On the heels of his huge success as writer, director and producer of A Quiet Place and the sequel A Quiet Place Part II, John Krasinski takes another huge step as a filmmaker with his latest creation, IF, which stands for Imaginary Friends.
And on Thursday the first trailer dropped for the upcoming film that’s a mix of both live action and an animated fantasy comedy.
This go around the former star of the hit mockumentary sitcom The Office has enlisted a bevy of A-list stars that begins with Krasinski, himself, along with Ryan Reynolds, Cailey Fleming, Fiona Shaw, Alan Kim, Bobby Moynihan and Liza Colón-Zayas, who all serve as part of the live-action cast.
The cast serving as the voice roles are Steve Carell, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Louis Gossett Jr., Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Maya Rudolph, Jon Stewart, Sam Rockwell, Sebastian Maniscalco, Christopher Meloni, Richard Jenkins, Awkwafina and Vince Vaughn.
The film ‘follows a young girl who goes through a difficult experience and then begins to see everyone’s imaginary friends who have been left behind as their real-life friends have grown up,’ according to IMDb.
Ryan Reynolds and Cailey Fleming lead an A-list cast ensemble in the live action/animated fantasy comedy film IF, which stands for Imaginary Friends
Off the top of the teaser, Krasinski poses an alternate reality: ‘What if everything you believed as a kid was real,’ all while The Man Upstairs (Reynolds) walks slowly and quietly through his daughter’s bedroom to avoid waking her up.
After interacting with one of those so-called Imaginary Friends, Blue (Carrel) reveals he’s an IF, better known within this world as an Imaginary Friend.
Blue and The Man Upstairs proceed to have a funny interaction where he tires to stop Blue from sneezing and waking up his daughter Bea (Fleming).
His efforts come up short and Blue ends up letting out a loud sneeze, but Bea wasn’t in bed sleeping, instead she was outside her home, looking up as The Man Upstairs hung just outside the bedroom window, due to the power of the sneeze.
Stunned to him hanging from the side of the house, Bea gets another shock of a lifetime when another of the animated characters makes her first appearance.
As time goes on Bea gains the ability to see everyone’s imaginary friends who have been abandoned by the kids they helped.
The story goes on to follow Bea as she comes to grips with her newfound superpower and sets off on a magical adventure to reconnect forgotten IFs with their kids.
IF, or Imaginary Friends, from by Paramount Pictures is scheduled to hit theaters in the U.S, on May 17, 2024.
Reynolds plays The Man Upstairs, who is first seen in the teaser top-toeing through a bedroom as to not wake a young girl
Its not long before the first IFs appears, who voiced by Steve Carell
After The Man Upstairs is blown out a bedroom window, Bea takes notice before another IF appears and startles the young girl
Bea, who’s played by The Walking Dead star, starts to learn about all the Imaginary Friends
Krasinski not only stars in the film but also serves as the director, co-writer and producer
As time goes on Bea gains the ability to see everyone’s imaginary friends who have been abandoned by the kids they helped
Bobby Moynihan shows off his comedic sense in the film about Imaginary Friends
Straight off the top of the teaser Krasinski poses an alternate reality: ‘What if everything you believed as a kid was real’
Reynolds leads the cast that also includes voice roles by the likes of Steve Carell, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Maya Rudolph, Jon Stewart, Sam Rockwell, Sebastian Maniscalco, Christopher Meloni, Awkwafina, Richard Jenkins and Vince Vaughn
The story goes on to follow Bea as she comes to grips with her newfound superpower and sets off on a magical adventure to reconnect forgotten IFs with their kids
There’s no shortage of fantasy scenes involving Reynolds and his young co-star
The adventure proceeds to get trippy as the story takes shape
Reynolds would again show off his comedic skills, alongside is young co-star
IF, or Imaginary Friends, from by Paramount Pictures is scheduled to hit theaters in the U.S, on May 17, 2024
John Krasinski, 44, serves as the director, co-writer, producer and star of IF, which comes on the heels of his success with A Quiet Place (2018) and A Quiet Place Part II (2020)
Krasinski is coming off the huge success he had as the director, co-writer and producer of A Quiet Place, which he also starred with his real-life wife Emily Blunt.
The original post-apocalyptic science fiction horror film ended up becoming a big hit at the worldwide box office in 2018, grossing $341 million against a budget of just $17 million.
With a budget of $50-60 million, the sequel, A Quiet Place Part II, ended up costing much more to make but it also reaped a big profit, earning $297. 4 million in box office receipts.
The Boston, Massachusetts native made his directorial debut in the comedy drama Brief Interviews With Hideous Men (2009).
It would take about seven years for him to write and direct again with the comedy-drama The Hollars (2016).