John Krasinski To Star In ‘Jack Ryan’ Movie At Amazon MGM Studios As Franchise Enters New Phase Of Series Extension; Wendell Pierce Returning & Michael Kelly In Talks
Looks like Amazon MGM Studios and John Krasinski aren’t ready to say goodbye to the Jack Ryan character as the studio is developing a new feature film starring Krasinski as the next stage in the evolution of the franchise. Wendell Pierce, who starred alongside Krasinski in the 2018-23 TV series, also will star, and Michael Kelly is in negotiations to reprise his starring role.
Andrew Bernstein, who served as an executive producer and director on Season 2 of the Prime Video series, is directing the film from a script by Aaron Rabin, who served as a co-EP and writer on Season 4. Krasinski and Allyson Seeger are producing via Sunday Night. Andrew Form is also producing. The film is produced in association with Paramount Pictures and Skydance, whose David Ellison and Dana Goldberg will executive produce alongside John Kelly and Carlton Cuse.
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The film will be an extension of the Amazon MGM Studios, Paramount Television and Skydance landmark original series Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, which starred Krasinski as Clancy’s iconic character. Following the release of the final two episodes of the fourth and final season of the series, Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan garnered a significant 1.15 billion minutes of viewing, per Nielsen. Airing four seasons, the series ranks among Prime Video’s three most-watched series globally.
Most recently, John Krasinski released IF for Paramount Pictures, which he starred in, wrote, produced and directed. The film opened at No. 1 and also stars Ryan Reynolds and Matt Damon, among others. Krasinski previously co-wrote directed, and starred in Paramount’s Oscar-nominated A Quiet Place. It premiered to rave reviews and was named one of AFI’s Top 10 Films of the Year, the National Board of Review’s Top Films of 2018 while also overperforming at the box office.
Following the success of A Quiet Place, Krasinski released his follow-up hit, A Quiet Place: Part II, which he also wrote and directed. He also produced A Quiet Place: Day One, with Michel Sarnoski directing, which was the top horror film of 2024. Krasinski is represented by WME and Schreck Rose.
Pierce also stars in the hit CBS drama Elsbeth, based on the character featured in The Good Wife and The Good Fight, and in Season 3 of Starz’s Power Book III: Raising Kanan. He recently was cast in the forthcoming Superman film for James Gunn. In 2022, Pierce returned to Broadway for a limited engagement to reprise his portrayal of Willy Loman in Death of a Salesman after receiving an Olivier Award nomination for Best Actor in a Play in London for the West End production. He is represented by Paradigm Talent Agency and Frankfurt Kurnit.
Kelly is known best for his four-time Emmy-nominated role as Doug Stamper in Netflix’s series House of Cards, in which he starred for all six seasons. Kelly co-stars opposite Nicole Kidman and Zoe Saldana in Taylor Sheridan’s Paramount+ series Special Ops: Lioness and in the HBO Max series The Penguin alongside Colin Farrell and Cristin Milioti. He is repped by WME, Liebman Entertainment and Schreck Rose.
Bernstein most recently directed multiple episodes of Welcome to Derry, with Andy and Barbara Muschietti producing for HBO, and the first season of The Diplomat for Netflix. He previously had an overall deal with HBO under which he served as an executive producer and director for The Nevers. Bernstein is represented by CAA, Industry Entertainment Partners and McKuin Frankel Whitehead.
Rabin’s spec Towers was featured on the Black List with Andrew Mittman producing via his 1.21 banner. Additionally, he recently rewrote Nobody 2 into production for Universal, where he is currently writing another feature. Rabin is represented by Untitled, CAA and Gendler Kelly.
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