James Gandolfini was paid $3 million to turn down role in ‘The Office’

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If you’re a fan of “The Office,” you know that after Steve Carell left the series, the show found it difficult to replace him, often relying on guest stars to help carry the load. Well, eventually, the show landed on James Spader to guest star in a string of episodes, but before that, according to the hosts of the Talking Sopranos podcast, James Gandolfini was in line to appear.

It was the easiest $3 million James Gandolfini ever made.

James Gandolfini was so close to signing on to star in The Office, after Steve Carell left the show.

The final two seasons of “The Office” almost looked a little more like “The Sopranos”.

The Office.The late actor’s Sopranos co-stars Michael Imperioli and Steve Schirripa revealed the news during the latest episode of their podcast Talking Sopranos, while joined by Ricky Gervais.Gervais, who created the UK version of The Office on which the US version starring Carell is based, spoke about his admiration for Carell before Imperioli shared the trivia.“You know, they talked about having Gandolfini at one point replace him [Steve Carell], did you know that?” he said.Schirripa added:

James Caan wants to do some real acting.

It’s been 20 years since The Office premiered on BBC Two, and its star said in an interview this week that the original British series “would be canceled now.” Ricky Gervais now has walked back those comments, with the erstwhile David Brent tweeting they were “clearly a joke.”

Ricky Gervais is addressing his recent comment on how cancel culture could have affected his show "The Office." The 60-year-old comic made headlines recently when he discussed his show, which started as a British series and then was adapted into an American version starring Steve Carell. When speaking to the BBC, Gervais said the show would be "canceled" if attempted today.

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news of the settlement broke in February, the details of the settlement were unveiled as part of court filings made public on Wednesday.

news of the settlement broke in February, the details of the settlement were unveiled as part of court filings made public Wednesday.

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment WriterJames Franco has signed off on paying $2,235,000 to settle an Oct.