IF movie storyline. A 12 year old girl named Bea moves in with her grandmother Margaret while her father waits for heart surgery at the same hospital her mother had died at. One night, Bea buys a charger for her mother’s camcorder and discovers a bizarre creature following it.
The following day, Bea spots the creature again, but this time it is with a man. Bea follows them into a house and the man called Cal collects a giant, furry purple creature named Blue. Soon after, a butterfly type creature called Blossom reveals herself and Bea immediately passes out. She wakes up and Cal reveals that he has been working with IFs (Imaginary Friends) to give them to other children. Bea, originally skeptical decides to help Cal.
The next day, Cal and Bea go to the ‘memory lane retirement home’, where IFs hang out underneath Coney Island. Cal introduces Bea to an elderly teddy bear named Lewis and he encourages Bea to use her imagination, much to Cals annoyance.
Bea attempts to match one of the IFs to a young boy who she met called Benjamin. However, he is unable to see them, which just makes Bea even more unmotivated. Cal gives Bea the idea that IFs may not need new owners, but rather to be reunited with their old kids.
Bea talks to Margaret and she shows her an old picture of her when she was younger and Bea recognizes Blossom in the background. Bea realizes that Blossom was her grandmothers IF and she decides to play one of Margaret’s old records and encourages her to dance and she remembers Blossom. Bea regains hope.
IF is a 2024 American live-action animated fantasy comedy film written, produced, and directed by John Krasinski. The film features an ensemble cast that includes Cailey Fleming, Ryan Reynolds, Krasinski, Fiona Shaw, Alan Kim, and Liza Colón-Zayas, along with the voices of Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Louis Gossett Jr., and Steve Carell. Its plot follows a young girl and her neighbor who find themselves able to see imaginary friends.
Development of the film began in 2019, with Krasinski set to write and direct and Reynolds attached to star. The rest of the cast joined between October 2021 and January 2022, and filming took place in New York City between August of that year and May 2023. IF was theatrically released by Paramount Pictures in the United States on May 17, 2024. The film received mixed reviews from critics and has grossed over $181 million worldwide.
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 was released in theaters by Paramount Pictures on May 17, 2024. It was originally scheduled for November 17, 2023 and May 24, 2024.
IF (2024)
Directed by: John Krasinski
Starring: Ryan Reynolds, John Krasinski, Cailey Fleming, Fiona Shaw, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Louis Gossett Jr, Alan Kim, Liza Colón-Zayas, Steve Carell, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Maya Rudolph
Screenplay by: John Krasinski
Production Design by: Jess Gonchor
Cinematography by: Janusz Kamiński
Costume Design by: Jenny Eagan
Set Decoration by: Kris Moran
Art Direction by: Christopher J. Morris
Music by: Michael Giacchino
MPAA Rating: PG for thematic elements and mild language.
Distributed by: Paramount Pictures
Release Date: May 17, 2024
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