In an act of sheer chaos, Individuals has declared John Krasinski because the “Sexiest Man Alive” for 2024 — a title that may have been way more becoming for the actor a decade in the past on the peak of The Workplace.

Even Krasinski himself admitted within the journal’s cowl story, launched at midnight, that he thought he was “being punked.” “That’s not how I get up, considering, ‘Is that this the day that I’ll be requested to be Sexiest Man Alive?’” he instructed Individuals. “And but it was the day you guys did it. You guys have actually raised the bar for me.”

Extra confusingly, the journal has in some way tied Krasinski’s achievement to his latest film IF, which he starred in, wrote, produced, and directed to mediocre evaluations. Though he produced this yr’s (a lot better film) A Quiet Place: Day One, Krasinski didn’t return to direct it after helming the primary two.

Krasinski appeared on The Late Present to advertise his choice, discussing the information with host Stephen Colbert, who was given the dignity of asserting this yr’s “Sexiest Man Alive.” “I’m so proud to see my pal go from goofy, lovable boy subsequent door to massive, dumb intercourse hunk,” Colbert instructed Krasinski.

The actor then shared an tutorial video he and Colbert made about the way to rework your self “from a sack of crap to a hunk of beef.” The six steps embrace not consuming and stealing horny DNA from Chris Evans.

It’s solely been a couple of hours since Individuals‘s announcement, however the web has already grow to be divided in its opinion, with many expressing some confusion as to why 2024 is Krasinski’s yr and never, say, Glen Powell’s or Adam Brody’s. “John Krasinski is Individuals’s Sexiest Man Alive in 2024……. One other devastating Tuesday night time in November,” one X person wrote.

One other wrote, “If we HAD to focus on center America and keep white, Jonathan Bailey, Glenn Powell, James McAvoy, Paul Mescal, all of those are males who’re selling one thing this season and would have made extra sense. Selecting John Krasinski is simply lazy.”

“You’re not gonna sit right here and inform me that Glen Powell didn’t solidify his spot because the sexiest man alive after sporting a white t shirt and a cowboy hat within the pouring rain,” somebody added, whereas one other fan joked, “if you’re in line to vote for glen powell STAY IN LINE.”