Jack Ryan helmer Branagh also in talks to star
Paramount didn't have to look far for the villain in its untitled Jack Ryan reboot, as the studio is in negotiations with Kenneth Branagh -- who's also directing the film -- to star opposite Chris Pine in the action thriller that aims to reinvigorate the blockbuster franchise.
Paramount had no comment on the casting.
Pine's Jack Ryan is an ex-Marine who works as a successful financial analyst in Moscow. He discovers a plot by his employer to finance a terrorist attack designed to collapse the U.S. economy, and must race against time to save America and his wife.
Branagh is making a deal to play the Russian villain, who with the help of the local government, masterminds a plot to destroy America's economy by making the dollar worthless.
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Paramount had no comment on the casting.
Pine's Jack Ryan is an ex-Marine who works as a successful financial analyst in Moscow. He discovers a plot by his employer to finance a terrorist attack designed to collapse the U.S. economy, and must race against time to save America and his wife.
Branagh is making a deal to play the Russian villain, who with the help of the local government, masterminds a plot to destroy America's economy by making the dollar worthless.
Visit Variety.com for the full story
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