In an act of pure chaos, People has named John Krasinski the ‘Sexiest Man Alive’ for 2024 – a title that would have been much more fitting for the actor a decade ago at the height of his career. The office.

Even Krasinski himself admitted in the magazine’s cover story, published at midnight, that he thought he was being “punked.” “That’s not how I wake up and think, ‘Is this the day I’m going to be asked to be the sexiest man alive?’” he said. People. “And yet it was the day you did it. You have really raised the bar for me.”

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Even more confusing is that the magazine has somehow linked Krasinski’s performance to his recent film IFin which he starred, wrote, produced and directed to mediocre reviews. Although he produced the (much better film) this year A quiet place: day oneKrasinski did not return to direct after helming the first two.

Krasinski appeared The late show to promote his selection, he discussed the news with host Stephen Colbert, who was given the honor of announcing this year’s “Sexiest Man Alive.” “I’m so proud to see my friend go from crazy, sweet boy next door to a big dumb sex hunk,” Colbert told Krasinski.

The actor then shared an instructional video he and Colbert made on how to transform yourself “from a bag of crap to a piece of beef.” The six steps include not eating and stealing sexy DNA from Chris Evans.

It’s only been a few hours People‘s announcement, but the internet is already divided in its opinion, with many expressing some confusion as to why 2024 is Krasinski’s year and not, say, Glen Powell or Adam Brody’s. “John Krasinski is the sexiest man alive in 2024……. Another devastating Tuesday evening in November,” one X user wrote.

Another wrote: “If we had to focus on middle America and stay white, Jonathan Bailey, Glenn Powell, James McAvoy, Paul Mescal are all guys promoting something this season and that would have made more sense. Choosing John Krasinski is just lazy.”

“You’re not going to sit here and tell me that Glen Powell didn’t cement his spot as the sexiest man alive after wearing a white T-shirt and a cowboy hat in the pouring rain,” one person added, while another fan joked: “if you’re in line to vote for Glen Powell, STAY IN LINE.”

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