


However, in Tom Clancy's novels, Jack Ryan became President and had to run and oversee the United States against all manner of foreign and domestic adversaries.įord did play the President of the United States in Air Force One but that wasn't Jack Ryan. This was the highest level of the government Ryan rose to in the films because after Ford left the role, the next two Jack Ryan movies starring Ben Affleck and Chris Pine, respectively, were both reboots about a younger Ryan. In the latter film, Jack Ryan took over the position of CIA Deputy Director - Intelligence from Admiral James Greer (James Earl Jones), who died of cancer. Ford starred in two Tom Clancy films in the 1990s, Patriot Games and Clear and Present Danger. When Clark told Ritter about Rainbow, he specifically asked to pitch his concept to the President of the United States, which would be a perfect way to bring in Harrison Ford as President Jack Ryan. Related: Without Remorse's Mid-Credits Scene Explained Without Remorse's mid-credits scene then shows Clark pitching new CIA Director Robert Ritter (Jamie Bell) on his idea for a hand-picked team of special operatives that he codenamed Rainbow. By the end of Without Remorse, Kelly is "dead" and becomes a ghost, with the CIA giving him a new identity as John Clark. In Without Remorse, Greer helps Jordan's hero, ex-Navy SEAL Senior Chief John Kelly, tackle an international conspiracy after his own family is targeted by Russian assassins. Commander Karen Greer (Jodie Turner-Smith), who is the niece of Jack Ryan's closest friend, James Greer.

However, Without Remorse has a clear connection to Jack Ryan and the greater Tom Clancy franchise, specifically John's ally Lt. Without Remorse is set in a different universe than Amazon's Jack Ryan series starring John Krasinski.
