John Krasinski has confirmed that he is out there for a cameo within the new The Workplace spinoff, The Paper, premiering in September. On the premiere of his newest movie co-starring Natalie Portman, titled Fountain of Youth, Krasinski mentioned his open to reprising his function as Jim Halpert.
Krasinski, who gained recognition for enjoying Jim in NBC’s well-liked mockumentary, is all the way down to returning for a cameo within the present’s new spinoff sequence, The Paper. The actor revealed that whereas he hasn’t been approached to make an look but, he’d be completely satisfied to take action if Greg Daniels, the creator of the sequence, requested.
Krasinski informed Leisure Tonight, “I would do something for that man,” including, “[Daniels] calls I will present up.”
NBC first confirmed the spinoff on Might 12. The Paper facilities across the workers of a struggling historic native newspaper, The Fact Teller. “It’s about this struggling Midwestern newspaper that’s a lot decreased from its glory days. It’s a fruitful premise,” Daniels beforehand shared with The Hollywood Reporter.
He added, “There’s an amazing historical past for native papers. The villain right here is the web and the flexibility to have a look at all people’s information without spending a dime, and all of the advert income going to Google.”
Whereas Steve Carell has confirmed he is not going to be reprising his function as Michael Scott, he praised the concept of the spinoff, calling it modern. John Krasinski concurred with this, explaining that he feels Gleeson might be nice within the function and acknowledged that he can be open to returning to the franchise if supplied.
The Paper premieres later this September on Peacock, the place The Workplace continues to be out there for streaming.
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