Domhnall Gleeson Reveals the ‘Big Advice’ John Krasinski Gave Him for The Office Spinoff, The Paper (Exclusive)
Gleeson says Krasinski and Carell’s support — and their glowing reports of their own experiences working on The Office — made accepting the role that much more affirming.
“I mean, I like to think I would’ve got there on my own anyway, but certainly if [John] and Steve had been like, ‘Don’t do it, it’s a nightmare,’ I would’ve hightailed it, but they could not have been more positive about it, and I’m delighted I listened to them,” he tells PEOPLE.
Carell, 62, previously revealed that he spoke to Gleeson before he signed on to the project.
“I know Domhnall Gleeson — who I did The Patient with — is going to be one of the leads. I know that for sure,” Carell said while appearing on a June 2024 episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
“He’s an excellent actor. And he actually called me and asked, you know, ‘Should I do this? Is this something … Did you enjoy it?’ I said, ‘Of course,’ ” Carell continued, adding of Gleeson, “He’s great.”
“My character has the unwavering optimistic belief that he can turn The Truth Teller to the glory of its heyday,” he added.
Nuñez, 66, also took a moment to tell the crowd what enticed him back to The Office world.
“I told Mr. Greg Daniels that if Oscar came back, he would probably be living in a more bustling, cosmopolitan city. Greg heard me and he moved Oscar to Toledo, Ohio — which has three times the population of Scranton. So it was nice to be heard,” he joked.
The Paper also stars Chelsea Frei, Melvin Gregg, Ramona Young, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Alex Edelman and Tim Key.
