JamesG
04-17-2013, 05:26 PM
"The Office" Mystery: Is Steve Carell Returning for the Series Finale After All?
by Michael Ausiello
4/17/13
Is Michael Scott pulling a fast one on us?
Despite declarations from NBC, "Office" producers and Steve Carell himself that the NBC comedy’s May 16 series finale would be Scott-free, increasing buzz suggests the Dunder Mifflin legend may turn up after all.
Insiders tell TVLine that producers mounted an 11th hour effort last month to coax Carell into making a cameo in the show’s hour-long swan song. And while no one is confirming that the final diplomatic push proved successful, no one is denying it either.
Well, no one save for Carell’s personal rep, who tells TVLine that while his client was on set for the final episode, he did not, in fact, shoot any scenes.
On the flipside, a source close to the show cryptically teases, “Don’t rule anything out.” An NBC spokesperson, meanwhile, declined to comment.
When TVLine approached executive producer Greg Daniels for a comment last week he side-stepped the question and stayed mum.
http://tvline.com/2013/04/17/the-office-finale-steve-carell-returning-michael-scott/
by Michael Ausiello
4/17/13
Is Michael Scott pulling a fast one on us?
Despite declarations from NBC, "Office" producers and Steve Carell himself that the NBC comedy’s May 16 series finale would be Scott-free, increasing buzz suggests the Dunder Mifflin legend may turn up after all.
Insiders tell TVLine that producers mounted an 11th hour effort last month to coax Carell into making a cameo in the show’s hour-long swan song. And while no one is confirming that the final diplomatic push proved successful, no one is denying it either.
Well, no one save for Carell’s personal rep, who tells TVLine that while his client was on set for the final episode, he did not, in fact, shoot any scenes.
On the flipside, a source close to the show cryptically teases, “Don’t rule anything out.” An NBC spokesperson, meanwhile, declined to comment.
When TVLine approached executive producer Greg Daniels for a comment last week he side-stepped the question and stayed mum.
http://tvline.com/2013/04/17/the-office-finale-steve-carell-returning-michael-scott/