Jack Ryan has had an interesting history when it comes to attempts to bring the character to film and TV. Multiple Hollywood stars have taken their turn at the role since the first adaptation almost 30 years ago: Alec Baldwin (The Hunt for Red October), Harrison Ford (Patriot Games and Clear and Present Danger), Ben Affleck (The Sum of All Fears – another of Pearl Harbor’s gifts to the world), and most recently, Chris Pine in 2014’s ergonomically labelled Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit. And I haven’t even started on the TV show yet.

 

Sources are saying that John Krasinski, currently showcasing his own take on Jack Ryan (how many of these things are there?) in Amazon Prime’s – you guessed it – Jack Ryan, will not be transporting his depiction of the spy to theaters.

 

So, it seems Paramount are making a clear statement that the new movie will exist on its own terms, rather than subsisting as a cinematic continuation of the TV series. Which has now been renewed for a third season. Krasinskis of the world, rejoice.

 

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