John Krasinski brings back joke from The Office as Randall Park pretends to be HIM in hilarious Super Bowl ad for new film If – confusing co-star Ryan Reynolds
Fans of The Office are in for a treat this Super Bowl Sunday.
A new ad for the animated film If brought back a hilarious prank from the hit series in which Randall Park pretended to be John Krasinski in an attempt to fool Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson).
That joke played a major role in a new trailer for the film — set to play during the Super Bowl — in which Randall channels John, much to the confusion of If star Ryan Reynolds.
The trailer opens with Randall and Ryan, 47, introducing the teaser for their new movie, before things go sideways once The Fresh Off The Boat star starts insisting he’s Jim.
“I’m John Krasinski, the director and star of If,” Randall says as he slides into the director’s chair next to Ryan, immediately confusing the actor.
A new ad for the animated film If brought back a hilarious gag from the hit series that saw John Krasinski and Randall Park switch places in an attempt to fool Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson).
“Wait, wait, wait, wait a minute, what are you doing?” asked a perplexed Ryan.
“I’m talking about our movie,” Randall replies.
In disbelief, Ryan continues, “You’re not John Krasinski. You are Randall Park. John Krasinski is much smaller and less Asian than you.”
“Ryan, I know it’s been a while since we shot, but we spent four months together, like ten hours a day,” says Randall.
’10-hour days? The real John Krasinski knows I only work four hours a day. Did you just break the fourth wall!?’ he says, pointing to the camera.
‘Who are you married to?’ Ryan continues.
“Emily Blunt,” he replied.
“Well, you just looked that up on Wikipedia,” Ryan said. ‘Where are you born?’
Ryan was baffled by Randall’s insistence that he was John
At one point, Ryan slowly turned his face to the camera and wordlessly expressed his disbelief
“Wait, wait, wait, wait a minute, what are you doing?” asked a perplexed Ryan
“I’m talking about our movie,” Randall answers
A sneak peek introduces Randall as ‘visionary director John Krasinski’
“Boston,” Randall answers. “Wikipedia,” Ryan says again.
“Didn’t you see the behind the scenes video?” asks Randall. ‘Okay! You know what, the sneak peek can wait until Sunday, so Ryan and everyone, please enjoy our behind-the-scenes video of me, John Krasinski and Ryan Reynolds.”
Throughout his statement, an alarmed Ryan slowly turned and looked at the camera to wordlessly express his disbelief.
“You’re not John Krasinski,” Ryan desperately whispers one last time before the screen cuts to the preview and introduces Randall as “visionary director John Krasinski.”
The joke didn’t stop there: Randall continued to channel John as he shared his original vision for the film and the behind-the-scenes footage of ‘Krasinski’ directing the film.
Randall even appeared as ‘John’ who directed the film
As John, Randall led one of the actors
‘Krasinski’ shared his original vision for the film while showing behind-the-scenes footage directing the film
“I had the idea for this movie about seven years ago and I wanted to make a movie about imaginary friends called If,” he explained as “John”
The film stars Ryan Reynolds and Cailey Fleming
“This is a movie that John and I have been talking about for years, something that feels like a live-action Pixar movie,” Ryan explained.
“I got the idea for this movie about seven years ago and I wanted to make a movie about imaginary friends called If,” he explained as “John.”
“This is a movie that John and I have been talking about for years,” Ryan explained as “John” worked with actors on set.
“This is a movie that John and I have been talking about for years, something that feels like a live-action Pixar movie,” Ryan explained.
Randall, as John continues, “The movie is about a little girl named Bea who goes through a disturbing experience in her life, and as a coping mechanism she starts seeing everyone’s imaginary friend.”
The sneak peek shows Steve Carrell — another Office alum — in the recording booth
Randall had a hilarious guest spot on the show in 2012
He teamed up with Pam Beesly to fool Dwight Schrute
The duo tried to make Dwight believe that Steve was Jim Halpert
The real John Krasinski and his wife Emily Blunt last month
“It’s about that friend who is there for them unconditionally and always,” says John.
Viewers also catch a glimpse of Steve Carrell – another Office alum – in the recording booth, providing the voice for “Blue.”
The film will be released on May 17, 2024 and also stars Cailey Fleming, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Emily Blunt, Louis Gossett Jr. and Matt Damon.
It comes years after Randall made a cameo appearance on The Office, playing an actor named Steve who teams up with Jim Halpert (Krasinski) to fool Dwight.
Together with Jim’s wife Pam Beesly (Jenna Fischer), the duo tried to trick Dwight into believing that Steve was Jim.