‘Without Remorse’ Will Mark A ‘Fantastic Four’ Reunion Between Jamie Bell And Michael B. Jordan, Adds ‘Queen And Slim’ Star [Updated]
Update:Varietyreports thatQueen and SlimstarJodie Turner-Smithhas also been added to the cast. She’ll play Karen Greer, “a possible love interest to Jordan’s character.” In the Tom Clancy literary universe, Admiral Greer (played by James Earl Jones in three movies and Wendell Pierce in Amazon’sJack Ryanseries) recruited both Jack Ryan and John Clark/John Kelly. Karen Greer could be a relative, although she doesn’t appear in the books or previous movie/TV adaptations. Our original story from September 17 continues below.
While most of us would probably rather forget that Fox’s 2015Fantastic Fourfilm exists, we’re about to see two of that movie’s cast members reunite. Former Ben Grimm/The Thing actorJamie Bellis the latest to join theWithout Remorsecast, meeting up with former Johnny Storm/The Human Torch actorMichael B. Jordan, who’s leading the new spy thriller for Paramount. Learn about Bell’s role in the upcoming film below.
Jordan will star in the Tom Clancy adaptationWithout Remorseas ex-Navy SEAL-turned-CIA-operative John Kelly (aka John Clark), kicking off what Paramount hopes will become a successful franchise. Now he has some company in the form of his old superhero pal:Varietyreports that Bell will play Robert Ritter, “the deputy director of operations at the CIA who was a major character in the Clancy universe and helped recruit Kelly into the CIA.” And that’s not the only reunion that’s happening on this movie:Sicario: Day of the DeaddirectorStefano Sollimais behind the camera, directing from a script by that film’s screenwriter,Taylor Sheridan.
Bell has starred in films likeThe Adventures of Tintin,Snowpiercer,Rocketman, and many more since breaking out as a child actor inBilly Elliot. He’s a solid actor, but definitely would not be the first person I’d picture in an authoritative role like this. For comparison’s sake, your dad may recall that actorHenry Czerny(Sharp Objects,Mission: Impossible) played the character of Robert Ritter in 1994’sClear and Present Danger.
Michael B. Jordan’s John Kelly character first showed up in Clancy’s novels (17 of them in total) and has already appeared in multiple Jack Ryan movies already, portrayed first by Willem Dafoe inClear and Present Dangerand later by Liev Schreiber inThe Sum of All Fears. But whereas those films put Jack Ryan at the center of the action and had Kelly as a supporting player, this one puts Kelly front and center.Without Remorseis an origin story, and the first Clancy novel to really dive into Kelly’s backstory and explain how the elite operations officer joined the CIA.
Paramount has high hopes forWithout Remorse: the studio has already signed Jordan up to reprise his role as John Kelly in aRainbow Sixmovie, which is supposed to begin production sometime in 2019 and will presumably bridge the gap between this movie and a host of other Clancy-related sequels.
