How The Cast Of Tom Clancy’s 'Jack Ryan' Feels John Krasinski’s Portrayal Will Be Remembered

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Interview with Michael Kelly and Wendell Pierce

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00:00John Krasinski is the longest running actor to play Jack Ryan, and besides that personal record,

00:05I was wondering what both of you will think his character will be most remembered for,

00:09or his portrayal specifically. And Mike, I'll start with you.

00:13I think he will be remembered as the guy who did it the best. I think,

00:19maybe I'm biased, you know, I love what those other guys did. I think they were great. But I

00:25given John had a slight advantage in that we were able to do his story in long format,

00:31all the other guys had to do it in an hour and a half, we were able to tell the story

00:35over four seasons of eight episodes a season or six a season, whatever it is.

00:41But to me, John, I felt brought not just the humanity of Jack Ryan and the intelligence,

00:49and he's an incredibly gifted action star as well. But the humor, right? Like he brings that

00:58little extra thing that I think that he does so well, the ability to blend all three of those

01:03things and action star, funny, and very connected to humanity and the righteous way. I think that

01:15he was able to blend those three perfectly. And that's my that's my opinion is he is and

01:21sure I might be biased, but I think he's the best one.

01:24And John had the vision for the show. Yeah, I mean, he's a producer on the show. And he was

01:29able to pull together all the departments and pull together all the actors and directors and

01:35the scripts. And really, everyone shared the vision of of Jack Ryan and be able to do that

01:42in the long form. So you can take advantage of it. So you don't have to sell any elements short,

01:48really develop it in a way like a visual novel, knowing that the audience is going to stick with

01:53you. And he'll be remembered for that pulling together the vision.

01:58Oh, I think he'll be best remembered for his height. No.

02:07He's, you know, you can see them from across the country.

02:10I think he's just got this way of bringing levity to quite severe, serious situations.

02:22I think the the newer generations have had the luxury of content and news and being in that sort

02:32of being filtered through a humorous lens, if that's makes sense. You know, the Jon Stewart

02:38shows and I'm trying to think of who else, Trevor Noah. And, you know, you have a lot of comedic

02:44news shows and you have a lot of information coming at you that I think he's he's he's able

02:51to, like, operate on that wavelength that's quite lightning quick and slightly funny.

02:57Yeah. I mean, what like what a great character for him to play and embody. And, you know, he's

03:03even later on in the seasons, you know, Jon was so integrated in terms of the story and writing and

03:11co-creating, producing all of this kind of stuff. So it really is an empire. And I think he's a

03:17great Jack Ryan. I think his cerebral nature, you know, he's a smart dude. I first met Jon

03:2420 years ago at Brown University, you know, and he's he's a smart guy, witty, super sharp,

03:30as we all know, hard worker and a hard worker. And I think that that's I think that's what people

03:36take from it. He there's always a little bit of a little sense of humor, even in the most

03:42dire situations. And that's great. Super charming. Well, I think it's the I mean, it's the fact of

03:48like maybe it has a little bit something to do with his history, like he was on The Office.

03:53You know what I mean? He was that guy. And then he transitioned into the Jack Ryan of it all.

03:58And it's still like, you know, maybe it's the perception of who he is and also who he is as a

04:04person that I think he just fits this character perfectly. Like when you when you see the first

04:10the first season and you see him in the boardroom and he's coming up with these ideas like it's

04:15like you buy it. You know what I mean? That he's I buy that he's the smartest guy in the room. Yeah.

04:20That he's thinking outside the box and that he's getting, you know, different. Everyone's looking

04:26at the same image, but he's getting something different out of it. Like, I love that. And

04:30that's something that you still, you know, you still see even in this season is that it's hidden

04:37in plain sight, you know, and it's and that's what's great about the show is that like you

04:41can solve it along with Jack if you can think like Jack.

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