Perhaps one of the most impressive aspects of John Krasinski’s upcoming film, IfHe has an all-star voice cast that he has lined up for him.
Multi-hyphenate stopped. The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Friday to discuss the project, and the late-night host couldn’t help but ask about how the writer-director was able to get major stars to sign on to the project.
“I have to say, the most yeses of my career were on this movie and the fastest yeses because they all love the idea of imagination, going back to your childhood,” Krasinski shared.
When discussing Ice Cube, Bradley Cooper chimed in. Quiet place “I don’t know why when I created this guy, in my head, I was like, ‘He’s from Philly, and he’s a little upset about living in Arizona,'” Starr explained.
Jimmy Fallon then drew a picture of Blake Lively’s character, who Krasinski described as “a cat who’s overcome her fear of water, so she dresses like an octopus.” He joked that he used “emotional blackmail” to get by. chatty girl star to join the film, which also stars her husband Ryan Reynolds.
“I was like, ‘Everybody’s doing it,'” Office said the actor. “She was very good at jumping on board.”
As for perhaps one of the most impressive guest stars. Ifthe The Tonight Show The host was surprised to see George Clooney signed on as the voice of Spaceman.
“It’s kind of a deep, deep cut Easter egg,” Krasinski joked. This is his character. gravity In my mind, that he’s still floating around.
Emily Blunt, Steve Carell, Matt Damon, Jon Stewart, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Maya Rudolph, Sam Rockwell, Louis Gossett Jr., Sebastian Maniscalco, Chris Maloney, Richard Jenkins and Okwafina helm the fantasy picture.
gave Jack Ryan Working relationships with the star Thoughts of March The star went back a decade when he starred in Clooney’s 2008 film. Leatherheads. in fact, A ticket to heaven The actor was the first person to think. Borrowed something. The star will guide one day.
“When we were shooting, he would take me out for dinner Leatherheads, and he’ll show me a drawing, ‘This is what I’m going to shoot tomorrow. I’m going to put cameras in here,’” he recalled. “And I said, ‘That’s amazing. Why are you telling me that?’ And he’s like, ‘Well, you’re not just going to be an actor, right? You’re going to direct.’ And I went, ‘Pfft, yeah.’ I had no idea he did it before I did.”
Elsewhere in the conversation, Krasinski explained that he had the idea for the film about 10 years ago but didn’t start writing it until the COVID-19 pandemic when he felt he and Emily Blunt’s children needed it. He shared that he used to watch his daughters disappear into this magical world where parents weren’t allowed, and that he did less over time.
“It wasn’t just the look of joy on their faces, it was how authentic they were. They could be anything they wanted to be in this world, and I said, ‘Mm, that would make a great movie.’ ,'” he explained. “It wasn’t really until the pandemic when, really, I saw their light fade, and they started playing less and less fantasy games. The world started coming, and I went, ‘Oh, My God, this is the definition of being grown up.’ And so they said, ‘Are we going to be okay?’ And I went, ‘That’s it. I’m writing this movie right now to prove to you that the magical world is always there, and you can always go back.'”
If It will hit the theaters on May 17.
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