There’s a buzz in the air that George Clooney is interested in playing the latest incarnation of Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan whenever the character comes to the big screen again.

The Daily Beast includes this tidbit about Clooney in the role:

“Clooney also appears to be looking for his next commercial opportunity now that the Ocean’s franchise seems to be played out. A source says he expressed interest in playing Jack Ryan when and if Paramount attempts to revive the Tom Clancy series. Clooney seems to recognize that at this time in the world and this time in his life (he’s pushing 50), it’s time for some commercial maintenance.”

Alec Baldwin was the original Jack Ryan in The Hunt for Red October, while Harrison Ford played Jack in Patriot Games and Clear and Present Danger; Ben Affleck took on the role in The Sum of All Fears.