Trailer Debut: Jack Ryan – Shadow Recruit

A mere day after the death of author Tom Clancy comes the trailer for Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, based on Clancy’s most famous literary creation. This reboot of the Jack Ryan franchise sees Chris Pine take on the titular role, following on from predecessors Alec Baldwin, Harrison Ford, and Ben Affleck. In Shadow Recruit, he’s […]

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Keira Knightley joins Jack Ryan

The cast of Paramount’s long-gestating Jack Ryan reboot is slowly coming together, with Keira Knightley in negotiations for the lead female role. According to The Hollywood Reporter, she was the studio’s original choice to star as the wife of Chris Pine‘s title character, but director Kenneth Branagh only circled back to her after testing a number of […]

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Kenneth Branagh to play villain in his Jack Ryan reboot

Kenneth Branagh will show off his Russian accent in Paramount’s Jack Ryan reboot. Branagh confirmed his casting in the flick – which he is also set to direct – at a Television Critics Association presentation (reported by Deadline). He will play a Russian villain to Chris Pine‘s CIA agent, intent on destroying the American economy […]

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Captain Kirk to play Jack Ryan?

source: weblogs.variety.com Chris Pine is in talks with Paramount Pictures to star as Jack Ryan in an upcoming reboot of the franchise based on the popular Tom Clancy novels. Pine became one of the breakout stars of 2009 by starring as Captain James T. Kirk in J.J. Abrams‘ Star Trek. Trek, also produced by Paramount […]

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