John Krasinski Causing 'Giant Tension' With Wife Emily Blunt (EXCL)
John Krasinski has been dead set on blazing a trail to the top of Hollywood for years now – but a source exclusively tells Life & Style his wife, Emily Blunt, is keen for him to chill out, have fun and generally stop being such an uptight workaholic.
“John learned the wrong lessons from the movies that totally changed his life – the first two A Quiet Place films that he made with Emily and which became shockingly profitable worldwide hits,” says the source, who has worked with both stars on some of their biggest hits.
“John was able to keep the budgets on those movies low by personally pitching in everywhere – as an actor, a writer, a producer, you name it – and of course controlling every single decision that got made on those movies, even if doing so meant a lot of sleepless nights,” the insider explains. “In both cases, he was rewarded with huge financial and critical success, and he isn’t backing down one bit from that approach.”
John, 45, was eager to make a name for himself, first as an actor beyond his comedic The Office roots by seeking out more dramatic roles and second as a producer and director, starting with the 2018 horror hit. The Ivy League graduate even pitched in during the initial story phase early in preproduction, giving the script his own treatment before agreeing to direct the movie as well.
However, the Jack Ryan actor’s work ethic has been supercharged after seeing all of his efforts pay off big time, which has created “giant tension between him and Emily Blunt,” according to the source. Unlike her soon-to-be bigwig hubby, “She is laid back almost never stressed out.”
The source adds that she “puts you at ease the second she walks into a room,” a virtue in sharp contrast to John, who “is not that way and frankly, it’s getting worse.”
While there may be some downtime in the star’s schedule as he’s “going to focus on acting in 2025,” he still has plans to rope his wife in to “make one more A Quiet Place movie together in early 2026.”
“Emily loves those movies because they please audiences and play strongly all over the world, but it’s John’s exacting and exhausting process that is challenging for everybody.”
The British actress, 41, discussed what it was like being the better half of a man like John, telling People in March 2023, “I am married to a director, I know what it’s like to hold the tempest of the movie in your head and the pressures and being pulled in a million directions.”
The source says that because of all of the pressure John’s under to put the movie out, “he’s hard on himself to be sure,” as, “he’s also an exacting perfectionist about everything and he’s working himself to the brink of collapse on these films.”
The couple’s relationship seems rock solid and Emily has had nothing but praise and support for her husband publicly. Still, the insider says, “it’s not a fun energy to be around.” Though, there is good news, considering “there’s a very simple cure: John needs to relax and finally live a little”