldwin-been-on-bad-terms-with-Harrison-Ford-for-years-1/answer/Jon-Mixon-1
Question: Why has Alec Baldwin been on bad terms with Harrison Ford for years?
Because Baldwin made a series of sh*tty decisions involving the sequel for The Hunt For Red October, the Tom Clancy inspired action film.
While Red October was a hit, Baldwin wasn’t a major star, and so the studio decided to play hardball when they were negotiating his salary for the sequel. Baldwin and his people thought that he deserved a lot more and the negotiations sort of bogged down. Along comes Harrison Ford, who thanks to Star Wars and the Indiana Jones franchises was an A-list star. He expressed interest in the project, and given his proven track record, he got the role. While both of his films cost more, they also made as much, if not more, than Baldwin’s did.
Ford and Baldwin don’t seem to have met at the time and there was an allegation that Ford said something disparaging about Baldwin that got back to him. Baldwin claims to have run into Ford and stated that he (Ford) was skinny and short, which is odd as Ford is actually an inch taller than Baldwin and he was in relatively good shape which calls in question Baldwin’s perceptions. Either way, Ford continued as an A-list for another decade, while Baldwin’s turn in the 1994 comic book film bomb The Shadow removed him from leading man roles in big budget films.
So Harrison Ford was (and remains) top grossing and highly popular performer.
Baldwin was a television performer who has actually received more publicity in the tabloids than for his performance at the box office.
Haters gonna hate
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