{"id":96664,"date":"2024-05-11T22:13:18","date_gmt":"2024-05-11T22:13:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/11\/john-krasinski-used-emotional-blackmail-to-get-blake-lively-in-if\/"},"modified":"2024-05-11T22:13:18","modified_gmt":"2024-05-11T22:13:18","slug":"john-krasinski-used-emotional-blackmail-to-get-blake-lively-in-if","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/11\/john-krasinski-used-emotional-blackmail-to-get-blake-lively-in-if\/","title":{"rendered":"John Krasinski Used \u2018Emotional Blackmail\u2019 to Get Blake Lively in \u2018IF\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Take it from actor-director John Krasinski<\/strong><\/a>: peer pressure works.<\/p>\n

During a stop on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon<\/em><\/a> on Friday, May 10, Krasinski, 44, said he used \u201cemotional blackmail\u201d to add Blake Lively<\/strong><\/a> to the ranks of his star-studded cast of IF<\/em>, which\u00a0already included her husband, Ryan Reynolds<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was like, \u2018Everybody\u2019s doing it,\u2019\u201d Krasinski said of his pitch.<\/p>\n

In addition to Reynolds, with whom the Gossip Girl<\/em> alum shares four children, Lively, 36, joined the likes of Krasinski\u2019s former Office<\/em> costar Steve Carrell<\/strong>, Bradley Cooper<\/strong> and George Clooney<\/strong> in the movie about the world of imaginary friends. She plays Octopuss, a cat that dresses up like an octopus to will herself past her fear of water.<\/p>\n

Krasinski says he came up with the idea almost a decade ago while watching his kids play and felt a newfound urgency to complete it during the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tRelated: <\/span>Emily Blunt and John Krasinski: A Timeline of Their Loving Relationship<\/span><\/a>
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\n\t\t\tIn it for the long haul! Hollywood is full of enviable high-profile romances, but none can compare to the relationship between Emily Blunt and John Krasinski. Blunt and Krasinski began dating in 2008 after meeting through a mutual pal. During a 2011 appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, the Office alum revealed that it was [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cI used to just stand in the doorway and watch my kids disappear into this magical world that we as parents aren\u2019t allowed in,\u201d he shared. \u201cIt actually wasn\u2019t until the pandemic when genuinely I saw their lights starting to go out \u2026 I went, \u2018That\u2019s it, I\u2019m writing this movie right now to prove to you that magical world is always there. You can always go back.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

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The idea resonated with Hollywood A-listers, as Krasinski said he received \u201cthe most \u2018yeses\u2019 of my career\u201d for the movie. Clooney\u2019s decision to take a role in the movie is particularly resonant for Krasinski, as he was the first person who saw the one-time sitcom star moving into the director\u2019s chair.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was the first person who ever thought I would direct. He would take me to dinner while we were shooting Leatherheads<\/em>, and he would show me a drawing. \u2018This is what I\u2019m going to shoot tomorrow. This is where I\u2019m going to place the cameras,\u2019\u201d Krasinski told Fallon. \u201cI said, \u2018That\u2019s amazing. Why are you telling me this?\u2019 He said, \u2018Well, you\u2019re not just going to be an actor, are you?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

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