THE OFFICE Star John Krasinski Is The New JACK RYAN

THE OFFICE Star John Krasinski Is The New JACK RYAN

It's official. A new report has revealed that Paramount TV's upcoming Amazon series based on the Tom Clancy creation has cast The Office & 13 Hours star John Krasinski in the lead role. Come check it out!

By RohanPatel - Apr 30, 2016 06:04 AM EST
Filed Under: Jack Ryan
Source: Deadline
Jim Halpert is your new Jack Ryan.

Deadline is reporting that John Krasinski, former star of NBC's hit comedy The Office, has signed on to portray the latest incarnation of Jack Ryan. This news comes a few months after we originally received word that Paramount TV & Michael Bay's Platinum Dunes were developing a television series based on Tom Clancy's popular CIA hero for Amazon with a series commitment and the Lost duo of Carlton Cuse & Graham Roland attached as co-showrunners. 

The potential series will be a more contemporary take on Jack Ryan, following him in his prime as a CIA analyst/operative and will only use the novels as source material. 
The project hasn't officially been greenlit just yet, but the addition of Krasinski certainly bodes well for the show's chances.

Krasinski is the latest in a long line of actors to tackle the role of Ryan, following in the footsteps of Alec Baldwin (The Hunt For Red October), Harrison Ford (Patriot Games; Clear And Present Danger), Ben Affleck (The Sum Of All Fears), and Chris Pine (Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit). Krasinski was most recently seen in the Michael Bay-directed 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi and will be seen next in the J.J. Abrams-produced sci-fi thriller God Particle.


So, what do you guys think? Will you be tuning in? Sound off with your thoughts below!


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BIGBMH
BIGBMH - 4/30/2016, 6:35 AM
Interesting. I guess now we'll get more of a sense of what he would've been like if they cast him as Cap. I didn't think he fit that role and I'm glad we got Evans, but maybe he'd be a good fit for another superhero.
jerryblake
jerryblake - 4/30/2016, 6:40 AM
Paramount TV & Michael Bay's Platinum Dunes and Jack Ryan ?




i did not 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi though ... shall see
GhostDog
GhostDog - 4/30/2016, 6:42 AM
This could be good. Amazon has churned out some solid shows. Happy that Krasinski is getting work. He was BADASS in 13 Hours. He can definitely pull off CIA operative


Typhoon20
Typhoon20 - 4/30/2016, 7:00 AM
Michael Bay ?
SAY NO MORE.

Mick808
Mick808 - 4/30/2016, 7:12 AM
Jim is the best tv character ever made in my opinion
BlackIceJoe
BlackIceJoe - 4/30/2016, 7:36 AM
This should be good. John is a good actor and l'll be looking forward to his version of Jack, because he showed he can do serious stuff in 13 Hours.
NightwingDCU
NightwingDCU - 4/30/2016, 8:03 AM
Hope this is great! Love jack ryan! with that said... not the biggest fan of him... at all.
bkmeijer2
bkmeijer2 - 4/30/2016, 8:11 AM
I liked him in 13 hours
grif
grif - 4/30/2016, 8:22 AM
great actor but we do not need any more of these movies.
gethylogic
gethylogic - 4/30/2016, 8:40 AM
@grif - It's going to be an Amazon series.
Space
Space - 4/30/2016, 9:03 AM
I can't take him seriously.
JohnnyCloud
JohnnyCloud - 4/30/2016, 9:31 AM
Krasinski is fine but Jack Ryan is an uninteresting character.
Every single Ryan movie is a bore I don't think it'll be better on the small screen.
Menks123
Menks123 - 4/30/2016, 9:34 AM
I like Jack Ryan as a character, maybe a TV show is just what is needed to flesh out the character more. They did pick a hell of an actor, so i'm sure it will be solid.
rockstar728
rockstar728 - 4/30/2016, 10:05 AM
Love this casting. In the books, the best part about Jack Ryan is that he's not an action star, he's an analyst. A normal guy that gets put into tough situations. Krasinski's great for it.
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