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The recurring rumors and hope of a revival of the beloved NBC sitcom the desk They’re back this week, and this time it’s coming from a surprising source — Bryan Cranston. And the Too bad The Emmy winner believes the Dunder Mifflin crew should now be working on a bigger screen.
appearing on Office ladies The podcast, hosted by two of the series’ stars, Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey, had Cranston pitch an idea the office A feature film showing where the whole gang is a decade after the series ended.
“Let’s say there’s no reboot series, but what if there is a movie?” Cranston thought about the podcast. “Something where we can see where these people are. These people in the entire cast are the ones we’re curious about. And we wondered at the end where did they go? What happened to them?”
Fisher and Kinsey were certainly on board, but only if the circumstances were right — for example, if series showrunner Greg Daniels was at the helm of the project. “Because I would trust him. You know?” Fisher replied. “As long as Greg is the one writing this book and responsible for it, I say yes.”
“I’m going to do it for my kids because I think they’ll think this is fun,” Kinsey said.
Cranston, who directed the ninth season episode of the desk (“Business Bus”), he said he only wanted a supporting role in the hypothetical movie. “I just want to be an extra in it,” the actor said. “I’ll be some guy. I’ll be a crossing guard or something. Just something.”
But that wouldn’t be good enough for Kensi. She pitched the idea of doing Cranston’s new character in Schrute Farms as one of the fan favorites, Dwight (Rainn Wilson).
On the heels of his latest role as an embattled judge on the recently concluded Showtime drama Your honora decade after he hung up his hazmat suit Too badMeth-cooking teacher-turned-leader Walter White — a complex role that brought him four Emmy Awards — Cranston may have to remind audiences that he rose to fame in a sitcom, Malcolm in the middle -And of course, he’s best known for his portrayal of dentist Tim Whately Seinfeld.
Talk about a reboot the desk In some capacity, it’s been rumbled upon and workshopped for years, with a new series focusing on a new cast that has yet to make it out of development. However, talk of exactly that resurfaced in January when sources said Hollywood Reporter That Daniels is assembling a writers room to bring the comedy to life again. Universal Television has been eager to recreate the massive success for years, especially after streaming rights to the original nine-season series rose from Netflix to Peacock to the tune of $500 million.
Now, will the dream of a Cranston reunion come true? It may not be out of the question, as Daniels has previously expressed his unwillingness to do a reboot using the original cast or characters. However, that doesn’t mean that some of our favorite Dunder Mifflin characters have left Scranton.
While discussing rumors of a reboot with a new cast on her podcast, Fisher, who played Pam, said: “I would love to be a guest.” Kinsey, who played Angela, enthusiastically supported the idea. They both agreed that if there was one character who would remain a constant at Dunder Mifflin, it could only be Creed (Creed Bratton).
