Anthony Peckham to write new Jack Ryan flick

As you may know already, Chris Pine will slip into the role of Jack Ryan in Paramount's reboot of the franchise based on Tom Clancy's novels. Today, news strikes about the studio having hired a writer.

Heat Vision reports Anthony Peckham is set to attack the project, which will focus on the early days of the action hero's career. Adam Cozad and Hossein Amini were both previously involved with the script.

Jack Bender (TV's "Lost") is in talks to direct the untitled film, which Paramount wants to shoot next year. As for Peckham, his recent credits include "Sherlock Holmes," "Invictus" and "Don't Say a Word."

Chris Pine to play the new Jack Ryan

Chris Pine will soon be all over the big screen. The "Star Trek" actor is keeping himself really busy, and now he's even in talks to play CIA analyst Jack Ryan in Paramount's upcoming franchise reboot.

Not much is known about the project at this stage, but Variety says Pine is already in negotiations to play the character in the film based on Tom Clancy's novels. Hossein Amini wrote a script draft.

Of course, this is not the first time Ryan appears on the big screen. The character previously showed up in "The Hunt for Red October," "Patriot Games," "Clear and Present Danger" and "The Sum of All Fears."

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