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There Might Seriously Be an Office Spinoff About Dwight and His Beet Farm

by | January 26th, 2012

The entertainment world was flabbergasted, befuddled and awestruck last night to hear of the proposed Dwight-centric Office spinoff conceived by Rainn Wilson and Paul Lieberstein. The show would focus on the Schrute family beet farm and B&B (which will be re-introduced to audiences in an Office episode later this season), and we could be watching Dwight's antics for a full half hour as early as midseason 2013.

Any predications? Dwight's an extreme, sometimes cartoonish character – he's excellent at livening up the realism of The Office, but could the character carry an entire show? It worked for Frasier when he spun off from Cheers. Plus, the last time [...]

Check Out the First Trailer for Super, Rainn Wilson's Superhero Dark Comedy

by | March 4th, 2011

Here's the first trailer for Super, James Gunn's dark comedy starring Rainn Wilson about a man who hits rock bottom and decides to become an ultra-violent super hero. Here's the official synopsis: After his wife Sarah (Liv Tyler) hooks up with a smooth-talking drug dealer named Jacques (Kevin Bacon), Frank (Rainn Wilson) transforms himself into superhero “The Crimson Bolt”. Then with the help of a trusty wrench, Frank wages a one man war on crime. Libby (Ellen Page), a local comic book store employee, transforms herself into a superheroine named “Boltie” and becomes Frank’s sidekick. The two then team up to take Jacques down.

Look for it in theaters [...]

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Rainn Wilson Wouldn't Mind Leaving The Office, Too

by | March 31st, 2011

First Steve Carell ditches The Office, then Mindy Kaling hints that she's considering doing the same, and now Rainn Wilson told Vulture that he wouldn't mind leaving Scranton as well: "I would not object. I’m ready, willing, and able to move on. I’d like to go back to theater. Theater is fucking hard and time-consuming, and there’s not enough time while doing The Office to rehearse and run a play." Next season, on The Office: Creed and Meredith sit quietly in an empty room.

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Today is Steve Carell's Last Day Shooting The Office

by | March 4th, 2011

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Steve Carell's last day on 'The Office.' And the angels of comedy wept… #saddestdayeverless than a minute ago via txtRainnWilsonrainnwilson

It's the end of an era! But I'm still pretty excited about the potential that a brand-new office manager brings.

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Rainn Wilson Is Dyna-Woman, a Lady Superhero Who's Seen Better Days

by | March 30th, 2011

Rainn Wilson hooked up with the CollegeHumor crew to make "The Fall of Dyna-Woman," a Dateline-style piece about a female superhero a few decades past her prime whose life has descended into a spiral of drugs and toxic relationships. It's like The Watchmen meets that Charlie Sheen live show that no one is buying tickets to! But with more cross-dressing Rainn Wilson.

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Amy Ryan Is Returning to The Office This Season

by | September 23rd, 2010

Amy Ryan is returning to The Office this season. This seems to pretty obviously be Michael Scott's out from the show: "[Amy Ryan's] first in-the-flesh appearance will be in the Christmas episode when Holly is transferred back to Scranton to sub for Toby, who’s on jury duty. Kaling is penning the special hourlong episode and Rainn Wilson is serving as director."

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