JACK RYAN: SHADOW RECRUIT (12A)

WHO’S IN IT?

Chris Pine (Star Trek), Kevin Costner (Man of Steel), Kenneth Branagh (Hamlet), Keira Knightley (Pride and Prejudice), Colm Feore (Changeling), David Paymer (The Five-Year Engagement), Nonso Anozie (Ender’s Game)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Kenneth Branagh (Thor), director; Adam Cozad (film debut) and David Koepp (Jurassic Park), writers; David Barron (Harry Potter), Lorenzo di Bonaventura (Transformers), Mace Neufeld (Invictus) and Mark Vahradian (RED), producers; Patrick Doyle (Rise of the Planet of the Apes), composer; Haris Zambarloukos (Mamma Mia), cinematographer; Martin Walsh (Chicago), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Jack Ryan (Pine) is a junior analyst for the CIA who discovers a plot to initiate a terrorist attack. Suddenly promoted to field agent by mentor William Harper (Costner), he travels to Moscow where he encounters the scheming businessman Viktor Cherevin (Branagh)…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

The late Tom Clancy’s most recognisable literary hero is given a new lease of life on the big screen, with an exciting action storyline and an exciting young new lead in the title role.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 24TH JANUARY 2014

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