Actor Chris Pine film appears in “Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit,” which opens Friday, Jan. 17, 2014. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)By Roger Moore
Everything old is new again at this movies this year. And we’re not just talking about sequels.
Hollywood has taken its “rely on established ‘brand’ names” thing to the next level.
So we have a new “Hercules” (this Friday) and a new Jack Ryan (Chris Pine, “Shadow Recruit,” Jan. 17). Aaron Eckhart is a new Frankenstein (“I, Frankenstein,” Jan. 24).
There’s a new “Godzilla” (May) and a new “Annie” (December) to go along with that rebooted “Spider-Man” (May) duking it out for box office supremacy with those new “X-Men” (May).