American actor Rainn Wilson, greatest recognized for his position as Dwight Schrute, not too long ago mirrored on Steve Carell’s departure from The Workplace and the way it impacted the present behind the scenes. Showing on the Good Guys podcast with hosts Josh Peck and Ben Soffer, the 59-year-old actor opened up in regards to the shift in tone and dynamic after Steve left the sequence in 2011.
“When Steve left, then it was just a little bit chaotic of making an attempt to determine the tone of the present and who’s the lead and, how are we telling these tales with out, you already know, the comedian engine of the present, which is Michael Scott, and with out one of many best comedian actors in American historical past on the heart of our present. That was additionally a battle,” Rainn mentioned on the podcast.
Whereas the transition proved troublesome, Rainn defined that Steve stepping away wasn’t surprising. “We knew it was coming for a very long time,” he mentioned, including that his co-star’s film stardom made it a pure development.
On the time of his departure, Steve was already making waves in Hollywood with movies like Get Good and The Unimaginable Burt Wonderstone. “He was doing like Burt Wonderstone and these massive comedies. I’m forgetting all of the names of them on the time, however Get Good, you already know? (Motion pictures) that had been in 2,000 theaters on the multiplex. So, after all, he’s going to go away The Workplace when he can,” he famous.
Following his exit, Steve starred in a string of critically and commercially profitable initiatives, together with Loopy, Silly, Love, Despicable Me, Hope Springs, and The Method Method Again. His efficiency as Michael Scott earned him six Emmy nominations for Excellent Lead Actor in a Comedy Collection, serving to solidify his standing as a serious Hollywood expertise—despite the fact that he by no means took house the award.
The present ran for 2 extra seasons with out him and in the end led to 2013, with Steve making a shock return within the sequence finale.