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Kenneth Branagh's 'Jack Ryan' to Hit Theaters Christmas Day 2013
The Hollywood Reporter, 27 August 2012 Paramount Pictures and Skydance Productions said Monday that they will release director Kenneth Branagh's 'Jack Ryan' on Dec. 25, 2013. The studio is looking to restart its marquee action-thriller franchise, this time with Chris Pine in the lead role. While based on the hero of Tom Clancy's best-selling book series, the movie is an original story that traces how a young Jack Ryan joined the CIA. Pine has particular experience in his arena, having helped Paramount relaunch another key franchise as a young Captain Kirk in Star Trek (a untitled sequel opens in theaters May 13, 2013). Keira Knightley plays the female lead in Jack Ryan, which also stars Kevin Costner and Branagh. Jack Ryan's competition will include Universal's big-budget tentpole '47 Ronin' and 20th Century Fox's Ben Stiller comedy 'The Secret Life of Walter Mitty', both of which also open Christmas Day.
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