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

Amy Renner Amy Renner

Mar. 30, 2014

Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit

Release Date: Friday, January 17, 2014 Nationwide

Keira Knightley, Adam Cozad, Chris Pine, Kevin Costner, Kenneth Branagh, David Ellison, David Koepp, Anthony Peckham, Lorenzo di Bonaventura, David Paymer, David Barron, Mace Neufeld

PG-13 Action N/A

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Plot

What's the story about?

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).
Cited as official plot version from paramount.com
Action Adventure Prequel Reboot Sequel

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit.

  • Chris Pine
    Chris Pine

    ... Jack Ryan

    Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, Unstoppable

  • Kenneth Branagh
    Kenneth Branagh

    ... Viktor Stazov (Villain)

    Oppenheimer, King of Kings

  • Keira Knightley
    Keira Knightley

    ... Jack Ryan's Wife

    The Woman in Cabin 10, Pride & Prejudice

  • Kevin Costner
    Kevin Costner

    ... William Harper

    Horizon, Horizon: An American Saga

  • D
    David Paymer

    ... American Diplomat

    The Five-Year Engagement, The Sunlit Night

Crew Behind the Film

The Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Kenneth Branagh last directed A Haunting in Venice and Death on the Nile. The film's writer Adam Cozad last wrote The Gray Man and The Suicide Squad.

Producers
David Barron
Lorenzo di Bonaventura
Mace Neufeld

Additional Information

MPA Rating
PG-13 Parents Strongly Cautioned for sequences of violence and intense action, and brief strong language
Runtime
N/A
Tagline
Not available
Also known as
Moscow

Language
English

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Production Details

What we know about the Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit movie production.

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.

Production Updates

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Post-Production

The film was tagged as Post-Production.

Production

The film was tagged as Production. Scheduled to begin shooting September 2012.

Development

The film was tagged as Development. Plan to begin production September 2012

Development

The film was tagged as Development. Producers hope to start production January 2012

Pre-Production

The film was tagged as Pre-Production.

Development

The film was tagged as Development.

Pre-Production

The film was tagged as Pre-Production.

Development

The film was tagged as Development.

Release Dates

When was the film released?

Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit was released in nationwide movie theaters on Friday, January 17, 2014. There were 13 other movies released on the same date, including The Nut Job, Ride Along and Devil's Due.



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Sun., Mar. 30, 2014

  • Set the MPAA rating to PG-13 for sequences of violence and intense action, and brief strong language

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