Steve Carell has revealed that Paul Rudd once tried to talk him out of auditioning for The Office – warning him the US remake of the hit UK series could flop.
Speaking on Amy Poehler’s Good Hang podcast, he said: “I remember Rudd pulled me aside and was like, ‘Don’t do it, man. Don’t audition.’ It was like, ‘There is no way.’” At the time, many in Hollywood were skeptical, with fears it wouldn’t live up to Ricky Gervais’ original and could damage careers.
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