Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

This original story follow a young Jack (Chris Pine) as he uncovers a financial terrorist plot. The story follows him from 9/11, through his tour of duty in Afghanistan, which scarred him forever, and into his early days in the Financial Intelligence Unit of the modern CIA where he becomes an analyst, under the guardianship of his handler, Harper (Kevin Costner). When Ryan believes he’s uncovered a Russian plot to collapse the United States economy, he goes from being an analyst to becoming a spy and must fight to save his own life and those of countless others, while also trying to protect the thing that's more important to him than anything, his relationship with his fiancée Cathy (Keira Knightley).

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Action Adventure Prequel Reboot Sequel

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  Chris Pine

  ... Jack Ryan

  Wonder Woman, Wonder Woman 1984

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  Kenneth Branagh

  ... Viktor Stazov (Villain)

  The Devil Wears Prada 2, The King of Kings

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  Keira Knightley

  ... Jack Ryan's Wife

  Never Let Me Go, The Woman in Cabin 10

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  Kevin Costner

  ... William Harper

  Horizon, Molly's Game

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  David Paymer

  ... American Diplomat

  The Five-Year Engagement, In Good Company

Who is making Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit – Crew List

A look at Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Kenneth Branagh last helmed A Haunting in Venice and Death on the Nile. The film's writer Adam Cozad last penned The Gray Man and The Suicide Squad.

Director

Kenneth Branagh

Screenwriters

Adam Cozad
Anthony Peckham
David Koepp

Producers

David Barron
Lorenzo di Bonaventura
Mace Neufeld

Production – What we know about the Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit

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Key Facts

• A prequel to Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan series of books. Another chapter in Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan franchise. Alec Baldwin originated the character in 1990's The Hunt for Red October, Harrison Ford played him in 1992's Patriot Games and 1994's Clear and Present Danger, and Ben Affleck played Ryan in 2002's The Sum of All Fears.

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

Dec 2013

Completed

Changed Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Oct 2013

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Aug 2012

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. Scheduled to begin shooting September 2012.

Mar 2012

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. Plan to begin production September 2012

Apr 2011

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. Producers hope to start production January 2012

Mar 2011

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Preparations are underway to start production.

Feb 2011

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. The movie is likely in scripting, budgeting, or stuck in 'development hell.'

Aug 2010

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Preparations are underway to start production.

Dec 2008

Development

Changed the movie production status to Development. The movie is likely in scripting, budgeting, or stuck in 'development hell.'

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