Capitalizing on the success of the series Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, Amazon MGM Studios is developing a new feature film, starring John Krasinski, as the next stage in the evolution of the franchise.
Wendell Pierce, who starred alongside Krasinski in the series, will also star. Additionally, series star Michael Kelly is in negotiations to star.
Andrew Bernstein, who served as an executive producer and director on Season 2 of the series, is directing the film from a script penned by Aaron Rabin, who served as a co-executive producer and writer on Season 4 of the series. John 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. Skydance’s David Ellison and Dana Goldberg will executive produce alongside John Kelly and Carlton Cuse.
The film will be an extension of the Amazon MGM Studios, Paramount Television, and Skydance landmark original series Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, starring John 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. Through four seasons to-date, the series ranks among Prime Video’s top-three most-watched series globally.
Most recently, John Krasinski releasedIF for Paramount Pictures which he starred in, wrote, produced, and directed. The film opened to number one at the box office and also stars Ryan Reynolds and Matt Damon, among others. Krasinski previously co-wrote, directed, and starred in Paramount’s Academy Award-nominated film, A Quiet Place. The film 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, and received PGA, WGA, and SAG nominations. 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 1, with Michel Sarnoski directing, which was the top horror film of 2024. On the television side, Krasinski notably starred on the Emmy-winning smash hit The Office for nine seasons. Krasinski also created and hosted the massively successful web series Some Good News. The series’ episodes have amassed over 75 million views. Some of his other acting and filmmaking credits include The Hollars, Brief Interviews with Hideous Men, Promise Land, Monsters University, The Wind Rises, Monsters vs. Aliens, Shrek the Third, Aloha, Big Miracle, Something Borrowed, License to Wed, Kinsey, For Your Consideration, It’s Complicated, Away We Go, and Leatherheads. John Krasinski is represented by WME, Rowe PR, and Schreck Rose.
Universally hailed for his portrayal of ‘Det. Bunk Moreland’ on HBO’s groundbreaking series The Wire,Wendell Pierce was also praised for his starring role of “Antoine Baptiste” on David Simon’s critically acclaimed series, Treme. 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 Three of the popular Starz Power universe’s Raising Kanan. He was also recently cast in the forthcoming Superman feature 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 a Laurence Olivier Award nomination for Best Actor in a Play in London for the West End production. He has been nominated for his first performance Tony Award in the Best Actor in a Leading Actor in a Play category and a Drama Desk Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Performance in a Play. He previously made his Broadway debut as “Boy Willie” in August Wilson’s Piano Lesson. In film, Wendell’s wide-ranging work includes Ava Duvernay’s Selma, Taylor Hackford’s Ray, Spike Lee’s Malcolm X and Get on the Bus, Forest Whittaker’s Waiting to Exhale, Sundance Grand Jury Prize Winner Clemency, and the Bounce Original Film Don’t Hang Up, for which he received an NAACP Image Award nomination for Outstanding Male Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Limited Series, to name a few. On television, Pierce is recognized as “Robert Zane” on USA Network’s Suits, and had recurring roles on Showtime’s Ray Donovan and NBC’s Chicago PD. He appeared in HBO’s award-winning Confirmation as and Between the World and Me, based on the #1 New Times bestseller by Ta-Nehisi Coates. Wendell Pierce is represented by Paradigm Talent Agency and Frankfurt Kurnit.
Michael Kelly is known best for his four-time Emmy-Nominated role as “Doug Stamper” in the critically acclaimed series House of Cards, for which he starred in for all six seasons. Kelly can most recently be seen opposite Nicole Kidman and Zoe Saldana in Taylor Sheridan’s Paramount+ series, Special Ops: Lioness and in the HBO Max series, The Penguin, where Kelly joins an all-star cast including Colin Farrell and Cristin Milioti. Previously, Kelly produced and starred in John Hyams’ All Square, supported by Jesse Ray Sheps, Josh Lucas, and Pamela Adlon. He also starred in The Secret In Their Eyes opposite Julia Roberts, Nicole Kidman, and Chiwetel Ejiofor, and inEverest opposite Josh Brolin, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Robin Wright. Michael Kelly is represented by WME, Liebman Entertainment, and Schreck Rose.
Andrew 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 was previously in an overall deal with HBO under which he served as an executive producer and director for The Nevers. Also for HBO, He was the executive producer and director on Jason Bateman’s series The Outsider, based on the novel by Stephen King, for which he directed multiple episodes including the season finale. He was also one of the primary directors on the critically acclaimed Netflix series Ozark, also starring Jason Bateman. Bernstein’s extensive credits include Foundation for Apple TV+ and The Americans for FX. He was also an executive producer and director on Seasons 2 and 3 of Fear the Walking Dead for AMC. His other credits include House, The West Wing, and Mad Men. Andrew Bernstein is represented by CAA, Industry Entertainment Partners, and McKuin Frankel Whitehead.
Aaron 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. He also adapted the award-winning graphic novel Old Haunts as a feature for AWA Studios and has previously developed at Universal, AMC, Showtime, Peacock, and Disney. Aaron Rabin is represented by Untitled, CAA, and Gendler Kelly.
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