Always Be My Maybe star Randall Park recently continued a long-running prank from The Office when he promoted his former co-star John Krasinski’s upcoming movie, IF (Imaginary Friends). Paramount Pictures shared a new sneak peek of the film IF. In a funny behind-the-scenes video, Randall Park impersonates John Krasinski while chatting with Ryan Reynolds, who is in the lead role of the upcoming movie.
This new film marks a significant departure from John Krasinski’s previous work, which included the suspenseful A Quiet Place series. This time, he’s making a movie for kids. After a successful nine-season run on The Office, John Krasinski expanded his career by leading roles in diverse projects like Michael Bay’s war film 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi and as the main character in the popular Jack Ryan series on Prime Video.
However, his most remarkable achievement has been his transition into directing. His journey from a beloved on-screen character to a respected director has been inspiring. In his upcoming movie IF, John Krasinski and Ryan Reynolds join forces as both actors and producers, with the Jack Ryan star again taking on the roles of writer and director.
‘IF’ BTS Video: Randall Park impersonates John Krasinski; Changes Instagram Profile Picture!
Many people who like movies wonder how Randall Park, 49, is connected to John Krasinski’s new film in 2024, called IF. Paramount Pictures on YouTube and John Krasinski, 44, shared a funny sneak peek of his upcoming movie on social media. In this video, he brought back a hilarious prank from The Office, where Randall Park replaces him, causing Ryan Reynolds to be quite puzzled.
This prank, known as the “Asian Jim” prank, originally appeared in Season 9, Episode 3 of The Office. In this episode, Jim and Pam trick their colleague Dwight by having their friend (Randall Park) pretend to be Jim. Krasinski even changed his Instagram profile picture to Randall Park’s face to keep the joke going. It’s a fun way to promote his new movie, IF.
In this Super Bowl spot for the movie IF, Ryan Reynolds, 47, who is the main actor in the film, is talking about the ad, and then Park comes in and says his name is John Krasinski.
Reynolds says, “You’re not John Krasinski, you’re Randall Park. John Krasinski is much shorter and less Asian than you are.”
Then Randall Park says, “Ryan I know it’s been a while since we shot but we spent like four months together, 10 hour days.”
Reynolds replies, “The real John Krasinski knows that I only work four hour days.”
The story continues when the funny part happens. It’s like a train crashing into a secret behind-the-scenes video where Park joins the movie set scenes. Park, pretending to be Krasinski, adds his voice to the video and keeps the joke going.
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What’s The Film ‘IF’ All About? Discover The Plot And Key Details!
IF is a brand-new family movie that everyone can enjoy. It was created and directed by John Krasinski. The story revolves around the unique ability of a young girl (played by Cailey Fleming) who can see imaginary friends. She goes on an exciting journey to bring these forgotten imaginary friends back to their kids. Helping her on this adventure is a happy man, played by Ryan Reynolds, and a lovable imaginary furry friend named IF, who Steve Carell voices.
The movie’s cast includes many famous actors, such as John Krasinski, Louis Gossett Jr., Fiona Shaw, Bobby Moynihan, and Alan Kim. Additionally, the film will have the voices of Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Steve Carell, Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, Maya Rudolph, Vince Vaughn, Sam Rockwell, Sebastian Maniscalco, Christopher Meloni, Awkwafina, Jon Stewart, and Richard Jenkins.
This exciting movie, produced by Paramount Pictures, will only be shown in theaters starting May 17. Krasinski is in charge of producing it with his company, Sunday Night Productions. Ryan Reynolds also produces the film with his company, Maximum Effort, as part of their deal with Paramount.
IF Release Date: May 17, 2024
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