Back in June it was reported that Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson was in
discussions with Universal to star in a film called “The Janson Directive.”
The film is about a former consular ops agent, Paul Janson, that goes into
business as a private security consultant after. The agent leaves the covert ops
business after a high number of sanctioned killings. He teams with a
sharpshooter and only takes assignments that he believe will help people in
need.
The Rock has since confirmed that he was will be taking the role and also
noted that Academy Award winning writer Akiva Goldsman will be writing the
script.
On Instagram, The Rock wrote the following about the project:
“A real pleasure teaming up w/ Academy Award winning writer, Akiva
Goldsman (A BEAUTIFUL MIND) to write THE JANSON DIRECTIVE. Very cool and honored
to bring this iconic novel and character to life. Can’t wait… #RobertLudlum
#Conspiracy #UniversalStudios #JansonDirective”
