By Angie Han/Aug. 16, 2016 7:00 am EST
Recently, Cuse told /Film that the Jack Ryan TV series had begun as a new adaptation of Clear and Present Danger, before he and his team realized the premise felt outdated. “It really led to this revelation that the thing that defined Tom Clancy was that his thrillers were very much geopolitical thrillers of the moment. They really tapped into something that was going on in the world, so we’re doing an ISIS/ISIL type story,” he said. “It feels very much connected to what’s happening in the world right now.” To that end, the Jack Ryan TV series will tell “a wholly original story.”
Paramount, who was behind all of the Jack Ryan movies, is producing the Jack Ryan TV series with Skydance Television. Michael Bay, Brad Fuller, Andrew Form, David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, Marcy Ross, Mace Neufeld, and Lindsey Springer are all serving as executive producers.
Krasinski, who is still best known for NBC’s The Office, may not have seemed like the most obvious choice to play Jack Ryan a year ago. But this winter’s 13 Hours demonstrated that he has what it takes to play an action hero. His other recent credits include the Sundance dramedy The Hollars (which he also directed), and Cameron Crowe’s Aloha. Below, watch Krasinski getting into shape while also hanging out with his adorable dog and raising awareness for veteran’s issues.
#22PushupChallenge @ChrisEvans @Miles_Teller @rise_movement @prattprattpratt #Veterans #NeverStopSayingThankYou pic.twitter.com/81JS7Z6joS
— John Krasinski (@johnkrasinski) August 15, 2016
