Chris Pine reveals that he as Alec Baldwin for some advice about taking on the role of Jack Ryan.
Pine will be back on the big screen in the new year in Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit as he becomes the fourth actor to take on the role of Tom Clancy created character.
Pine was working with Baldwin - who starred in The Hunt For Red October - at the time and says Baldwin really encouraged him to take on the role.
Speaking to GQ Magazine the actor said: "Alec and I were doing voiceovers for an animated film and sometimes we'd meet as one of us was reading or coming in. I saw him one time and I was like a kid, I was like, 'Hey, I'm playing Jack Ryan, do you have any advice?'
"He just grabbed me by the shoulder and said, 'Do it. Do it. And don't let go'. Because he obviously, famously, left to do 'A Streetcar Named Desire' on Broadway."
Pine follows in the footsteps of Harrison Ford, Alec Baldwin and Ben Affleck, who have all played Jack Ryan in different movies over the years.
The reboot of the action franchise will see Kenneth Branagh in the director’s chair, while Branagh will also join Pine, Kevin Costner and Keira knightly on the cast list.
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit is just one of the movies that we will be seeing Pine in next year as he has also completed work on Stretch and Into The Woods. He is currently working on Horrible Bosses 2.
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit is released 24th January 2014.
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