Steve Carell and John Krasinski have their reservations about the upcoming reboot of the office, especially considering they haven’t been consulted on the project, according to an insider.
Original cast member Jenna Fischer also feels as Steve and John do.
“The big issue here is that Steve, John and other members of the original cast have legitimate concerns about how this reboot might devalue the original series, which is a massive draw on streaming and still has a ton of cultural currency,” an insider. said, per Radar online.
“It’s only natural for her to be suspicious of the new version,” the insider noted of Fischer.
“You don’t see the surviving casts of Friends and Seinfeld going through this kind of angst because, for whatever reason, those shows are seen as forbidden from being rebooted,” they added.
“Why are THEY exempt but The Office isn’t? You could say that since the American version of The Office was a remake of an original British comedy, all bets are off – but it still leaves a bad taste,” explained the. tipster.
The mole revealed, “Steve, John and Jenna wish NBC had just let the original continue to draw audiences on streaming, like a lot of classic sitcoms.”
“It’s no surprise that they’ve turned their backs on the very idea of a reboot. It must give them joy that the press isn’t completely on board either,” they concluded.
The original The office Cast includes Steve Carell, John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer, Ed Helms, Erin Hannon and more. The show ran for nine seasons from 2005 to 2013.
