Friday, January 28, 2011
Will Ferrell Joining 'The Office' as Steve Carell Prepares to Leave
Posted by J.R. Taylor at 3:01 AM
The Office isn't going to go away just because Steve Carell is leaving. The show's producers are bringing in Will Ferrell this season and it's likely his role on the show will carry on for at least an episode after Carrell leaves.
Deadline reports that Ferrell has signed on for a four-episode arc where he'll show up as a visiting branch manager. The word is he came on board because he's a fan of the show and wanted to commemorate Carrell's departure and help segue into the next incarnation of the Scranton office.
“We found Steve Carell when he was nothing but a movie star and we turned him into a television star,” said executive producer Paul Lieberstein (who plays Toby Flenderson on the show). “We are proud to continue The Office’s tradition of discovering famous talent, and we hope that once America gets a good look at Will, they’ll see what we see, tremendous raw sexuality.”
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