{"id":19950,"date":"2016-05-19T14:57:13","date_gmt":"2016-05-19T19:57:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=19950"},"modified":"2016-05-19T14:57:13","modified_gmt":"2016-05-19T19:57:13","slug":"rock-expanding-movie-empire-series-spy-thrillers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2016\/05\/19\/rock-expanding-movie-empire-series-spy-thrillers\/","title":{"rendered":"The Rock expanding movie empire to series of spy thrillers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-3111634110\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>&#8220;The Rock&#8221; Dwayne Johnson announced\u00a0a\u00a0major movie project on Thursday, as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ew.com\/article\/2016\/05\/18\/dwayne-johnson-janson-directive-robert-ludlum-movie-universe?xid=entertainment-weekly_socialflow_twitter\" target=\"_blank\">reported by Entertainment Weekly<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Rock and Universal Pictures are collaborating with\u00a0Captivate Entertainment and Mythology for a series of movies based on the spy novel series &#8220;The Janson Directive.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Johnson will star in the lead role and be executive producer for the movies based on the novel series written by Robert Ludlum.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Janson Directive is classic Robert Ludlum. Sharp, edgy and layered storylines. The character is complex, conflicted, badass, and lethal &#8211; I can\u2019t wait to sink my teeth into this and bring him to life,&#8221; Johnson said in a statement. Johnson joked on Twitter that he&#8217;s not quite Matt Damon playing Jason Bourne in the &#8220;Bourne&#8221; movie series.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I&#39;m too brown to be Matt Damon, but thank you;). Pumped to get started on this project. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/JansonDirective?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#JansonDirective<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Universal?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Universal<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NNKkWOp1H3\">https:\/\/t.co\/NNKkWOp1H3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheRock\/status\/733379735762436101?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 19, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Johnson is working with script-writer James Vanderbilt to adapt the novel series to movie form. \u201cI\u2019ve been obsessed with Robert Ludlum ever since I was a kid,\u201d Vanderbilt said in a statement, \u201cand the opportunity to play in this sandbox and create an interconnected universe based on the works of one of the best espionage writers of all time is a dream come true.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The project is two years in the making and part of Universal looking to join other movie studios creating inter-linked movies\u00a0that keep people returning to movie theaters to watch the next installment of a series.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s also part of Rock wanting to expand his reputation in Hollywood, not wanting to just be the actor who resuscitate franchises, but creates an entire new franchise.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-1791476439\"><div id=\"pwtor-1779238334\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>&#8220;The Rock&#8221; Dwayne Johnson announced\u00a0a\u00a0major movie project on Thursday, as reported by Entertainment Weekly. 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