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“Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan: Ghost War,” a new political action film from director Andrew Bernstein (“Ozark”), premieres Wednesday, May 20, on Prime Video. John Krasinski stars in “Jack Ryan: Ghost War”
Cover Story Ryan returns: Clancy agent back to big screen in ‘Ghost War’ By Dana Simpson They say heroes never die; and although that statement rings true in a fairly abstract way in real life (and is largely understood to mean that an influential person’s work and memory remain relevant long after their death), the magical world of film and television can adopt a much more literal, often otherworldly approach. From James Bond (most recently portrayed by Daniel Craig in 2021’s “No Time to Die”) to Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise, “Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning,” 2025), many of the most unkillable on-screen heroes are powerhouse secret agents. Jack Ryan, a secret agent born to the page from the mind of late author Tom Clancy (Rainbow Six), has had the pleasure of surviving on both small- and large-screen formats. Now, Ryan returns for more. “Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan: Ghost War,” a new political action film from director Andrew Bernstein (“Ozark”), premieres Wednesday, May 20, on Prime Video.
In his current iteration (which emerged in August 2018 for Prime’s “Jack Ryan” TV series), begrudging CIA analyst Jack Ryan is portrayed by “The Office” and “A Quiet Place” (2018) actor John Krasinski. The fifth actor to tackle the physically demanding role since 1990 — after Alec Baldwin (“The Hunt for Red October,” 1990), Harrison Ford (“Patriot Games,” 1992, and “Clear and Present Danger,” 1994), Ben Affleck (“The Sum of All Fears,” 2002) and Chris Pine (“Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit,” 2014) — Krasinski has starred as Ryan in 30 hour-long episodes over eight years, making him the most experienced in the role after Ford. “Ghost War” will be Krasinski’s first feature-length project as Ryan, however, which brings a whole new set of challenges for actor and character alike. “In this new film,” reads the official Prime Video plot synopsis, “Jack Ryan is reluctantly thrust back into the world of espionage when an international covert mission
unravels a deadly conspiracy, forcing him to confront a rogue black ops unit, and the clock is ticking. Operating in real time with lives on the line and the threat escalating at every turn, Jack reunites with battle-tested CIA operative Mike November [Michael Kelly, “Dawn of the Dead,” 2004] and former CIA boss James Greer [Wendell Pierce, “The Wire”], their combined experience the only edge they have against an enemy who knows their every move. “Backed by an unlikely new partner — razor-sharp MI-6 officer Emma Marlowe [Sienna Miller, “G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra,” 2009] — Jack and the team navigate a treacherous web of betrayal, facing a past they thought was long put to rest — making this the most personal, high-stakes mission any of them has ever faced.” Betty Gabriel (“Get Out,” 2017), who portrays CIA director and Rome’s former chief of station Elizabeth Wright, also makes the jump from series to the film, while the new actors joining Miller include JJ Feild (“Captain
America: The First Avenger,” 2011), Max Beesley (“Hijack”), Douglas Hodge (“Joker,” 2019), Diarmuid de Faoite (“Monster,” 2019), McKenna Bridger (“Three Months to Break Your Heart”) and Khalid Laith (“A Hologram for the King,” 2016). In the film’s trailer — which released on April 16 and, as of April 28, has more than 12.3 million views on YouTube — Ryan appears to be enjoying a quiet CIA-free “civilian life” when Greer appears in an unmarked black SUV and asks Ryan to join him. “Whatever it is, I’m not doing it,” Ryan tells his former boss. “I just need you to meet a guy,” Greer responds, knowing full well Ryan can’t deny a chance to save his country from threat. As expected, Ryan answers “no,” but it’s too late: the trailer cuts to an aerial shot of Dubai’s Burj Khalifa, replete with dancing fountains, as November tells Ryan over earpiece, “God, I’ve missed this.” What follows is a murder, a series of high-octane fight scenes and several recognizable landmarks from the UAE to the U.K. and around the world.
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