Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan returns with an explosive feature film starring John Krasinski as the titular CIA analyst.

After setting the Prime Video subscription on fire with the series adaptation of Jack Ryan by Tom Clancythe character returns, with John Krasinski reprising the titular role of the action-oriented CIA analyst. Wendell Pierce (The wire) joins the project as his favorite character, James Greer, while Michael Kelly is in negotiations to reprise the role of Mike November. The alum list includes Andrew Bernstein, who served as executive producer and director on season two of the series and returns as director of a screenplay by Jack Ryan creative Aaron Rabin.

Led by John Krasinski, Jack Ryan brings Tom Clancy’s classic literary legacy into the modern age. The series ran for four seasons on Prime Video, where it flowed like gangbusters and further burnished Krasinski’s already shining star. In addition to reprising his lead role, Krasinski is producing the film Jack Ryan film with Allyson Seeger through their Sunday Night studio. Andrew Form also produces.

Bernstein recently directed several episodes of Welcome to Derrya 1960s prequel to Stephen King’s Itfocusing on events leading up to Pennywise the Clown’s gruesome return to the sleepy town. As for Rabin, he is a contributing writer for Nobody 2starring Bob Odenkirk as Hutch Mansell, a former deadly assassin who is drawn back into his violent past after foiling a home invasion, setting off a chain of events that unravels secrets about his wife Becca’s past and his own.

What do you think of John Krasinski and the key members of the Jack Ryan cast back for a feature film? Do you think the plot will pick up where season 4 left off, or will the script welcome new viewers without exploring the series? Are there any other characters you hope will return in the upcoming film? New action movies are announced daily, see if the Jack Ryan film will rise above the crowd, will be interesting. John Krasinski is of course a big draw, and with an already established fanbase, the character’s next adventure could be his most epic assignment yet.

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Steve Seigh, born and raised in New York and then emigrated to Canada, has been editor, columnist and critic of JoBlo.com since 2012. He started Ink & Pixel, a column celebrating the magic and evolution of animation, before launching the companion film YouTube series Animated Films Revisited. He is also the host of the Talking Comics Podcast, a personality-driven audio show focused on comic books, film, music and more. You will rarely catch him without headphones on his head and without pancakes on his breath.