The stars in the credits of the new movie « IF » are huge Hollywood names. Many famous actors, like Steve Carell, Bradley Cooper, Blake Lively and George Clooney all voiced characters in the film.
John Krasinski’s newest movie « IF » is full of A-list stars voicing the many animated characters in the film.
« IF, » a movie directed, written and produced by Krasinski, is about a young girl named Bea (Cailey Fleming) who discovers that she holds the power of seeing people’s imaginary friends, called IFs for short.
Her neighbor, Cal (Ryan Reynolds), possesses the same unique ability. The two team up in order to help forgotten IFs reconnect with kids. This plot line leaves a lot of room for actors to voice the adorable animated characters making up the large majority of the cast.
The cast list of this movie includes several A-list stars voicing animated characters. Take a look at the list of massive stars and the characters they voice in the movie.1. John Krasinski
Not only did Krasinski write, produce and direct this film, he also starred in it.
Krasinski plays two different roles in « IF. » He appears in the film as Bea’s father and also voices the animated character Marshmallow Man.
During the many interviews Krasinski did ahead of this film, he expressed that he had made this movie for his kids.
« I’ve always wanted to make a movie for my kids, but I wasn’t sure what to do, » Krasinski told CBS Mornings. « I had this idea to do something with imaginary friends, but I wasn’t sure what my take on it would be. »
« I spent hours standing in the threshold of a door with Emily [Blunt], watching our girls go into this magical world that as parents, were not invited into, » Krasinski told the outlet. « It wasn’t just the joy and how much fun they were having, it was the authenticity, the idea that they were themselves, and they were fearless, and they were doing all these amazing things, doing all these amazing voices and then the pandemic hit. I saw their lights starting to go out, and I saw that the world started to seep in, and that is the definition of growing up. »
This movie marks the fourth film Krasinski has directed. His directorial debut was in 2016 with the movie « The Hollars. » He then directed « A Quiet Place » (2018) and « A Quiet Place Part II » (2020).
Before directing movies, he directed a few episodes of « The Office. » 2. Emily Blunt
This movie is quite the family affair, with Emily Blunt, Krasinski’s wife and a popular actress also voicing a character.
Blunt voices Unicorn in the 2024 film. This is not the first time she and Krasinski have worked together. They were also both in « A Quiet Place » and « A Quiet Place Part II. »
The release of « IF » closely follows that of « The Fall Guy » starring Blunt and Ryan Gosling. 3. Blake Lively
Blunt and Krasinski aren’t the only married-couple part of this film. Reynolds is joined by wife Blake Lively, who voices Octopuss. The two also worked together in the 2011 film « Green Lantern. »
Lively’s character is a cat wearing an octopus costume.
Lively, who had her breakthrough in the hit show « Gossip Girl, » is the star of the upcoming movie « It Ends with Us. » The highly anticipated movie is an adaptation of the popular book by Colleen Hoover. 4. Steve Carell
« IF » is full of husband and wife duos and long-awaited reunions.
