With production kicking off in Manhattan this week for the latest Tom Clancy adaptation, simply titled Jack Ryan, Paramount Pictures was smart enough to release the first official still before paparazzi invaded the set. Above one can see Star Trek lead Chris Pine playing our title character as he cruises down the NYC street on his motorcycle.
Kenneth Branagh returns after Thor to direct the film, and he also occupys the villain role. Along with Kevin Costner, Keira Knightley is on board as Ryan’s wife, Caroline, who Ryan must save when a Russian businessman (Branagh) is revealed to be crashing the United States economy. Taking over from other actors such as Ben Affleck, Harrison Ford and Alec Baldwin, I’m certainly looking forward to someone as charismatic as Pine occupying this action/thriller role.
Jack Ryan hits theaters on December 25th, 2013.
What do you think of our first look?