Paramount Pictures has released the first trailer for IF, John Krasinski’s new fantasy comedy about a young girl who is able to see everyone’s abandoned imaginary friends.
John Krasinksi is wearing a lot of hats on IF. In addition to starring in the movie alongside Ryan Reynolds, Krasinski also directed, wrote, and produced the project. The actor revealed earlier this year that the movie is “extremely personal” to him, adding that he wanted to make a movie that his children could enjoy.
“IF is a movie that I made for my kids because I don’t think they’re allowed to see A Quiet Place; Emily [Blunt] calls it PG-40, ‘You’ll get to see it when you’re 40!” Krasinski said. “So I had to make a movie that they could see, and I’m really, really excited about it. I mean, Ryan Reynolds is as good as it gets in every single way, shape and form, and this incredible phenom of an actress, Cailey Fleming, is in the movie. For me, it was just about what if we could tell a story about these time capsules? Imaginary friends are adorable and all those things, but they’re also time capsules of your hopes, dreams, and ambitions when you were the most fertile of a brain, and it never goes away. I think we’re told that we’re adults instead of what if you realize that you never stopped being a kid.“
IF stars Ryan Reynolds, John Krasinski, Cailey Fleming, Fiona Shaw, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Louis Gossett Jr., Alan Kim, Liza Colón-Zayas and Steve Carell
“A young girl who suddenly develops the ability to see everyone’s imaginary friends after undergoing a difficult situation,” reads the synopsis. “As she begins to see magic manifested in her daily doings, she realizes many of the imaginary friends she comes across were created by individuals when they were just children and then sadly forgotten about.” IF will hit theaters on May 17, 2014.
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