IF Movie Details:
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Live-action/animated fantasy comedy |
| Release date | May 17, 2024 |
| Running time | TBA |
| Age rating | TBA |
| Cast | Ryan Reynolds John Krasinski Cailey Fleming Phoebe Waller-Bridge Louis Gossett Jr. Steve Carell |
| Directed by | John Krasinski |
| Written by | John Krasinski |
| Produced by | John Krasinski Allyson Seeger Andrew Form Ryan Reynolds |
| Cinematography by | Janusz Kamiński |
| Edited by | Christopher Rouse Andy Canny |
| Music by | Michael Giacchino |
| Production Company | Sunday Night Productions Maximum Effort |
| Distributor | Paramount Pictures |
IF Movie Cast & Characters:
- Cailey Fleming as Bea, a young girl who can see IFs
- Ryan Reynolds as Cal, Bea’s neighbor who also can see IFs like she can
- John Krasinski as Bea’s Dad
- Fiona Shaw as Bea’s Grandmother
- Alan Kim as Benjamin
- Liza Colón-Zayas
- Bobby Moynihan
- Voices:
- Steve Carell as Blue, a purple furry imaginary friend
- Phoebe Waller-Bridge as Blossom, a humanoid ladybug
- Louis Gossett Jr. as Lewis, a bear
- Emily Blunt as Unicorn
- Matt Damon as Flower
- Maya Rudolph as Alligator
- Jon Stewart as Robot
- Sam Rockwell as Guardian Dog
- Sebastian Maniscalco as Magician Mouse
- Christopher Meloni as Cosmo
- Richard Jenkins as Art Teacher, an animation figure
- Awkwafina as Bubble
- John Krasinski as Marshmallow
- Blake Lively as Octocat
- George Clooney as Spaceman, an astronaut
- Matthew Rhys as Ghost
- Bradley Cooper as Ice, a glass of ice water
- Amy Schumer as Gummy Bear
- Keegan-Michael Key as Slime, a green blob
- Vince Vaughn
Storyline:
A young girl named Bea gains the ability to see people’s imaginary friends, referred to as “IFs” for short, who have been abandoned by the kids they helped. Bea then discovers that her neighbor, The Man Upstairs, has the same ability.
IF Movie Box Office Collection & Budget:
| Budget | TBA |
| Opening Day | TBA |
| Domestic Collection | TBA |
| International Collection | TBA |
| Worldwide Collection | TBA |
About IF Movie:
IF is an upcoming American live-action/animated fantasy comedy film Ryan Reynolds, Krasinski, Cailey Fleming, Fiona Shaw, Alan Kim, and Liza Colón-Zayas, along with the voices of Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Emily Blunt Louis Gossett Jr., and Steve Carell.
Written, produced, and directed by John Krasinski, the film’s music is composed by Michael Giacchino, while Janusz Kamiński handles the cinematography, and Christopher Rouse and Andy Canny do the editing. The plot follows a young girl and her neighbor who find themselves able to see imaginary friends.
In October 2019, Paramount Pictures outbid Lionsgate and Sony, among others, to win the rights to Imaginary Friends, a project developed by John Krasinski and Ryan Reynolds, with Krasinski set to write and direct it.
In May 2021, Krasinski’s Sunday Night Productions and Reynolds’s Maximum Effort signed first-look deals with Paramount. In October 2021, Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Fiona Shaw joined the cast.
In January 2022, Steve Carell, Alan Kim, Cailey Fleming, and Louis Gossett Jr. joined the cast. The film reunites Krasinski and Carell, who both starred in The Office (2005–2013). In August 2022, Bobby Moynihan was added to the cast. The voice cast and premise were revealed in April 2023 at CinemaCon 2023.
Principal photography began on August 31, 2022, with Janusz Kamiński as the cinematographer, and it wrapped by early May 2023.
In January 2024, Krasinski revealed that Michael Giacchino had composed the score for the film.
IF is scheduled to be released in theaters by Paramount Pictures on May 17, 2024. The film was originally scheduled for November 17, 2023, and May 24, 2024.
