John Krasinski

Made films the shows talk about.

Wikidata Q313039: matched by corpus:resolve, told apart by the only person by that name on Wikidata.

Counted as director, the making department they hold the most credits in. The films the hosts said they directed, which the two lists below run through too: If (2024). Count them as writer (1 film), actor (5 films) instead.

Draws on

What the speakers say they, or a film of theirs, drew on. Each is a speaker's account: “the maker said so” when they report the maker's own words, “the host's read” when the read is theirs.

No line says they, or a film of theirs, drew on anything.

Drawn on by

What the speakers say drew on them or a film of theirs, marked the same way.

No line says anything drew on them or a film of theirs.

What the speakers said they did

Directing (1) everyone in directing

writer-director, If (Blank Check with Griffin & David, Twin Peaks: The Return (Episode 8) with Connor Ratliff)

Acting (6) everyone in acting

actor, Away We Go (The Rewatchables, ‘Skyfall’ With Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Amanda Dobbins)
actor, A Quiet Place (The Big Picture, The 10 Best Horror Movies of the Decade | The Big Picture)
actor (Reed Richards), Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (Blank Check — Patreon, Marvel Nerdfest)
actor/director, A Quiet Place (Blank Check — Patreon, Avengers: Infinity War with John Hodgman)
actor, Jack Ryan (TV) (Blank Check — Patreon, Avengers: Infinity War with John Hodgman)
actor, 13 Hours (the Benghazi movie) (Blank Check — Patreon, Avengers: Infinity War with John Hodgman)

Writing (1) everyone in writing

writer-director (writing half), If (Blank Check with Griffin & David, Twin Peaks: The Return (Episode 8) with Connor Ratliff)

Other (1) everyone in other

near-casting for Cap, Captain America: The First Avenger (Blank Check — Patreon, Captain America: The First Avenger)

What was said about them, by kind

career (2)

career (career): Zachary Levi → John Krasinski. Miles says sitcom stars can transform, from Chuck to a buff Shazam, and Jim from The Office to a horror movie and a Michael Bay film.
“I never expected Jim from the office to like, you know, make a sound horror movie and also become buff for like a Michael Bay film”
The Big Picture · 'Shazam!’ and the Future of the DCEU With David F. Sandberg | Interview · 0:11:31 · Miles Surrey (0.80 sure it was them)
career (career): John Krasinski → Jack Ryan (TV). 13 Hours and Jack Ryan both came from Krasinski proving he could be an action hero.
“13 hours and Jack Ryan are both totally the effect of John Krasinski going, people laughed at the prospect of me playing an action hero.”
Blank Check — Patreon · Avengers: Infinity War with John Hodgman · 2:46:50 · Griffin Newman (0.55 sure it was them)

verdict (1)

verdict (verdict): John Krasinski → A Quiet Place. Every performance since has felt like a chip on his shoulder.
“every performance feels like a chip on his shoulder”
Blank Check — Patreon · Avengers: Infinity War with John Hodgman · 2:47:10 · Griffin Newman (0.50 sure it was them)

what-if (2)

what-if (what-if): John Krasinski → Chris Evans. Krasinski was the leaked first choice for Captain America before Marvel offered it to Evans.
“That he was the number one choice for Captain America.”
Blank Check — Patreon · Avengers: Infinity War with John Hodgman · 2:46:26 · Griffin Newman (0.55 sure it was them)
what-if (what-if): John Krasinski → Captain America: The First Avenger. Krasinski was nearly cast as Cap; Marvel leaked it, fans made gym memes, and Evans was the Hail Mary.
“The guy who was really close to getting it, John Krasinski”
Blank Check — Patreon · Captain America: The First Avenger · 0:23:43 · Griffin Newman (0.40 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

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