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Fun and fantasy invention in first trailer for John Krasinski’s IF

What IF everything you believed as a kid, was real..?

Dec 16, 2023

1–2 minutes

Awkwafina, Bobby Moynihan, Cailey Fleming, Christopher Meloni, Emily Blunt, Fiona Shaw, IF, IF Movie, John Krasinski, Jon Stewart, Louis Gossett Jr., Matt Damon, Maya Rudolph, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Richard Jenkins, Ryan Reynolds, Sam Rockwell, Sebastian Maniscalco, Steve Carell

I genuinely wasn’t sure what to expect upon hearing about this one BUT it’s got a good feeling, and I usually trust the process of Writer/Director John Krasinski, and even more so with original ideas coming through.

What if everything you believed as a kid was real?

IF is about a girl who discovers that she can see everyone’s imaginary friends — and what she does with that superpower — as she embarks on a magical adventure to reconnect forgotten IFs with their kids…

Starring Ryan Reynolds, John Krasinski, Cailey Fleming, Fiona Shaw, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Louis Gossett Jr., Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Maya Rudolph, Jon Stewart, Bobby Moynihan, Sam Rockwell, Sebastian Maniscalco, Christopher Meloni, Richard Jenkins, Awkwafina, and Steve Carell – yup, so many!

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