Keira Knightley Lands Female Lead in Untitled Jack Ryan Project

Keira Knightley takes the female lead in the Untitled Jack Ryan Project
Keira Knightley takes the female lead in the Untitled Jack Ryan Project
Keira Knightley is in negotiations for the female lead in Paramount Pictures' Untitled Jack Ryan Project.

Chris Pine stars as Jack Ryan, an ex-Marine who now works as a financial analyst in Moscow. When he discovers his employer's plan to finance a terrorist attack on the American economic system, Jack Ryan races to save the country and his wife (Keira Knightley). Director Kenneth Branagh is also starring as the villain.

David Koepp wrote the most recent draft of the screenplay, from an original draft by Adam Cozad. Lorenzo di Bonaventura is producing alongside Mace Neufeld and David Barron. David Ellison is executive producing through his Skydance Pictures company.

Production is slated to begin next month. Keira Knightley can next be seen in the Joe Wright adaptation Anna Karenina.

Jack Ryan comes to theaters December 25th, 2013 and stars Keira Knightley, Chris Pine, Kevin Costner, Kenneth Branagh, Colm Feore, Lee Asquith-Coe, Nonso Anozie, Gemma Chan. The film is directed by Kenneth Branagh.



Sources: Heat Vision Blog

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Comments (5)

  1. Dan

    Good casting.

    9 months agoby @dan1Flag

  2. thedude-abides

    Love her in anything she's in

    9 months agoby @thedude-abidesFlag

  3. THE JOKER

    maybe...

    9 months agoby @mcleve02Flag

  4. skywise

    She is fantastic and they have some good talent behind this one.

    9 months agoby @skywiseFlag

  5. CBF

    I love her. And a new Jack Ryan movie may be good. I wonder what Clancy novel they'll adapt next.

    9 months agoby @comicbookfanFlag

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