Knightley, Lilly, Jones Up for Jack Ryan Female Lead

Paramount is now on the search for a new female lead to star opposite Chris Pine in the Kenneth Branagh-directed Jack Ryan reboot.

Deadline reports that the current frontrunner is Keira Knightley, with Lost's Evangeline Lilly and Like Crazy's Felicity Jones still on the short list. The role was initially offered to Total Recall co-stars Kate Beckinsale and Jessica Beil, but both women passed on the project. Rumor has it that the gig could culminate in a three-picture deal.

The Jack Ryan reboot stars Pine in the title role alongside Branagh, who will also play the film's villain.

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