Who will play John Ambrose?
Jordan Burtchett played John in the first movie, and although fans really wanted the OG actor to come back to star as John again, Jordan took to Twitter to revealed that he unfortunately hadnāt been cast for the role.
āThank you all for your messages and your support today,ā he wrote.Ā āI havenāt been responding because Iām actually not confirmed yet for the sequel! But I will let you know as soon as I do.ā
After he confirmed that he wasnāt coming back to play John, a ton of rumors quickly spread about who Netflix might cast for the role. Fans even thought it might be Dumplinā star Luke Benward. Now, however, we know that John Ambrose will be played by none other than ā wait for it āĀ Jordan Fisher.
Yep! Lana took to Instagram to confirm the news and to congratulate her new costar on snagging the role.
Matt Kaplan, the movieās producer, revealed to ET how excited he is that Jordan has joined the cast.
āWe auditioned thousands and thousands of people,ā Matt revealed. āAnd when Jordan came on screen, I think, unanimously, Ace [Entertainment] and Netflix felt like this was John Ambrose. We were fortunate to have someone who has so much pure likability in him, and I think audiences are going to freak out when they see what heās been able to bring to the screen.ā
But what about Jordan Burtchett? Well, his absence from the flick is something they plan on addressing later on āĀ especiallyĀ since diehard fans of the first movie are really curious about why they didnāt follow through with their original casting choice.
āYeah, I think itāll be a conversation we have when the movie is released,ā Matt added. āBut ultimately, weāre just happy to have Jordan and feel very fortunate that heās our John Ambrose.ā
And Jordan couldnāt be happier over the role!
ā[Johnās] dope. Heās the guy youĀ hopeĀ [Lara Jean] ends up with in the grand scheme of things, because he just has his head on his shoulders and heās very together and heās charming and all of these things. It was a lot of fun to play and Iām excited for people to see it. I think people going are going to like it,ā he told ET.
āI jokingly, not jokingly say that John Ambrose is daddy,ā Jordan also dished to Entertainment Weekly. āHe moves away, loses the stutter, gets a little wiser and a little cooler and comes back as, like, that guy in the corner at a speakeasy with a leather-bound book and horn-rimmed glasses sipping a cocktail.ā
And having swoon-worthy Noah play his competitor isnāt easy.
āThis guyās got to compete with not just Peter Kavinsky but Noah Centineoās Peter Kavinsky,ā the actor joked, with the director adding, āJohn was special to her in the past, and they both still feel like thereās something there. [John] is kind of like the male version of Lara Jean. Everything she loves, he loves.ā
The author of the series even revealed to Buzzfeed that Jordan āreally steals heartsā in the upcoming flick.
āFans of the books were waiting for this character, John Ambrose McClaren, this whole time. I think that Jordan is up to the task more than youād even hope for,ā Jenny said. āWhen I met him, I was dazzled.ā
Even though Jordan Fisher wasnāt on our list of personal picks for the role, weāre pleasantly surprised with their decision. The actor is going to make an amazingĀ John Ambrose.