Steve Carell didn’t want to return for ‘The Office’ finale, says Jenna Fischer
nme.comThe Office for the show’s finale, it has been revealed.Carell played hapless manager Michael Scott for seven seasons before exiting the show in 2011 but he reprised his role in the season nine series finale in May 2013, where he appeared as the best man at Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson) and Angela Martin’s (Angela Kinsey) wedding.Speaking on a recent episode of of the Office Ladies podcast, Jenna Fischer, who starred as Pam Beesly on the show, said he didn’t want to return.“Well, it was [series creator Greg Daniels] idea to have Steve come back.
He had wanted that for a very long time, and he asked him pretty early in season 9,” Fischer added.“But Steve was reluctant.
He felt like Michael’s story had really ended. He didn’t want to open it back up again, and he especially did not wanna come back after two years and have this finale episode be about him.
Steve really felt like, ‘My character had his ending.’ This is everybody else’s ending, and he didn’t wanna overshadow that.”Daniels and Carell eventually came to an agreement that meant that he played a small role in the finale.“Greg had the idea of the final episode being Dwight and Angela’s wedding, and Steve agreed Michael would be there,” Fischer said.Kinsey added: “I believe that.
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