Michael Scott, as well as Jim Halpert from The Office, are reunited, however, this time the latter will become the boss. Actor Steve Carell has indeed been cast in IF, the follow-up to his The Office co-star John Krasinski’s directorial debut.
John Krasinski confirmed the announcement through Twitter, stating, “What if I could put together my ideal cast one day? What…IF”
Although details are scarce, Deadline, who broke the news first, claims Krasinski’s initial concept is “about just a child’s struggle to reclaim their creativity.”
It will be the sixth picture from the writer-director while behind the massively successful Quiet Place trilogy, and this will be intriguing to see how this one turns out.
Ryan Reynolds, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Fiona Shaw, Alan Kim, Cailey Fleming, as well as Louis Gossett Jr. will rejoin the Dunder Mifflin alumni.
The proposal is focusing on Krasinski’s original concept regarding “a child’s journey to recover Steve Carell their imagination.” While key storey elements are now being kept under wraps, the proposal is focusing on Krasinski’s initial vision about “a child’s journey to regain their imagination.”
Through this first look contract that Paramount Pictures, Krasinski’s Sunday Night production business will produce.
Reynolds’ firm, Maximum Effort, has a first-look agreement with Steve Carell with Paramount, so he’ll also star as produce.
Through Sunday Night, Allyson Seeger, as well as Andrew Form, also are producing, while George Dewey serves as executive producer.
Despite the lack of a development timetable, Paramount Steve Carell already has a scheduled release date of November 17, 2023, pitting it against Universal’s The TrollsTopia Movie.
The idea has been in the works for a while, with the With Hollywood Reporter first reporting on this in October of last year.
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