John Krasinski spilled the beans on the Black Hawk action scene of the Jack Ryan series.
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John Krasinski has defined his acting career with a variety of roles. From taking on the role of Jim Halpert in The Office to becoming a superhero by playing Reed Richards in MCU’s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, he has done it all. He has also portrayed the titular character in the Jack Ryan series which ran for four seasons before concluding in July this year.
The show brought the actor in a different light as the character is well-versed in action-packed adventures. However, the actor was seen getting thrown out of a Black Hawk in Season 3 of the Amazon Prime series.
John Krasinski in a still from Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan
The Office star recalled the experience narrating what exactly led him to perform the action scene by himself. John Krasinski Was Thrown Out of Black Hawk in Jack Ryan Season 3
John Krasinski in Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan
While promoting the third season of Jack Ryan, John Krasinski made an appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. He talked about several things including the making of a helicopter stunt scene.The actor revealed that the stunt scene was originally meant to be done by a stunt double who had been practicing for the same all day long. However, things turned out quite differently. When the host commented on how the scene felt like he fell out of the helicopter, the actor responded,
“That is me, that’s me being thrown out of a helicopter.”
He went on to reveal the major details related to the stunt sequence after he undermined the stunt crew to risk his own life.
John Krasinski Was Provoked to Perform the Black Hawk Action Scene
John Krasinski was thrown out of a helicopter in Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan Season 3 episode
Krasinski went on to share the whole incident stating how the team has prepared the stunt team for the particular sequence in question. He was only going to be dropped down into the water slowly but the plan became completely otherwise due to Kevin Kent, a Navy SEAL.
“So what happened was, that morning, they had done that stunt with the stunt team over and over and over. And they were flying me out, in a Black Hawk, to get to the middle of the ocean, slowly drop me down into the water, and then just do the shot of the helicopter pulling away. And as we’re going, one of my favorite parts about doing the show is interacting with the military community. And we were in the Black Hawk with all SEALS. And that gentleman right over there is Kevin Kent, he’s a wonderful guy, and I’ve done four seasons with him…”
He then recalled how he got provoked by the Navy SEAL to do the stunt on his own.
“But as we were flying, he said, ‘Are you going to do this stunt?’ And I was like, ‘No, they shot it this morning.’ And he was like, ‘Yeah, it would look a lot cooler if you did it.’ And I was like, ‘Yeah, we didn’t plan for that, so I don’t know what that would look like.’ And he says, ‘It would look like me grabbing the seat belt, unbuckling you, and throwing you out of this helicopter.’ And I was like, ‘I don’t know if I’m going to do that’, and the camera guy was sitting there like, ‘Please don’t do this.’
Despite the cameraperson urging the actor not to fall for the SEAL’s tricks, Krasinski decided to go with the flow.
“They hadn’t told any of the producers or anything, and I went, all right let’s do it, and the camera guy jumps up, so he unbuckles me and flew me out of the Black Hawk and the camera guy got it.”
The scene eventually became one of the memorable moments of the series. With the fourth season premiering in June this year, the show has eventually been concluded. However, its spinoff starring Michael Peña as Ding Chavez is currently in the works. Meanwhile, the series is available on Amazon Prime Video.
