Chris Pine
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Rise of the Guardians to be feted with special animation award
September 04, 2012 1:15pm ESTThe movie, directed by Peter Ramsey, will not be released in U.S. theatres until November (12), but the project has already received high praise from industry leaders. It will be honoured at the festival's Los Angeles ceremony on 22 October (12). The film follows classic magical characters Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, and the Tooth Fairy as they try to protect the imagination of children around the world, with Pine voicing the lead character, Jack Frost. Hugh Jackman, Isla Fisher, Alec Baldwin and Jude Law also lend their talents to the film. Founder of the Hollywood Film Festival, Carlos de Abreu, says, "It is a great pleasure to recognise Rise of the Guardians as the recipient of our animation award. This piece of avant-garde animation style surely will be another classic for generations to come." Past recipients of the Hollywood Animation Award include Cars, Ratatouille, Toy Story 3, UP and Wall-E.
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Buzz from the Venice International Film Festival 2012
September 02, 2012 12:53pm ESTWe're a few days into this year's Venice International Film Festival, the 69th of its kind, and buzz from this year's big movies is making its way to our shores. While the festival is featuring a lot of new and up-and-coming faces, several big names are making it the home to debut their new works. Whether documentaries, shorts, or big-name comebacks, we've rounded up the buzz so far about the event's brightest stars and biggest hits. To The Wonder Goes to Extremes - According to The Huffington Post, Terrence Malick's newest film stars Ben Affleck, but you'd barely know that given his lack of actual screen time. But that wasn't the only thing making headlines around the film's debut. According to Affleck himself while speaking at the Telluride Film Festival, Malick's newest effort "makes [his previous work] Tree of Life look like Transformers." Tree of Life was, as you may remember, half-booed/half-cheered during its festival debut in Cannes, and To The Wonder was no different. Critics were understandably appauled at the antics, with Variety critic Justin Chang tweeting the below response to his peers jeers: Booing a Terrence Malick film! Wow, almost as courageous and commendable as kicking Gandhi in the face. Good job guys. #Venezia69— Justin Chang (@JustinCChang) September 2, 2012 The Masterstroke - Director Paul Thomas Anderson's highly-anticipated The Master is already gaining rave reviews from the festival, with the Oscar buzz around the film being deemed appropriate. Critics are atwitter about Philip Seymour Hoffman and Joaquin Phoenix's performances in the film, with The Hollywood Reporter sparing no limits to their praise of Phoenix's "career-defining" turn as sailor Freddie Quell. The film's parallels to Scientology are also creating a buzz, thanks to Anderson's friendship with the religion's biggest star, Tom Cruise. And has Cruise seen it? "Yes, I have shown him the film, and yes, we are still friends," Anderson said. "The rest is between me and Tom." THR's critic regaled the film as "a bold, challenging, brilliantly acted drama that is a must for serious audiences." Michael Jackson and Winona Returneth - Two other stars having a resurgence at the festival were Michael Jackson and Winona Ryder. The former is featured in a Spike Lee documentary about the making of Jackson's album Bad, which was released 25 years ago Friday. The documentary is being touted as a rewarding look into the singer's album. The legacy surrounding the disc made Bad 25 a win for Lee, who was also awarded the festival’s Glory to the Filmmaker award. The prize is a yearly one, given to someone who brought "great innovation to contemporary cinema." Another big-name comeback at the festival is Ryder in The Iceman. The actor's return to the festival after a 19-year absence features her alongside Michael Shannon and Ray Liotta as the innocent and unknowing wife of a contract killer. [Photo Credit: The Venice International Film Festival] Follow Alicia on Twitter @alicialutes More: 'The Possession' Possesses Audiences With $17.7 at Box Office 'Jack Ryan' First Look: Chris Pine and Kevin Costner, Hell(icopter) Yeah! 'On the Road': Kristen Stewart Leads Trailer Worthy of Jack Kerouac
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'Jack Ryan' First Look: Chris Pine and Kevin Costner, Hell(icopter) Yeah!
September 01, 2012 1:38pm ESTIt’s been three long years since Paramount first announced it would be rebooting the Jack Ryan franchise, seven years after Ben Affleck played Tom Clancy’s CIA agent in 2002’s The Sum of All Fears. Since then, fans — and star Chris Pine, who has been on board since Star Trek transformed him into a charming action hero in 2009 — have patiently stood by as script rewrites (and, eventually, the filming of Star Trek 2) slowed the film down. But, finally, we began to see movement on the 2013 reboot, simply titled Jack Ryan, when thespian and Thor director Kenneth Branagh signed on for double duty as the film’s helmer and villain. Not long after, Keira Knightley joined the cast as Ryan’s wife while Kevin Costner came on board to play CIA liaison William Harper. And now, we at last have a chance to see Pine in action via photos released from the set. At this rate, will a sequel be announced next? (Sort of: Paramount is speeding up things even further, planning a Jack Ryan spin-off, Without Remorse, starring Tom Hardy as John Clark. But let’s focus on the now, shall we?) So what do the new photos tell us about Pine as Ryan? Not much, beyond an iota of badassery, a trait necessary to play the CIA agent. That, and apparently the fact that heliport is the only place one can walk freely and easily in New York City. (Though, knowing Ryan’s luck with helicopters, perhaps he should stay away?) Scroll below to see both photos from Paramount’s reboot, which strays from Clancy’s novels in an attempt to tell how Ryan became a CIA analyst. [Image Credit: Paramount] More: Jack Ryan: Chris Pine, Keira Knightley Will Hit Screens in 2013 Kevin Costner to Assemble Tom Clancy Characters Avengers-Style Kenneth Branagh to Play Villian in Chris Pine’s Jack Ryan Movie
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'Lawless' Star Tom Hardy: Always The Talking Point, Never the Star
August 29, 2012 11:23am ESTA rootin’, tootin’ moonshine-runnin’ flick hits theaters today. There’s violence, romance, action, and plenty of illegal activity in director John Hillcoat's Lawless, formerly known as The Wettest County in the World and based off the book of the same name, and the film boasts some serious star power for a late summer indie. Shia LaBeouf headlines the film in one of his better performances, the ubiquitous Jessica Chastain provides the lovely lady presence, and Guy Pearce is the ruthless tormentor. But lurking in a floppy hat on the posters and in a barely visible flash in the latest ads for the Prohibition Era film is formidable screen presence Tom Hardy. And despite his subdued presence in the marketing materials, when the action starts rolling in the film, Hardy is the man holding it all together. As so often seems to be the case with the criminally underutilized actor. Of course, Hardy’s name is hardly one unfamiliar to moviegoing audiences. He was the main villain in the biggest movie of the year for godsakes. From the first whiff of his being cast as the baddie Bane in The Dark Knight Rises back in October 2010, when it was still called Batman 3, Hardy's casting was noteworthy. He rode off the buzz he got as Eames in Christopher Nolan’s last film before TDKR, Inception – which ruled the box office in summer 2010 and in which Hardy has, arguably, the best line – and straight into a role in one of the most talked-about films in the last two years. But even with his role in the record-breaking TDKR, Hardy can't seem to catch a break as a star. In this case, the culprit could be the insurmountable pressure of portraying the unlucky villain to succeed Heath Ledger's transcendent Joker in The Dark Knight and the fact that audiences had a hard time understanding his muffled dialogue overshadowed a great performance. Hell, by the time he was gearing up for the release of 2011’s critically acclaimed Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and Warrior, the actor had gained enough fame to be a frequent gossip topic: Who was he dating? What’s the deal with his “fluid sexuality?” Did you see his spread in Men’s Health? Did anyone see that movie back in 2008 in which he did full frontal? (It was Bronson, and it should be known that the movie has got a lot more to it than that.) But he still wasn't quite The Next Big Thing. He wasn't the outright star of any film – even in Warrior, he was slated as the Christian Bale to Joel Edgerton’s Mark Wahlberg a la The Fighter – but Hardy was and is constantly the name on everyone’s lips whenever he takes on a new project. But why is that? He’s yet to have his own leading man role. We’ve yet to see anything we could truly call “a Tom Hardy movie.” And if that’s so, why are we constantly concerned with his ability to enunciate or if some role will be the role that makes him huge? What is it about Hardy that’s kept him the “always a bridesmaid, never a bride” of handsome, dashing, talented actors? (Even in the otherwise forgettable Valentine’s Day rom-com, This Means War, he loses the lady to hunky bona fide leading man Chris Pine). Well, it’s not for lack of the “whole package.” Freelance film writer and self-proclaimed Tom Hardy aficionado Jenni Miller tells Hollywood.com, “He's charming, he's funny, and he's honest about his screwed-up past. He is very handsome to a wide variety of people, regardless of gender or sexuality.” Not to mention actor has a wide range of ability. He can go from bashing heads in RocknRolla to staring wistfully upon the moors in Wuthering Heights. “He's got this tough guy/soft heart thing going on. I mean, hello, he was in Wuthering Heights! And that video of him rapping with a baby! It makes my brain hurt,” adds Miller. Still, Hardy, who’s enjoyed a similar level of murmured praises to those which Michael Fassbender garnered after he popped up in Inglorious Basterds in 2009, has yet to break out as the clamored-for leading man the way audiences and filmmakers, alike, pine after Fassbender. “It's definitely an interesting comparison, because both he and [Fassbender] can pull off glossy men's magazine photo shoots and physically intense work environments, although I think [Fassbender’s] Hunger probably trumps anything in Warrior or TDKR, for obvious reasons,” says Miller. And it’s true. Like Fassbender, Hardy has clearly been accepted into the Hollywood fold — he's even working with heavyweights Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire on an anti-poaching documentary already. Still, Hardy’s performances in his breakout roles are strong, but only strong enough to get him noticed. They're not mighty enough to propel him into leading man land. We should keep in mind that it wasn’t until 2011 that Fassbender blew away a wide range of audiences from varying genres with back-to-back-to-back performances in Jane Eyre, X-Men: First Class, A Dangerous Method, and his pièce de résistance Shame. It was the perfect set-up for stealing hearts and minds, and he delivered perfectly in each instance. Hardy has yet to experience that rapid fire success and he’s yet to deliver a performance to wide audiences that can match Fassbender's level. And as of now, his only upcoming project is the remake, Mad Max: Fury Road, which is in a way, his tipping point. Hardy has built up significant, and organic, buzz with his progression from “who’s that guy in Inception?” to being the breakout star of Warrior to the super villain we can’t help but talk about ad nauseam in TDKR. His next few films will be the determining factors in his rise or puttering, respectable success. He’ll either pull a Fassbender, or be relegated to respectable, but middling success of his Warrior co-star, Edgerton. The latter fate, however, would be wasteful. Longtime Hardy fan, Willie Mack, tells Hollywood.com that he realizes the difficulty in Hardy’s ability to seize the leading man spotlight. “Kind of like with Idris Elba, you see him and you want him to play a leading role … You’re hoping that once he’ll be a leading man eventually and hopefully the public will start catching on,” he says. And to some extent, he’s almost there in The Dark Knight Rises and Lawless. But not quite. He delivers performances, that while not perfect by any means, are infinitely curious. And for the time being, his roles are, at the very least, keeping audiences talking. But until he actually sinks or swims, that chatter is just about the best thing a potential big star like Hardy can hope for. Follow Kelsea on Twitter @KelseaStahler [Photo Credit: Weinstein Company] More: 'Lawless,' Moonshine, and America's Modern Prohibition New 'Lawless' Trailer: The Other Bad Boys Of Summer Hollywood.com's Review of 'Lawless'
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Is 'Jack Ryan' the New 'Avengers'? Writer David Koepp Weighs In
August 24, 2012 12:05pm ESTParamount's Jack Ryan reboot may not be hitting a theater near you until the end of 2013, but the studio is already looking for ways to expand the film into a greater Tom Clancy universe. Much like Marvel did with The Avengers, Paramount would like to use Jack Ryan — and Kevin Costner's character William Harper — as a starting point for spinning a greater web of Clancy spy goodness. Hollywood.com spoke to Jack Ryan writer David Koepp — the mind behind Premium Rush, Spider-Man, and Panic Room — about Paramount's grand scheme. Is he thinking about opportunities to grow Costner's character and the Clancy world while penning his screenplay? "Not while writing it," he says. "I'm sure at Paramount somewhere there's like a giant white board with pins in it and colored things," Koepp tells Hollywood.com. "But it's really hard to write one movie and have it be any good, so we focused on doing this one. And then if you get it right, possibly, you go on and get to do more." There's a good chance more Jack Ryan movies are in Koepp's future, as Deadline reports that Paramount is already planning to create a trilogy. Koepp also couldn't be happier about the all-star cast Paramount has been able to assemble. "It's great!" he says. "Chris Pine, Kenneth Branagh (who's directing) is playing the villain, Kevin Costner is the guy who recruits Jack, and I believe Keira Knightly — but I'm not sure I'm supposed to say anything about that." Follow Abbey Stone on Twitter @abbeystone [Photo Credit: WENN.com] More: 'Jack Ryan': Chris Pine, Keira Knightley Will Hit Screens in 2013 Kevin Costner to Assemble Tom Clancy Characters 'Avengers'-Style Keira Knightley Joins Chris Pine in 'Jack Ryan'
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'Jack Ryan': Chris Pine, Keira Knightley Will Hit Screens in 2013
August 22, 2012 7:47pm ESTWe've got another Jack Ryan on our hands, and his name is Chris Pine. Wait, you mean the Jack Ryan from The Hunt for Red October, Patriot Games, Clear and Present Danger and The Sum of All Fears? Yep, that's the one! According to Deadline, the Star Trek actor will be joining Keira Knightley (who will play love interest Cathy Muller Ryan) in the reboot of the popular Tom Clancy character, which finally has a release date set for the end of 2013, and it's going to be a trilogy! For those unaware of the developments so far in the newest adaptation of the character, director and villain Kenneth Branagh described the movie as "an original story that allows us to understand how Jack Ryan develops into a CIA analyst, before joining, and perhaps even joining, the CIA. It’s a very contemporary action thriller set in the here and now." The film will allegedly begin with the moment that defined the Jack Ryan character: a helicopter crash that nearly killed Ryan when he was just a 23 year-old platoon leader in the Marines. He was the only survivor from the platoon, making him just the right amount of brooding/hurt hero-person to carry a film franchise (or in Ryan's case, multiple franchises)! It is also of note that a new role has been created for Kevin Costner that was not in any of the previous films to add a new edge to the story. His character's name is William Harper, one of those American idealist types who mentors Ryan (and also John Kelly who will get his own film Without Remorse that the studio is hoping will have Tom Hardy attached to play the role of CIA Operative Kelly. I think we've got some tentpole films on our hands, America! Are they setting us up for an Avengers-style crossover film? Or! Is this simply a weird way to prequel This Means War? (I'll be here all night, folks.) The role of Jack Ryan was previously made famous in movie adaptations featuring Alec Baldwin, Harrison Ford, and Ben Affleck. It is also noted that Paramount Pictures has slated a release date for late in 2013, a seemingly quick turn-around for such a huge action-thriller series. Are you looking forward to a revamp of Jack Ryan? Sound off in the comments! [Photo Credit: DailyCeleb] Follow Alicia on Twitter @alicialutes More: Kevin Costner to Assemble Tom Clancy Characters 'Avengers'-Style Keira Knightley Joins Chris Pine in 'Jack Ryan' Kenneth Branagh to play villain in Chris Pine's Jack Ryan movie
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Kevin Costner to Assemble Tom Clancy Characters 'Avengers'-Style
August 21, 2012 5:25am ESTHey, if Marvel superheroes can create a cross-polinated movie universe, why can't Tom Clancy and his band of American spies do the same? That seems to be the plan, with the recent casting of Kevin Costner in Paramount's upcoming Jack Ryan signaling an attempt to not only continue the Clancy-verse, but to expand and weave it all together. Rumors of Costner's involvement in the film, which stars Chris Pine as the titular CIA agent and Keira Knightley as his leading lady, have been swirling about for weeks, but according to Deadline, the deals are now set — and the plan isn't just for Jack Ryan. Paramount is eyeing Costner as the connective tissue that could potentially bring together further Tom Clancy adaptations Avengers-style. In Jack Ryan, the actor will play William Harper, mentor to the young American hero. The hope is for Costner to also feature into another big screen version Clancy movie: Without Remorse, under the eye of Jack Reacher writer/director Christopher McQuarrie (also the man behind The Usual Suspects). Knowing that a blockbuster thriller needs a strong leading man (especially considering Costner's involvement), Paramount and McQuarrie are courting The Dark Knight Rises actor Tom Hardy for the lead role. And the Costner-love doesn't stop there. There's even talk that the actor's William Harper could spin-off into his own film — an opportunity Nick Fury has not even been afforded. With a wealth of source material at their fingertips, Paramount is going to great lengths to strategically play their cards in the right sequence in hopes of luring audiences back time and time again for continuity-filled, high-ocatne adventures. To make it easier to swallow, they found a man with the right amount of gravitas. After the mega-success of his TV movie Hatfields & McCoys, Costner is at the top of his game. He's the perfect overseer for a brand as gigantic as Tom Clancy. Follow Matt Patches on Twitter @misterpatches [Photo Request: New Line Cinema] More: Keira Knightley Joins Chris Pine in 'Jack Ryan' Kenneth Branagh to Play Villain in Chris Pine's Jack Ryan Movie David Koepp Rewriting Paramount's Jack Ryan Reboot
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Remembering Tony Scott and His Cinematic Legacy — VIDEOS
August 20, 2012 7:47am ESTThe end of director Tony Scott's life (the filmmaker committed suicide late Sunday, August 19) was both sudden and tragic. A renowned presence in Hollywood, Scott spent over forty years working in the business, carving out a career as both a director and producer. He wasn't slowing down either — at the time of his death, Scott was developing a handful of projects, including a long-gestating sequel to his 1986 film Top Gun. While his passing is unfortunate to fans and colleagues alike, Scott's many contributions to the world of movies will forever remain profound and thrilling. At the age of 68, Scott continued to push the action genre in new directions, and the ripple effect of his contributions is easily identifiable in today's big budget blockbusters. Taking a look back at Scott's impressive career, here are a few of the standout films that solidify the late director as one of contemporary Hollywood's most important names: Top Gun Arguably Scott's best known film, the Tom Cruise-starring jet fighter action picture swept up audiences back in the '80s and continues to wow with its stunning aerial photography. The movie was a huge success around the globe, grossing more than $350 worldwide. But on an artistic level, it was an explosive beginning to Scott's exploration between man and machine that fueled his career. Days of Thunder Like Top Gun, Scott's Days of Thunder plays to two of Scott's major sensibilities: his love for raw adrenaline and of immersive worlds that exist behind the curtain of reality. Stock car racing is a fun sport to watch, but in the hands of Scott, it's a visceral rush with a vibrant, dramatic underbelly. The Hunger Backtracking to 1983, Scott's The Hunger is a wonderfully bizarre gem that the director always longed to revisit, with a short-lived TV adaptation and a self-helmed remake always at the front of his mind. Catherine Deneuve, David Bowie, and Susan Sarandon star in the steamy vampire drama, a film that shows off a completely different side of Scott. Beverly Hill Cop 2 Taking over a franchise is no easy task, but Scott managed to build upon the original Beverly Hill Cop with heightened action and, perhaps even more importantly, even wilder humor. Known for his kinetic filmmaking, Scott always had a sense of humor ground his films, making the larger-than-life action easy to digest. The Last Boy Scout Scott's team-up with Bruce Willis and Damon Wayans may be the best example of that sense of humor. Filled to the brim with explosions, crazed shootouts, and one of the greatest on-screen kills of all time (the big bad is hit by a football, knocked off a ledge, shot a couple times, then sliced up by a helicopter blade), The Last Boy Scout is off-the-wall, pure '90s action cinema. But Scott knew his talent too — he utilized Willis spot-on timing for one of the movie's best, small scale scenes: True Romance Working from a script by Tarantino, Scott crafted another wild adventure that rarely relied on "action" to keep audience mesmerized and on their toes. Scott feels restrained in True Romance in the best of ways, letting the actors doing the talking. Christian Slater, Patricia Arquette, Val Kilmer, Gary Oldman, Christopher Walken, and the rest of the cast light up the screen in True Romance. Walken's standoff with Dennis Hopper is one of the great dialogue moments in movie history: Crimson Tide Scott found the perfect match in Denzel Washington, an actor who can bring intensity to the largest set piece or most intimate spat of words. In Crimson Tide, Scott and Washington built momentum in the pressure cooker confines of a submarine. You feel the heat in this movie, even in a 65 degree movie theater. Spy Game Scott's bravado for moviemaking attracted many of Hollywood's A-Listers over the years, but he hit pure thespian gold when he paired Robert Redford with his spiritual successor Brad Pitt in Spy Game. Underseen by audiences and a little murky in the logic department, Spy Game shines thanks to the brilliant casting, and to Scott finding perfect ways to let the duo spar. Man on Fire Late in his career, Scott continued to experiment with camera fluidity, color schemes, and action geography in his movies. "Stylistic" is an understatement when it comes to Man on Fire, a movie where tension builds from everywhere. The script, the action… heck, even the subtitles are rousing! Unstoppable Scott had a number of film's in the works, but his last big screen endeavor is 2010's Unstoppable, a movie that took a simple premise (we can't stop this train!) and embraced it wholeheartedly. Rarely does Unstoppable feel cheap — a surprise based on the logline. That's all thanks to the pairing of Washington and Chris Pine, and Scott's precision for depicting the real life technical aspects that went into solving this shocking incident (the movie is based on true events). This is a Hollywood action movie. Everything is going to be all right in the end. But with Scott in the driver's seat (and this is true for all of his films), there are still unexpected thrills around every corner. It's why we, and Hollywood, love his movies. Follow Matt Patches on Twitter @misterpatches [Photo Credit: 20th Century Fox] More: 'Top Gun' Director Tony Scott Commits Suicide How Adam Yauch Rocked Hollywood with Oscilloscope Chris Marker, Experimental Filmmaker and '12 Monkeys' Inspiration, Dies at 91
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Keira Knightley Joins Chris Pine in 'Jack Ryan'
August 10, 2012 12:02pm ESTWell, it looks like Keira Knightley didn't quite die at the end of Seeking a Friend for the End of the World because she's back with another movie role. According to the Hollywood Reporter she signed on to Paramount's Jack Ryan with Chris Pine as her costar. I don't blame you, sister. I wouldn't mind barking up that tree myself! Knightley was chosen by director Kenneth Branaugh over Lost-ie Evengeline Lilly and Felicity Jones (yeah, I had to IMDb her too) to star in this hopeful franchise. What isn't a hopeful franchise these days? The movie is about a Jack Ryan (duh) an ex-military type living in Moscow who uncovers a plot to destroy the U.S. economy. Um, didn't the banks already try to do that for themselves? Anyway, he must save the country and his wife (Knightley) before he is killed by evil baddies. Is this Jack Ryan or Jack Bauer, the long-awaited 24 movie? If you don't remember, Jack Ryan is the hero from the Tom Clancy novels who has been played by a punch of different people including Alec Baldwin (when he was skinny), Harrison Ford (when he was young), and Ben Affleck (when he was Bennifer). He's like James Bond except American. And, you know, not as successful. Maybe his luck is about to change! Follow Brian Moylan on Twitter @BrianJMoylan [Photo credit: Daily Celeb] More: 'Jack Ryan' Needs a Girlfriend: The 3 Actresses Vying for His Affection David Koepp Rewriting Paramount's Jack Ryan Reboot Paramount, Sam Raimi Creating New Jack Ryan Franchise
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'Jack Ryan' Needs a Girlfriend: The 3 Actresses Vying for His Affection
August 02, 2012 8:48am ESTParamount is currently in development on an original adventure for the Tom Clancy hero Jack Ryan, simply dubbed Jack Ryan. Keeping true to the political-thriller-friendly CIA badass' twenty-year cinematic history, and a legacy of great talent, the studio has recruited a hot young star (Chris Pine) and a director who doubles as the film's villain (Kenneth Branagh, Shakespearean elite and the guy behind 2011's Thor). Now, the search begins for a leading lady. Deadline is reporting that three actresses are in contention for the role: Keira Knightley (currently the top choice by producers), Lost's Evangeline Lilly, and Like Crazy's Felicty Jones. Knightley is no stranger to the world of blockbusters, a veteran from her time on the Pirates of the Caribbean films. But even when she donned swashbuckler garb, she never wowed with her action skills. A great actress, but not the type you picture kicking butt. Jones is untested in the big budget arena, but like Knightley, she is a terrific performer with potential making her the trio's biggest question mark. Lilly is known for physically demanding role on Lost and should see a serious career boost from her role in Peter Jackson's The Hobbit. She plays a newly created character that does her fair share of troll-stomping. If Jack Ryan's female counterpart gets in on the action, Lilly could be the best bet. It all comes down to how they play the character. Unlike James Bond and his ever-growing list of female counterparts, America's homegrown hero Jack Ryan has always been a committed man (albeit in fewer big screen adventures). Whether it's Alec Baldwin as Jack Ryan in 1990's The Hunt for Red October, Harrison Ford in 1992's Patriot Games and 1994's Clear and Present Danger, or Ben Affleck skewing to younger audiences in 2002's Sum of All Fears, the Jack Ryan character has consistently been a dedicated significant other. Sum saw the character shacking up with Dr. Catherine Muller (Bridget Moynahan), but eventually in Ryan's timeline, he found himself a married man. Not too common in Hollywood blockbusters. Caroline Ryan was featured prominently in the Ford films, portrayed by Oscar-nominated actress Anne Archer. She wasn't a female action hero, rather an emotional support for Jack Ryan as he attempted to save the world time and time again. Deadline suggests that Caroline is the character featured in Jack Ryan. If that's the case, the modernization of the franchise may evolve that role into a woman that can stand side by side with Jack, as opposed to waiting for him to return from an adventure. Physicality could be the deciding factor. There's no set release date for Jack Ryan, but news on which starlet takes home the part is on the horizon. Follow Matt Patches on Twitter @misterpatches [Photo Credit: WENN.com] More: '50 Shades of Grey' Directors: Will It Be an Action-Thriller, Rom-Com, or Aaron Sorkin Drama? Robert Pattinson Hunts Saddam Hussein in New Thriller: 5 Reasons He's the Man for the Job On 'The Campaign' Trail: Politics Is a Dirty, Hilarious Game Who Should Play Opposite Chris Pine in 'Jack Ryan?'
