From Small Screen to Big Screen: Jack Ryan Gets a Feature Film with John Krasinski
Amazon MGM has just released the news that a new Jack Ryan movie is officially in the works, and John Krasinski will return to play the iconic CIA Analyst.
Wendell Pierce will also return, taking over the role of James Greer, who is Jack’s former boss. Michael Kelly, who played CIA station chief Mike November, might also return.
The reason why this piece of news is so explosive is because we all know John Krasinski from the Jack Ryan TV series, which aired for four seasons on Amazon Prime Video.
While back then, Krasinski said that it was just right to end the series on a high note, with a satisfying conclusion, now it seems that Amazon still wants to continue the Jack Ryan Universe franchise with yet another adaptation, this time working with John Krasinski once again.
The film is set to continue where the TV show left off back in 2023, thus opening up more areas for the franchise to develop. The film director is Andrew Bernstein, who also directed several Jack Ryan series episodes. The script was written by Aaron Rabin, who wrote and was a co-executor of the fourth and last season. Having such experience people working on the new project once again, it is expected that the new film in the ryanverse will be another major hit.
At this time, it is not clear which Tom Clancy books the film will be based on. Also, it is not clear yet whether the film will be in theatres or will only stream exclusively on Prime Video.
The Jack Ryan franchise, also called the Ryanverse, has a long history in adaptations, starting from The Hunt for Red October in 1990 starring Alec Balding as Jack Ryan. Here is the full list:
- The Hunt for Red October (1990): This film stars Alec Baldwin as Jack Ryan and is based on Clancy’s 1984 novel of the same name. This movie launched the Jack Ryan film franchise.
- Patriot Games (1992): Harrison Ford takes over the role of Jack Ryan in this adaptation of Clancy’s 1987 novel.
- Clear and Present Danger (1994): Harrison Ford is once again cast in his role as Jack Ryan in this film based on Clancy’s 1989 novel.
- The Sum of All Fears (2002): Ben Affleck stars as Jack Ryan in this adaptation of Clancy’s 1991 novel.
- Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014): Chris Pine plays Jack Ryan in this reboot of the franchise.
- Jack Ryan (TV series 2018-2023): John Krasinski stars as Jack Ryan in this Amazon Prime Video series, which ran for four seasons.
- New Jack Ryan film (in development): John Krasinski will return as Jack Ryan in a new film that will continue the story from the Amazon Prime Video series.
Tom Clancy is the original author of the Jack Ryan series. After his death on October 1, 2013, several authors have continued his legacy, further keeping the Ryanverse alive.