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John Krasinski reveals that he wrote main IF role only for Steve Carell

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John Krasinski opened up about forthcoming film IF and revealed that he wrote Steve Carell’s part specifically with him in mind – before he’d even spoken to his former The Office co-star about the role.

IF, a family film set in a world where imaginary friends are real, sees Carell voice animated creature Blue, alongside a cast that also includes Ryan Reynolds and Krasinski himself.

At the New York premiere on Monday (14, which he wrote and directed, and said he had done the

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