Steve Carell
Steve Carell to Star in HBO Comedy From Bill Lawrence
Steve Carell is headed to HBO. The former star of The Office will lead the cast of an untitled single-camera comedy from Ted Lasso co-creator Bill Lawrence and Matt Tarses (Scrubs). HBO has handed out a straight-to-series order of 10 episodes for the series, which had been the focus of a multiple-platform bidding war. The […]
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Box Office: John Krasinski’s Ryan Reynolds ‘IF’ Movie Starts Off With $1.8M in Previews
Writer-director John Krasinski‘s original family film IF has started off its box office run with $1.8 million in Thursday previews. The fantasy pic, headlining Ryan Reynolds and Cailey Fleming alongside an A-list voice cast, explores the world of discarded imaginary friends and what happens when a young girl and her neighbor try to reunite them […]
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John Krasinski Recalls How His Former ‘Office’ Co-Star Steve Carell Made Him Cry on ‘IF’ Set
John Krasinski is recalling an emotional moment between him and Steve Carell, his former co-star on The Office, when they reunited on the set of his new animated movie IF. The Quiet Place star, who wrote and directed the family-friendly movie about imaginary friends, recently opened up to People magazine about the moment Carell made […]
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‘IF’ Review: Ryan Reynolds Leads a John Krasinski-Directed Family Film That’s Easier to Admire Than Enjoy
The 'A Quiet Place' helmer steps away from the horror genre for this live-action/animated movie featuring an all-star voice cast.
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John Krasinski Wrote Main ‘IF’ Role Specifically for Steve Carell: “If He Doesn’t Do This, We’re in Trouble”
John Krasinski planned a large portion of his new movie IF around longtime friend Steve Carell — before he had spoken to his former The Office co-star about the role. At IF‘s New York premiere on Monday, Krasinski gestured to wife Emily Blunt — who has a voice role in the new film — and […]
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Steve Carell Weighs in on New ‘The Office’ Series: “I Will Be Watching But I Will Not Be Showing Up”
Steve Carell is giving his thoughts on the recently announced follow-up series to The Office. “I will be watching but I will not be showing up. It’s just a new thing and there’s really no reason for my character [Michael Scott] to show up in something like that,” Carell told The Hollywood Reporter at the […]
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Tony Awards Noms Snubs, Surprises: ‘Stereophonic’ for Best Score; ‘The Wiz,’ Steve Carell Shut Out
Stereophonic became the most nominated play in Tony Awards history Tuesday, scoring a surprisingly strong 13 nominations for the 2024 Tony Awards, including acting nods for almost the entire cast. Several other shows also saw most of their leading roles nominated, including Days of Wine and Roses, which closed early but still saw nominations for […]
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John Krasinski’s ‘IF’ Tracking for Promising $40M-Plus Opening
Writer-director John Krasinski’s upcoming summer movie IF already looks like it will have plenty of friends when hitting theaters. The Paramount movie is tracking to open to $40 million-plus, or a range of $38 million to $42 million, an impressive figure for an original family film. And based on raw data, some box office pundits […]
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Steve Carell to Star Opposite Tina Fey in Netflix’s ‘The Four Seasons’ Update
Steve Carell is reuniting with Tina Fey and Universal Television. The Office grad has closed a deal to co-star in Netflix’s The Four Seasons, the update of the 1981 Alan Alda feature film of the same name. The role reunites Carell with Tina Fey after the duo starred as a married couple in the 2010 […]
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Jon Hamm Narrates ‘Despicable Me 4’ Super Bowl Trailer Mocking AI Glitches
Will Ferrell and Steve Carell make unlikely, AI-assisted cameos in the Jon Hamm-narrated Super Bowl LVIII trailer for Despicable Me 4. Universal Pictures released the trailer Sunday, and it is set to run on CBS prior to Reba McEntire performing the National Anthem for the NFL’s big game taking place in Las Vegas. Filmmaker Chris […]
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‘Despicable Me 4’ Adds Will Ferrell, Sofia Vergara and Others to the Franchise
Gru is getting a gaggle of new friends and foes. Illumination and Universal revealed the full cast of Despicable Me 4 when airing a trailer spot for the animated summer tentpole during Sunday’s showdown between the Kansas City Chiefs and Baltimore Ravens AFC Championship game. The studio also released details of the plot for the […]
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Ryan Gosling Reflects on Long Film Career, From Being an Astronaut and a Getaway Driver to Becoming “A 70-Year-Old Crotchless Doll”
Ryan Gosling was honored by the Santa Barbara Film Festival on Saturday night, and used his speech to reflect on his long journey to becoming Ken. Receiving the Kirk Douglas Award for Excellence in Film at a dinner in Santa Barbara, Gosling mused how “up until this point, I’ve only ever thought about just how […]
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