New Images: Kenneth Branagh In ‘Jack Ryan,’ Rosamund Pike In ‘Jack Reacher,’ Plus ‘To The Wonder,’ ‘Broken City,’ And More
We’ve got a lot of new images today, and the first two are new looks at characters in Paramount’s pair of upcoming Jack movies —Jack RyanandJack Reacher. (Which tough guy will blink and allow a title change first?) Both images show new looks at supporting characters, but in the case ofJack Ryan, the focus is also on the director, and in the case ofJack Reacher, there’s a look at Reacher’s ultimate creator, too.
Plus, there are shots fromTo the Wonder,Broken City,Grand Piano, andThe American Scream, all after the break.
First in the gallery there is your first look atKenneth BranaghinJack Ryan. He’s directing the film, but he also plays the villain, and presumably that’s him in villain mode, rather than director. (But it’s hard to tell the difference, really.)
Second in the gallery (and also seen in the header) is a new image fromJack Reacher. We’ve seen a trailer and some other pics that debutTom Cruiseas the title hero, in a story based on the novelOne Shot. This pic debutsRosamund Pike, who plays the hotshot young lawyer who helps Reacher and a presumed sniper out of trouble. But there’s another object of interest in the photo — the cop in the pic there isLee Child, author ofOne Shotand over a dozen other Jack Reacher novels.
Jack Reacheropens on December 21,David Oyelowo,Richard Jenkins,Alexia Fast,Robert Duvall, andWerner Herzogare also in the film.
Terrence Malick’s new filmTo the Wonderpremiered recently on the festival circuit, and while Malick’s films tend to be critical darlings, this one is generally being called his first genuine miss. Still it is difficult to not be interested in a new film from the director, at least a little bit, and so here’s a new image showingBen AffleckwithOlga Kurylenko.
The latter plays the girl Ben Affleck’s character meets and falls for, but whose relationship with Affleck is tested throughout the film, in part by his rekindling of friendship with an old friend (Rachel McAdams). Kurylenko’s character is the primary narrator of the film, and as such the primary voice of the movie — moreso than other Malick films, this one seems relatively low on dialogue. There’s no release date yet for To the Wonder, but hopefully we’ll see a trailer soon.
After visiting Mont Saint-Michel — once known in France as the Wonder — at the height of their love, Marina (Olga Kurylenko) and Neil (Ben Affleck) come to Oklahoma, where problems soon arise. Marina makes the acquaintance of a priest and fellow exile (Javier Bardem), who is struggling with his vocation, while Neil renews his ties with a childhood friend, Jane (Rachel McAdams). Written and directed by Terrence Malick, TO THE WONDER is an exploration of love in its many forms.
Then there are three shots fromBroken City, fromAllen Hughes, withRussell Crowe,Mark Wahlberg, andCatherine Zeta-Jones. Wahlberg is a cop-turned private detective hired by the mayor (Crowe) who suspects his wife (Zeta-Jones) is cheating on him. That’s just the tip of the iceberg, and Wahlberg’s character finds himself drawn into a much more dangerous situation as a result of his investigation.
Broken Cityhits on August 02, 2025.Michael Stephenson, who directedBest Worst Movie, has a new doc premiering at Fantastic Fest this year. It is calledThe American Scream, and it looks into Fairhaven, MA, where at Halloween each year the town is transformed into a collection of incredible seasonal displays. Stephenson toldSTYD,
Three images fromThe American Screamare in the gallery above.
Finally, there’s a shot ofElijah Woodplaying a piano, in the thrillerGrand Piano. Yep, a thriller. Here’s the plot:
Forced into early retirement because of crippling stage fright, Wood is a piano virtuoso who returns to the stage where the recital turns deadly and he is forced to literally play for his life in the tense and twisted psychological thriller.
