The film adaptation of
Tom Clancy's 1993 novel 'Without Remorse' had been in development since the 1990s. In 1994,
Keanu Reeves was offered $7 million for the role of John Clark but turned it down. In 1995, the film, which was set to be written and directed by
John Milius and would star
Laurence Fishburne and
Gary Sinise, was two weeks away from shooting, before it was shut down, due to the financial collapse of Savoy Pictures. In 2012,
Christopher McQuarrie signed on with Paramount Pictures to direct the film, with
Tom Hardy in talks to play John Clark and
Kevin Costner in talks to play his mentor, William Harper. In September 2018, it was announced that
Michael B. Jordan would be playing John Clark in a two-part film series, which will be composed of 'Without Remorse' and 'Rainbow Six'. Director
Stefano Sollima was announced in December 2018 and filming began in Berlin in October 2019.