‘Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit’ Trailer [VIDEO]: 'Star Trek' Actor Chris Pine, Kevin Costner & Keira Knightley Reboot Tom Clancy's Spy Movie Franchise

Tom Clancy, the famous author known for his spy novels and the subsequent projects in the video game and film industries, recently passed away. Today, we can honor the deceased writer with the first look at Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, the first film in the rebooted Jack Ryan spy franchise, originated by Clancy. The film stars Chris Pine, Kevin Costner and Keira knightly, and is directed by Kenneth Branagh.

Pine takes on the title role, previously portrayed by Alec Baldwin, Harrison Ford and Ben Affleck. This time, however, Jack Ryan is just getting his start in the CIA.

Here's the official synopsis for Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit:

Based on the character created by bestselling author Tom Clancy, "Jack Ryan" is a global action thriller set in the present day. This original story follow a young Jack (Chris Pine) as he uncovers a financial terrorist plot.

The story follows him from 9/11, through his tour of duty in Afghanistan, which scarred him forever, and into his early days in the Financial Intelligence Unit of the modern CIA where he becomes an analyst, under the guardianship of his handler, Harper (Kevin Costner). When Ryan believes he's uncovered a Russian plot to collapse the United States economy, he goes from being an analyst to becoming a spy and must fight to save his own life and those of countless others, while also trying to protect the thing that's more important to him than anything, his relationship with his fiancée Cathy (Keira Knightley).

Check out the first trailer for Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit right here: