Steve Carell confirms he won’t be in ‘The Office’ spinoff: There’s ‘no reason’ to do it
nypost.com“The Office” spinoff series coming to Peacock.“I will be watching but I will not be showing up,” Carell, 61, told The Hollywood Reporter at the premiere of his new animated/live-action movie “IF” on Monday. “It’s just a new thing and there’s really no reason for my character to show up in something like that,” added Carell, who played the incompetent but lovable Michael Scott in the original mockumentary sitcom series.
The actor said he’s “excited” for the spinoff and thinks it “sounds like a great conceit.”“I love the idea — I guess it’s set in a family newspaper company, and I worked with Domhnall Gleeson, who is one of the leads.
I did ‘The Patient’ with him and he’s an excellent actor and a super nice guy so I think it’ll be great,” Carell said. Carell reunited with his former “The Office” co-star John Krasinski on the red carpet at the “IF” premiere.
Krasinski, 44, played Jim Halpert in the comedy show. He wrote and directed “IF.”Krasinski confirmed to Entertainment Tonight on the carpet that he won’t be in “The Office” spinoff series either.“As of now, I haven’t been asked,” he said. “But the truth is I’d do anything for Greg Daniels, it sounds like they have a really fun idea.”Peacock officially announced “The Office” spinoff on May 8.
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