The passing of Tom Clancy has echoed the world over this week, and it seems a fitting time, perhaps, for Paramount to release the first poster for Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, which is centred on the character that launched Clancy’s career.
Chris Pine takes the lead in the role previously played by Alec Baldwin, Harrison Ford, and Ben Affleck. And having seen a handful of images from the film so far, it’s nice to see what the posters will look like in the coming months.
In a story taking place prior to the original Jack Ryan stories, Ryan is a young stock broker working for a billionaire in Moscow before joining the CIA. When the billionaire he is advising frames him for a terrorist plot and kidnaps his wife, Ryan must race against time to clear his name, stop the plot, and save his wife.
Pine is joined by a stellar cast, with Keira Knightley taking the female lead alongside him, and the two joined by Kevin Costner and Kenneth Branagh.
Branagh is on both sides of the camera, directing from a script penned by Adam Cozad and David Koepp (Spider-Man).
The film was previously titled simply Jack Ryan, and the addition of the subtitle would certainly suggest that Paramount is keen to set up a new franchise with Pine starring in the lead for the next few years. So it’s going to be very interesting to see how audiences receive it come December. With such talent on all sides involved with the project, things are certainly looking good.
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit will be released on Christmas Day in the US, with its UK release date now set for the following day on December 26th. The first trailer is set to hit in the early hours of the morning (UK time) tomorrow, so be sure to check back when it hits.
Source: Yahoo Movies.
