What To Know About Krasinski’s Return

May 9, 2025

As with James Bond, another spy-thriller frontman has changed faces several times, too. Harrison Ford, Chris Pine, Alec Baldwin, and even Ben Affleck have slipped into the shoes of Tom Clancy’s CIA analyst and ex-U.S. Marine. With Prime Video/Amazon’s Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, the icon moved into the streaming TV realm with four seasons starring John Krasinski, who is now moving with the character into a new cinematic gear. And sure, there are already several existing Jack Ryan movies (Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, The Sum of All Fears, Clear and Present Danger, The Hunt for Red October, and Patriot Games), but why not have another with Krasinski, too?

That’s the spirit. Amazon MGM, Paramount Pictures, and Skydance came together with that agreement, through which Krasinski’s CIA operative will spring into action again, not too long after the TV series concluded in June 2023. Let’s talk about what intrigue awaits in the upcoming Jack Ryan movie.

Plot

The good news (especially for Dads) is that filming has gone swimmingly and is nearly complete. Amazon MGM recently unveiled some BTS photos, and back in February, Krasinski Instagrammed from Dubai, where he declared, “So. Good. To be. Back! #JackRyanMovie is off and running!!! HUGE thank you to all the inCREDible folks here in Dubai for letting us kickoff in epic fashion in your beautiful city!” From there, production moved to London and NYC. As Just Jared points out, Krasinski and Wendell Pierce (as James Greer) were accompanied by Craig “Radio Man” Castaldo, and by late May, Krasinski will begin an off-Broadway run in Angry Alan, a Jack Ryan wrap is imminent.

According to Variety has reported that this film will be “the next stage in the evolution of the Tom Clancy franchise starring John Krasinski.” Andrew Bernstein is directing, fourth-season writer Aaron Rabin penned the script, and yep, there’s a ton of secrecy on the plot, but “evolution” suggests that Krasinski could be passing the baton… where, exactly?

This is where we will get speculative. It’s possible that a Mike November spin off is being set up since Michael Kelly is reprising his TV role, but there’s another candidate who cannot be entirely ignored, although Amazon would have to be keeping Michael Peña’s Domingo “Ding” Chavez under wraps if that was the case. Possible. Anything is.

To travel back in time a few years: ahead of Peña’s debut in the fourth season, Deadline reported that Ding was a candidate for a Rainbow Six spin off series Collider broached the subject with Peña, who seemed receptive while admitting, “I don’t know. It’s up to the fans and up to Amazon … we leave it in their hands.”

Still, there’s been zero evidence that Peña has been spotted on the Jack Ryan movie set, even though the character was seemingly teed up for more with the actor digging that chatter, but ya know, Ding has surfaced in 20 Jack Ryan Universe books including seven core Jack Ryan novels, so it would be strange if he didn’t resurface in this franchise somehow, someday.

We also gotta mention this next tidbit, which is a 2023 report about Michael B. Jordan reprising his John Clark character from Without Remorse in a Rainbow Six movie directed by (the incredibly busy) Chad Stahelski. And don’t count on that happening since Stahelski’s got more John Wick coming and is also developing a Highlander reboot.

Cast

Krasinski will keep rocking those espionage vibes with returning cast members Wendall Pierce (as James Greer) and Michael Kelly (as Mike November). New additions include Sienna Miller in a mystery role along with Max Beesley, Betty Gabriel, JJ Feild, Douglas Hodge.

Zero mention, however, has been made of either Michael Peña’s as Ding Chavez. Boooo.

Release Date

Filming will soon complete, which makes it completely possible for a late 2025 release on streaming. Early 2026 would happen as well, although Amazon MGM hasn’t disclosed whether this will also be a theatrical release, which would obviously modify plans.