John Krasinskiis ready to head back to Scranton!While reflecting on his career-launching show,The Office, the 40-year-old actor revealed toEsquirethat he is all for getting the Dunder Mifflin gang back together for a reunion.“The Officewas absolutely everything to me,” said the actor, who starred as Jim Halpert on the NBC comedy. “I mean it is my beginning and my end.”“I’m pretty sure at the end of my career I’ll still be known for Jim,” he continued. “That was my first experience with Hollywood. It was the first creative family I’ve ever had.”MJ Photos/ShutterstockThe actor — who is currently in the midst of directing his thrillerA Quiet Place PartII —added that he would love to revisit the beloved show with hiscostars.“In many ways, they will always be the most important people in that most important experience in my career,” he said. “So yeah, if they did a reunion, I would absolutely love to do it.”Justin Lubin/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via GettyThe cast hasremained close over the years— just last month Krasinski andBrian Baumgartner, who played Kevin Malone on the mockumentary-style comedy,reunited in New York City.“Lovely to spend some time with this gentleman today,” Krasinski captioned a photo of the pair on Instagram.Their costarAngela Kinsey(who played Baumgartner’s fellow accountant Angela Martin on the show) dropped a red heart emoji in the comment, and evenThe Office‘s official Twitter account got in on the fun,responding to the photowith an emotional GIF of Michael Scott (Steve Carell) along with the comment, “We absolutely love to see it.”Baumgartner, 47, also posted about the get-together, sharing a throwback photo of himself, Krasinski andJenna Fischer(who played receptionist Pam Beesly, later Halpert) at the show’s wrap party in 2013.“So fun running into @johnkrasinski today,” he began in the caption. “Here’s an old picture of him and I and @msjennafischer at @backyardalehouse back duringThe OfficeWrap Party in Scranton. Such fond memories.”An adaptation of the BBC series of the same name,The Officeran for nine seasons on NBC, from 2005 to 2013. The ensemble comedy also starredRainn Wilson,B.J. Novak, Leslie David Baker,Kate Flannery,Oscar Nunez,Phyllis Smith,Mindy Kaling,Ed Helms,Paul Lieberstein,Creed Bratton,Ellie KemperandCraig Robinson, among others.While a full-onOfficereboot isn’t currently in the cards, Kemperexpressed her excitement over the possibility of a reunion episodelast year as well, and Lieberstein toldThe Daily Beastin late 2018, “I thinka one-off special would bethe way to go. Some event that brings everyone back together.”
John Krasinskiis ready to head back to Scranton!
While reflecting on his career-launching show,The Office, the 40-year-old actor revealed toEsquirethat he is all for getting the Dunder Mifflin gang back together for a reunion.
“The Officewas absolutely everything to me,” said the actor, who starred as Jim Halpert on the NBC comedy. “I mean it is my beginning and my end.”
“I’m pretty sure at the end of my career I’ll still be known for Jim,” he continued. “That was my first experience with Hollywood. It was the first creative family I’ve ever had.”
MJ Photos/Shutterstock
The actor — who is currently in the midst of directing his thrillerA Quiet Place PartII —added that he would love to revisit the beloved show with hiscostars.
“In many ways, they will always be the most important people in that most important experience in my career,” he said. “So yeah, if they did a reunion, I would absolutely love to do it.”
Justin Lubin/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty
The cast hasremained close over the years— just last month Krasinski andBrian Baumgartner, who played Kevin Malone on the mockumentary-style comedy,reunited in New York City.
“Lovely to spend some time with this gentleman today,” Krasinski captioned a photo of the pair on Instagram.
Their costarAngela Kinsey(who played Baumgartner’s fellow accountant Angela Martin on the show) dropped a red heart emoji in the comment, and evenThe Office‘s official Twitter account got in on the fun,responding to the photowith an emotional GIF of Michael Scott (Steve Carell) along with the comment, “We absolutely love to see it.”
Baumgartner, 47, also posted about the get-together, sharing a throwback photo of himself, Krasinski andJenna Fischer(who played receptionist Pam Beesly, later Halpert) at the show’s wrap party in 2013.
“So fun running into @johnkrasinski today,” he began in the caption. “Here’s an old picture of him and I and @msjennafischer at @backyardalehouse back duringThe OfficeWrap Party in Scranton. Such fond memories.”
An adaptation of the BBC series of the same name,The Officeran for nine seasons on NBC, from 2005 to 2013. The ensemble comedy also starredRainn Wilson,B.J. Novak, Leslie David Baker,Kate Flannery,Oscar Nunez,Phyllis Smith,Mindy Kaling,Ed Helms,Paul Lieberstein,Creed Bratton,Ellie KemperandCraig Robinson, among others.
While a full-onOfficereboot isn’t currently in the cards, Kemperexpressed her excitement over the possibility of a reunion episodelast year as well, and Lieberstein toldThe Daily Beastin late 2018, “I thinka one-off special would bethe way to go. Some event that brings everyone back together.”
source: people.com
