Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit is a 2014 American action thriller film based on the character Jack Ryan created by author Tom Clancy. It is the fifth Film in the Jack Ryan series and the second reboot thereof. Unlike its predecessors, it is not an adaptation of a particular Clancy novel, but rather an original story. Chris Pine stars in the title role, becoming the fourth actor to play Ryan, following Alec Baldwin, Harrison Ford, and Ben Affleck. The film is directed by Kenneth Branagh, who also stars alongside Kevin Costner, and Keira Knightley.
The original screenplay was written by Adam Cozand and David Koepp. The film was produced by Mace Neufeld, Lorenzo di Bonaventura, David Barron and Mark Vahradian, with David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, Paul Schwake and Tommy Harper as executive producers. The film score was composed by Patrick Doyle.
The film was released in the United States on January 17, 2014. It grossed over $130 million and was met with mixed critical reviews. It is dedicated to Clancy, who died on October 1, 2013.
Cast
Chris Pine became the fourth actor to assume the role of Jack Ryan, following Alec Baldwin, Harrison Ford and Ben Affleck.
- Chris Pine as Jack Ryan
- Keira Knightley as Dr. Catherine “Cathy” Muller
- Kevin Costner as Thomas Harper
- Kenneth Branagh as Viktor Cherevin
- Lenn Kudrjawizki as Konstantin
- Alec Utgoff as Aleksandr Borovsky
- Elena Velikanova as Katya
- Peter Andersson as Dimitri Lemkov
- Nonso Anozie as Embee Deng
- Colm Feore as Rob Behringer. Feore also appeared in The Sum of All Fears, as a supporting character, Olson.
- Gemma Chan as Amy Chang
- David Paymer as Dixon Lewis
- Karen David as FBI Lead Agent
- Eric Michels as FBI Operative
- John Schwab as New York DWP Worker
Mikhail Baryshnikov makes an uncredited appearance as Interior Minister Sergey Sorokin.
Credits to Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Ryan:_Shadow_Recruit
