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Does Chris Pine Have What It Takes to Reinvent Jack Ryan? Today in Film Bloggery 10/14/09
When news came that Chris Pine is (maybe) the new Jack Ryan , all I could think of was that he’s just not a big enough star. Sure, he was in a hit movie this summer, but Star Trek is not enough to propel anybody into stardom. Should William Shatner have gone on to play Indiana Jones ...
Chris Pine in talks for Jack Ryan role
variety.com — Paramount negotiating with actor for franchise reboot Paramount Pictures is negotiating with Chris Pine to play CIA... analyst Jack Ryan in the reboot of the franchise based on the Tom Clancy novels. Pine is positioned to topline his second Par ... (more) Chris Pine in talks for Jack Ryan role
Pine Beaming Up Jack Ryan Role?
Pine Beaming Up Jack Ryan Role?
weblogs.variety.com — Paramount Pictures has begun negotiations with Chris Pine to play CIA analyst Jack Ryan in the reboot... of the franchise based on the Tom Clancy novels. Pine is positioned to topline his second Par franchise. He played James T. Kirk in “Star Trek,” the ... (more) Pine Beaming Up Jack Ryan Role?
Chris Pine Enlists as Next Jack Ryan
Chris Pine Enlists as Next Jack Ryan
filmschoolrejects.com — Remember when Ben Affleck was Hollywood’s new dramatic ‘it’ kid? Just after Armageddon and Good Will Hunting... , when he was said to be the next big action star on the block. He did that movie with Sam Jackson, Changing Lanes , and ... (more) Chris Pine Enlists as Next Jack Ryan
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The Auteurs Notebook — ... Where My Head's At: Whenever I hear or read something about "rebooting the Jack Ryan franchise," I always think about that Illinois conservative politician who derailed his career (and, in a sense, handed Barack Obama his) by trying to take his super-hot actress wife (Jeri Ryan, aka Seven of Nine) to swingers' clubs. And I figure, "Good luck with that, pervoid." And then I remember that this Jack Ryan is the hero of a bunch of not-terribly compelling geopolitical thrillers. Christ, people. James Bond took off after precisely one ...

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