Jan 15 2009Stringer Bell Turns to Legitimate 'Office' Work
Variety has revealed that Michael Scott will have a new enemy on The Office later this season: Idris Elba, marking the second time the series will make audiences shout, "Hey, they were on that Wire show!"
Thesp Idris Elba has been cast on "The Office" as a new rival to Dunder Mifflin regional manager Michael Scott (Steve Carell).Elba, most recently seen in Guy Ritchie's "Rocknrolla," will appear in six episodes later this season. Details are slim on his plot line, other than he'll play a no-nonsense hire at Dunder Mifflin's corporate office who will throw Michael Scott into turmoil.
Alright, Idris, you've paid off your debt for starring in Obsessed. A half-season part in a funny television sitcom is just enough to make up for being in a Fatal Attraction rip-off that looks like a mid-'90s TV movie. But I'm warning you, next time you get the lead in a derivative, Beyonce-starring erotic thriller, you're going to need like two seasons of 30 Rock to pay that debt.
And in other Office-related news, here's the premise for the new Greg Daniels-produced Amy Poehler sitcom:
The new series, still untitled, will be filmed in the same mockmentary style as "The Office" but will be set in the world of local government. Cameras follow Leslie Knope (Poehler), described as a "mid-level bureaucrat in the Parks and Recreation Department of Pawnee, Indiana."
Sure, I'll watch that.
Reader Comments
1. Doozier - January 15, 2009 1:23 PM
first? probably not... oh well
2. Please - January 15, 2009 1:51 PM
The Office sucks.
3. dwight k. schrute - January 15, 2009 3:28 PM
Michael Scott will prevail.
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4. omar - January 15, 2009 5:35 PM
Who else from the office was on the wire? Did i miss an episode where its revealed Bubbles is Michaels father?
5. Elle Driver - January 15, 2009 6:01 PM
Holy crap YES. Stringer Bell LIVES ON!
6. Dan - January 15, 2009 6:08 PM
@4
Stanley played a hooker in series three.
7. Machinegunrap - January 15, 2009 10:52 PM
World worlds collide.
This is the greatest pairing announcement since Woody Allen/Larry David for "Whatever Works."
"The Wire" was the best show ever, and although "The Office " isn't is as great as it was just two short years ago, Stringer Bell will add a definite lift in quality.
Now, we need Michael K. Williams (Omar) in anything and everything.
8. sully - January 15, 2009 11:43 PM
how much does ricky gervais get in royalties for amy poehler's new show? and is will arnett in it?
9. gear - March 26, 2009 5:57 AM
The other Wire cast member to grace the Office was Amy Ryan.