The Office: Last News

The Office was released on Amazon Prime Video today (October 18) and it’s fair to say that viewers are divided.READ MORE: ‘The Office’ review: Amazon’s workaday Australian remake is dogged by déjà vuIt’s the latest adaptation of the BBC series, created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, that first aired in 2001. Numerous other adaptations have been produced around the world, with the US series being the longest-running.

The Office director Paul Feig has spoken about how Steve Carell managed to save the show from being axed.According to the director, the first season was struggling in the ratings because Carell’s character Michael Scott was “such a bore and so mean” which was an issue because, unlike the UK version of the show, if viewers don’t like the character, “they’ll tune it out” and “just won’t watch it”.“So Steve was this huge star all of a sudden, and they had this huge star in the show that they thought wasn’t working and it wasn’t working in the ratings,” Feig, was brought in to direct the second series, told Jesse Tyler Ferguson’s podcast, Dinner’s On Me.He claimed that a scene in the episode Office Olympics changed the course of Scott’s development forever.“It was the scene we were shooting when everybody was supposed to be working and they’re screwing off doing this thing. And in order to not get in trouble with Michael, they’re going to give him a gold medal,” Feig explained.He continued: “But we’re shooting it and Steve gets emotional.

Pam Beesly on the NBC sitcom — announced the news via Instagram Tuesday in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month.“Back in October 2023, I posted a photo of myself on Instagram preparing for my routine mammogram with a joking reminder to ‘take care of your ticking time bags’ a la Michael Scott. After inconclusive results on that mammogram due to dense breast tissue my doctor ordered a breast ultrasound,” Fischer’s post began.

The Office star Jenna Fischer has revealed that she was diagnosed with an “aggressive form” of breast cancer last year, but is now cancer-free after undergoing treatment.The 50-year-old actor – who played Pam Beesly in the US adaptation of The Office – wrote about her experience with the illness in an emotional post on social media to mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month.“I never thought I’d be making an announcement like this but here we are,” Fischer wrote in the caption.“Last December, I was diagnosed with Stage 1 Triple Positive Breast Cancer. After completing surgery, chemotherapy and radiation I am now cancer free.”The actor opened up further about her cancer journey in a series of slides.

Ricky Gervais has thanked “everyone who complained” about his Netflix stand-up special Armageddon.The comedian’s show was released on the streaming service on Christmas Day last year but immediately received criticism from a disability charity after using an ableist slur in the special.A petition on Change.org also condemned Gervais’ use of the word “baldy” to describe terminally ill children. The comedian addressed the petition, saying the majority of people are “not really offended”.Now, Gervais has taken to X to post a clip from the special where he jokes about immigration, along with the following: “Thanks to everyone who complained about this trailer and even signed a petition to get #Armageddon removed from Netflix.

Ricky Gervais personally approved casting a female equivalent of David Brent in the Australian remake of The Office, actress Felicity Ward has said.Ward stars as the franchise’s first-ever female lead, playing Hannah Howard, the managing director of the Flinley Craddick packaging company. The series will arrive on Amazon Prime on October 18.It is the 13th version of The Office around the world to date, after the huge success of the US version, starring Steve Carell as Michael Scott, which ran for nine seasons from 2005 to 2013.“Ricky Gervais has approved a female lead, he’s very excited about a female lead — just in case anyone is angry,” Ward said during the Prime Video Presents: Trailblazers event on Tuesday in London, where she debuted a trailer from the series.”“I did zero preparation, because I read the script and I’m like, ‘Oh my god, this is every annoying part of my personality.’ I’ve been preparing for this my whole life,” she added.“It was just all in the script.

The Office is getting a VR game, The Office World, and will contain plenty of references for fans of the show to spot.The Office aired from 2005 to 2013, and now you’ll be able to step into the Scranton branch of Dunder Mifflin. Players will choose a seat at one of the desks and play mini-games inspired by the show, reports GameRant.These mini-games will allow you to earn Schrute Bucks which you can spend in-game to customise your desk and buy trinkets from the vending machines. “The Office World gives fans a completely new way to experience the series through the interactive possibilities of virtual reality,” said Sarah Malkin, director of metaverse entertainment at Meta.

The Office has arrived – and it features a female equivalent of David Brent.The adaptation of Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant’s mockumentary comedy series is set to arrive on Amazon Prime on October 18. Felicity Ward stars as the franchise’s first-ever female lead, playing Hannah Howard, the managing director of the Flinley Craddick packaging company.It is the 13th version of The Office around the world to date, after the huge success of the US version, starring Steve Carell as Michael Scott, which ran for nine seasons from 2005 to 2013.In the new clip, Hannah – the equivalent of Gervais’ David Brent – tries (and fails) to win over her employees at the Sydney-based firm with an attempt at charisma, vision and girlboss energy.She is not the only character in the remake whose original counterpart was male – Edith Poor plays receptionist, front desk executive and productivity manager Lizze, the equivalent of Dwight/Gareth role.

The Office spin-off series has added three new cast members to its roster.Domhnall Gleeson and The White Lotus Season 2 star Sabrina Impacciatore have already been confirmed in the lead roles for the series which will focus on a new set of characters in the same universe. Greg Daniels, who developed the American version of the series, is co-creating the new show with Michael Koman.Now, Melvin Gregg (Snowfall), Chelsea Frei (Sideswiped) and Ramona Young (Never Have I Ever) haven signed up for the series.The synopsis for the Peacock show states: “The documentary crew that immortalised Dunder Mifflin’s Scranton branch is in search of a new subject when they discover a dying historic Midwestern newspaper and the publisher trying to revive it with volunteer reporters.”Three more actors have been added to the cast of the upcoming #TheOffice spinoff – Melvin Gregg, Ramona Young and Chelsea Frei!Click ⬇️https://t.co/LB2Ee4isHr— JustJared.com (@JustJared) September 11, 2024Steve Carell recently confirmed that he will not be making a cameo Michael Scott in the series.“I will be watching but I will not be showing up,” Carell said.

The Office is officially getting a new Australian remake and people are not convinced it is going to be a resounding success.News of the new Aussie regeneration of the Ricky Gervais/Stephen Merchant-created sitcom was announced on Monday (August 19), with all eight episodes of the show set to premiere on Amazon Prime Video on October 18.The show will star Australian comedian Felicity Ward as the franchise’s first ever female lead, playing Hannah Howard, the managing director of the Flinley Craddick packaging company.It will be the 13th version of The Office around the world, after the huge success of the US version, starring Steve Carell as Michael Scott, having run for nine seasons from 2005 to 2013.Following the announcement, fans of the The Office have been reacting on social media, with some expressing doubt that the new version can live up to its predecessors, and others questioning why it would be happening now, over two decades since the debut of the UK original.VERY australian-TV-industry-coded to poop a The Office remake out 20 years too late pic.twitter.com/u7BmTIJj6I— Jay K Cagatay (@jayktweets) August 19, 2024It took Australia this long to tackle The Office? https://t.co/wOMsymgUrl— SJWJamesBond Wants Nazis Banned ︽✵︽ Agent of GIRL (@mvbrat91) August 19, 2024If any of you show me even a second of the Australian remake of The Office I’m sending you anthrax in the mail— The One and Only Peter Falk (@thepeterfalk) August 19, 2024i can only assume an australian version of the office will suck— matt (@mattDCLXVI) August 20, 2024Others have complained that the new reboot proves that there are not enough new ideas being commissioned.First Death In Paradise, now The Office.C'mon Australian television executives,

“The Office,” revealed that she was excluded from a spinoff show about Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson), which was in the works before NBC pulled the plug.Kinsey, 53, explained what happened on the most recent episode of her podcast with fellow “The Office” co-star Jenna Fisher, “Office Ladies,” released on Aug. 14.Fisher explained that the Season 9 episode “The Farm” was filmed in 2012 and was supposed to be a backdoor pilot to a spinoff about Dwight.

Bob Odenkirk has opened up about why he believes he lost out on the role of Michael Scott in the US version of The Office to Steve Carell.The Better Call Saul and Breaking Bad actor had been considered one of the favourites for the role during the casting process, before eventually losing out to Carell.And now, in an appearance on the Office Ladies podcast, he has given what he believes is the reason that the producers felt that Carell was the better fit.“I am, in a strange way, a very earnest person for a person in comedy,” he said. “I am oddly earnest, and… it’s one of the reasons I think Steve Carell is a better, you know — is the one who got the role.”Odenkirk continued by pointing out that it is not the only time he has lost out on a role to the Anchorman star. “It’s because he’s better at being genuinely fun.

The Office spin-off series, but he did convince Domnhnall Gleeson to star in the Peacock show.The two actors previously worked together in FX’s 2022 limited series The Patient, which earned Carell a Screen Actors Guild award nomination. Gleeson, meanwhile, was nominated at the Golden Globes and Critics’ Choice Awards.“I know Domhnall Gleeson – who I did ‘The Patient’ with – is going to be one of the leads.

Billie Eilish has revealed that her new album was almost named after a legendary quote from The Office.The singer released her third studio album ‘Hit Me Hard And Soft‘ today (May 17). In an interview with Rolling Stone, Eilish revealed that before landing on the official title of the album – which was taken from what she misheard as the name of a Logic Pro synth – she nearly named it ‘Patheticville’ from a scene in The Office.The term is used by the character Kelly Kapoor (Mindy Kaling) in the third season of the US TV series when she and the rest of the crew from the show are making fun of a speech given by Pam Beesly (Jenna Fischer) at Dunder Mifflin’s “beach games.”“I thought it was patheticville.

Emily Blunt has been revealed to be behind the ‘documentary’ about Jim and Pam in the US version of The Office.On the Office Ladies podcast, where John Krasinski (who plays Jim) was a guest on May 15, Pam actress Jenna Fischer unveiled Blunt as the mastermind behind Jim surprising Pam with footage of their relationship from The Office‘s fictional documentary team.Fischer said that Krasinski suggested the idea that would “bring [Jim and Pam] back together” as the show ended, all thanks to his wife Emily Blunt. “I remember saying, ‘Greg [Daniels], we have to reveal what is in the teapot note before we end this show.

“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.

The Office and Harry Potter – has been cast as a villain in Marvel‘s The Fantastic Four.The 54-year-old Leeds-born actor will star alongside the likes of The Last of Us’ Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards (aka Mr Fantastic), The Bear’s Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Ben Grimm (aka The Thing), Vanessa Kirby as Sue Storm (aka The Invisible Woman) and Joseph Quinn (Stranger Things) as Johnny Storm (aka The Human Torch).Ozark’s Julia Garner will play the Silver Surfer, while John Malkovich has also joined the film in an undisclosed role.Matt Shakman, who helmed the Marvel series WandaVision for Disney+ and Monarch: Legacy Of Monsters for Apple TV+, is set to direct the upcoming Fantastic Four film.Ineson first rose to fame for his role as Chris Finch in the UK sitcom The Office. He also landed a role in Harry Potter films, portraying the dark wizard Amycus Carrow and in Game Of Thrones as the warrior Dagmer Cleftjaw.Happy Valentine’s Day from Marvel’s First Family! Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, and Joseph Quinn are The Fantastic Four.Marvel Studios' #TheFantasticFour, in theaters July 25, 2025.

promoting his new podcast “Soul Bloom.” For his part, Krasinski was there to promote his upcoming directorial debut “If.”“Look who I ran into behind the scenes at @cbsmornings – @johnkrasinski is promoting @ifmovie and YOU MUST GO AND SEE IT NEXT WEEK!!!!” Wilson captioned the shot. “Was amazing to see my incredibly talented, big-hearted brother from another (Scranton) life!”On his own Instagram, Krasinski shared his photo of the duo.

Gleeson has previously terrorized Carrell onscreen (in Hulu’s “The Patient”). The show isn’t returning to Scranton, Pennsylvania.

The Office and Fargo opted to stop eating meat in 1986 at the age of 14, explaining that he was “never really comfortable with the idea of eating animals”.He discussed the subject during his recent appearance on the Dish podcast, where he said: “In the last several months, it’s really new going back to being an omnivore, just sort of eating what I like.”“It’s a funny one, because I like meat replacement things, but my reservation about them is they can be very, very processed and I’m trying to eat less processed food,” he added.Freeman then went on to extol the virtues of scotch eggs and pork pies as the “food of the gods”, apparently contradicting his previous views on processed goods.In other Freeman news, he has responded to some of the criticism that his recent film Miller’s Girl has received.The movie came out in January, with Freeman playing the professor of an 18-year-old student, played by Jenna Ortega. It has been described as an erotic thriller and explores the complex and intimate relationship between the student and her teacher, as well as involving some sexual scenes.

Miller’s Girl.The film, which was released in the US this January, stars Freeman as the professor of an 18-year-old student, played by Jenna Ortega.The movie has been described as an erotic thriller and explores the complex and intimate relationship between the student and her teacher, as well as involving some sexual scenes. However, the film has received some backlash as the two actors are 31 years apart in age.Now, in a new interview with The Times, The Hobbit star has defended Miller’s Girl, and described it as both “grown-up and nuanced”.