Now that Brit Marling has left her role in Tom Cruise’s ‘One Shot’, three new actresses have been circling the open leading female role in the action film.  Currently all in contention for the part is Captain America’s Hayley Atwell,  Bond girl Rosamund Pike, and Clash of the Titans performer Alexa Davalos.  The trio of talent is, per The Hollywood Reporter, headed to complete a round of testing, where they will all read for One Shot’s director Christopher McQuarrie, who has helmed 2000’s ‘Way of the Gun’, and writer on the TV series ‘Persons Unknown’.

Whether Atwell, Pike or Davalos lands the role (I’m routing for Atwell!), Tom Cruise’s leading co-star will portray a character by the name of Helen Rodin, who is somewhat of a sidekick to Cruise’s alter ego.  Check out the full synopsis below via Amazon, and look for upcoming news here at Shockya on what actress has landed the ‘One Shot’ part!  The Lee Childs’ book adaptation will be released in theaters on February 8, 2013.

“Six shots. Five dead. One heartland city thrown into a state of terror. But within hours the cops have it solved: a slam-dunk case. Except for one thing. The accused man says: You got the wrong guy. Then he says: Get Reacher for me.

And sure enough, ex-military investigator Jack Reacher is coming. He knows this shooter-a trained military sniper who never should have missed a shot. Reacher is certain something is not right-and soon the slam-dunk case explodes.

Now Reacher is teamed with a beautiful young defense lawyer, moving closer to the unseen enemy who is pulling the strings. Reacher knows that no two opponents are created equal. This one has come to the heartland from his own kind of hell. And Reacher knows that the only way to take him down is to match his ruthlessness and cunning–and then beat him shot for shot.”