Kenneth Branagh

• The Jack Ryan franchise is rebooting and new director Kenneth Branagh announced on July 19 that he will also appear in the movie as a villain. According to Variety, in this movie Jack Ryan is an ex-Marine who works as a successful financial analyst in Moscow.
(Examiner)
• Kenneth Branagh's stepped away from the bard in leaps and bounds of late.
(Moviehole)
• At a Television Critics Association press event in Los Angeles, Kenneth Branagh announced he will direct and star in Jack Ryan, a new thriller based on the character from Tom Clancy novels.
(YAHOO!)
• Batting off jousts about the honour from US journalists, he said he had yet to adjust to the title but was "absolutely thrilled" with the accolade.
(Daily Telegraph)
• Early in Friday nights London Olympics opening ceremonies, actor Kenneth Branagh opened by reading a passage from Shakespeares The Tempest. The lines, which are sure to warm the cockles of any true Englishman, are below.
(SBNation.com)
• Branagh, who also directs the novel-adapted film, shares some updates on the long-gestating project as stating that the filming will start in September and well be shooting through until Christmas.
(AceShowbiz)
• Fridays four-hour long Olympic opening ceremony may have kept audiences away from the cineplex, as a record-setting 40.7 million people stayed home to watch actors Daniel Craig and Kenneth Branagh help kickstart the London games.
(Wall Street Journal)
• Well, the clothing was certainly similar. But Kenneth Branaghs getup at the Olympics Opening Ceremony Friday was really meant to evoke a very different man who was great in his own way.
(State Journal-Register)