Paul Rudd tried to dissuade Steve Carrell from doing the American reboot of Ricky Gervais’s British sitcom The Office.
This detail was revealed in the new book Welcome to Dunder Mifflin: The Ultimate Oral History of The Office, co-authored by The Office star Brian Baumgartner (who played Kevin) and executive producer, Ben Silverman.
Dunder Mifflin: The Ultimate Oral History of The Office released on 16 November.
When Carrell told Rudd he was considering auditioning for Greg Daniels’s US remake, the actor reportedly said: “Ugh, don’t do it.