Variety is reporting that Paramount has tapped Kenneth Branagh (Thor) to direct the latest Jack Ryan feature.

As Variety reports:

The untitled pic, based on the character created by Tom Clancy, has been a priority at Paramount since Chris Pine came aboard to star, with Lorenzo di Bonaventura producing.

After several rewrites, Paramount most recently brought on David Koepp to do a polish last spring with hopes of starting production after Pine wrapped “Star Trek 2” sometime in September.

The project was recently put on the back-burner after Jack Bender backed out of directing. If the deal to bring on Branagh goes through, Paramount is expected to put the project back on the front-burner, bringing Jack Ryan back to the big-screen. Are you happy to see Branagh on board?