''IF'' is an upcoming American fantasy comedy film written, directed, and produced by

John Krasinski John Burke Krasinski (; born October 20, 1979) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is known for his role as Jim Halpert on the NBC sitcom ''The Office''. He also served as a producer and occasional director of the series throughout its nine ...

. The film features an

ensemble cast In a dramatic production, an ensemble cast is one that is composed of multiple principal actors and performers who are typically assigned roughly equal amounts of screen time.Random House: ensemble acting Linked 2013-07-17 Structure In contrast to ...

consisting of Ryan Reynolds, Krasinski, Phoebe Waller-Bridge,

Fiona Shaw Fiona Shaw (born Fiona Mary Wilson; 10 July 1958) is an Irish film and theatre actress. She is known for her roles as Petunia Dursley in the ''Harry Potter'' film series (2001–2010), Marnie Stonebrook in the fourth season of the HBO serie ...

, Cailey Fleming,

Bobby Moynihan Bobby Moynihan (born January 31, 1977) is an American actor, comedian and writer who was a cast member on ''Saturday Night Live'' from 2008 until 2017. He also voiced Louie Duck on Disney's ''DuckTales'' from 2017 to 2021, Panda in ''We Bare Be ...

, Louis Gossett Jr., and Steve Carell. ''IF'' is scheduled to be released in the United States on May 24, 2024, by

Paramount Pictures Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American film and television production company, production and Distribution (marketing), distribution company and the main namesake division of Paramount Global (formerly ViacomCBS). It is the fifth-oldes ...

Premise

The film is about a child's journey to rediscover their imagination.

Cast

* Ryan Reynolds *

* Steve Carell * Cailey Fleming * Phoebe Waller-Bridge *

* Louis Gossett Jr. *

Alan Kim Alan Sun Kim (born April 23, 2012) is an American child actor, widely known for his critically acclaimed role in the drama film ''Minari'', for which he was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. Early life Kim was born ...

Production

Development

In October 2019,

outbid Lionsgate and Sony among others to win the rights to ''Imaginary Friends'', a project developed by

and Ryan Reynolds, with Krasinski set to direct. In May 2021, Krasinski's

Sunday Night Productions Sunday Night Productions is an American film and television production company founded by John Krasinski and Allyson Seeger in 2013. It is known for producing the television series ''Lip Sync Battle'', ''Dream Corp LLC'' and '' Jack Ryan'', the ...

and Reynolds's Maximum Effort signed first-look deals with Paramount. In October 2021, Phoebe Waller-Bridge and

joined the cast. In January 2022, Steve Carell,

, Cailey Fleming, and Louis Gossett Jr. joined the cast. The film reunites Krasinski and Carell, who starred in '' The Office'' (2005–2013). In August 2022,

was added to the cast.

Filming

Principal photography began on August 31, 2022, with

Janusz Kamiński Janusz Zygmunt Kamiński (; born June 27, 1959) is a Polish cinematographer and director of film and television. He has established a partnership with Steven Spielberg, working as a cinematographer on his films since 1993. He won the Academy Awa ...

as the cinematographer.

Release

''IF'' is scheduled to be released in theaters by

on May 24, 2024. It was originally scheduled for November 17, 2023.

References

External links

* {{John Krasinski Upcoming films 2024 films 2020s American films 2020s English-language films 2020s fantasy comedy films American fantasy comedy films Films directed by John Krasinski Films produced by Andrew Form Films produced by Ryan Reynolds Films with screenplays by John Krasinski Paramount Pictures films Upcoming English-language films