‘The Office’ spinoff is official — set at a ‘dying historic Midwestern newspaper’

Rebecca Rubin Senior Film and Media Reporter Disney and 20th Century’s “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” conquered the international box office again with $40.6 million in its second weekend of release. So far, the fourth chapter in the “Apes” reboot franchise has generated $136 million overseas and $237 million globally. It currently stands as the fourth-highest grossing movie of the year, behind “Kung Fu Panda 4” ($533 million), “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” ($561 million) and “Dune: Part Two” ($710 million).

imaginary friends movie “IF” claimed the top spot at the box office this weekend according to studio estimates Sunday. Its $35 million North American debut was also a bit lower than some projections.Is that a disappointment? An ominous sign of the box office times? Or is the final story on “ IF ” yet to be written? It’s not just your imagination: In these bumpy early weeks of the 2024 summer box office season, in which nothing has been a runaway hit and every new movie has more and more pressure to succeed, “IF” hit a nerve.Starring Ryan Reynolds, Cailey Fleming, and an army of A-list voices including Steve Carell, Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, Louis Gossett Jr., Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Maya Rudolph, “IF” was an original idea from Krasinski, who wrote, directed and co-stars.Paramount debuted the film, which cost a reported $110 million to produce, in 4,041 locations in North America.

Refresh for latest…:  After starting early offshore release on John Krasinski’s IF last weekend, Paramount expanded the imaginary friends film to another 56 international box office markets this session. The overseas frame was worth $20M, bringing the international running cume to $24M. With domestic’s $35M debut, the worldwide total is now $59M.

Emily Blunt has been revealed to be behind the ‘documentary’ about Jim and Pam in the US version of The Office.On the Office Ladies podcast, where John Krasinski (who plays Jim) was a guest on May 15, Pam actress Jenna Fischer unveiled Blunt as the mastermind behind Jim surprising Pam with footage of their relationship from The Office‘s fictional documentary team.Fischer said that Krasinski suggested the idea that would “bring [Jim and Pam] back together” as the show ended, all thanks to his wife Emily Blunt. “I remember saying, ‘Greg [Daniels], we have to reveal what is in the teapot note before we end this show.

Billie Eilish has revealed that her new album was almost named after a legendary quote from The Office.The singer released her third studio album ‘Hit Me Hard And Soft‘ today (May 17). In an interview with Rolling Stone, Eilish revealed that before landing on the official title of the album – which was taken from what she misheard as the name of a Logic Pro synth – she nearly named it ‘Patheticville’ from a scene in The Office.The term is used by the character Kelly Kapoor (Mindy Kaling) in the third season of the US TV series when she and the rest of the crew from the show are making fun of a speech given by Pam Beesly (Jenna Fischer) at Dunder Mifflin’s “beach games.”“I thought it was patheticville.

Mindy Kaling is getting ready to pass the torch to the cast of the new The Office spinoff series!

Rebecca Rubin Senior Film and Media Reporter “IF,” a fantasy-comedy from director John Krasinski and star Ryan Reynolds, looks to collect a promising $40 million in its box office debut. Based on projections, “IF” — short for imaginary friends — is tracking to land at least $35 million and as much as $45 million from 4,000 North American theaters. At the higher end of estimates, those ticket sales would mark a solid start for a live-action PG family film that’s not based on an existing property.

Paramount will keep its chin up high amid the whole Sony and Skydance takeover headlines and keep the summer box office churnin’ with the John Krasinski directed Ryan Reynolds family movie, If, which is hoping to hit $40M; this is after Disney’s overperformance with 20th Century Studios’ Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes which posted a $58.4M opening.

A spinoff of the popular television series "The Office" was recently announced, causing fans to speculate whether any original cast members will make an appearance on the show. During a recent interview on the red carpet at the movie premiere of "IF," Steve Carell, who played the beloved Michael Scott, and John Krasinski, who appeared as Jim Halpert, set the record straight on if fans should expect a cameo.

The Office spinoff was officially ordered at Peacock, and we’re now learning of several original cast members who have not been approached, with one shutting the door entirely on appearing.

“The Office” spinoff series coming to Peacock.“I will be watching but I will not be showing up,” Carell, 61, told The Hollywood Reporter at the premiere of his new animated/live-action movie “IF” on Monday. “It’s just a new thing and there’s really no reason for my character to show up in something like that,” added Carell, who played the incompetent but lovable Michael Scott in the original mockumentary sitcom series. The actor said he’s “excited” for the spinoff and thinks it “sounds like a great conceit.”“I love the idea — I guess it’s set in a family newspaper company, and I worked with Domhnall Gleeson, who is one of the leads.

Alex Ritman Guy Ritchie has another film in the works that doubles down on the British upper class. The prolific director — already behind this year’s Netflix hit “The Gentlemen” and WWII action thriller “The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare” — has unveiled his 18th feature film, “Wife and Dog,” with Black Bear launching sales in Cannes.

EXCLUSIVE: The Office co-creator Stephen Merchant has reacted to news that the show is coming back in the U.S., joking that it could all be based on Zoom following the pandemic.

Eurovision entry Joost Klein.Earlier today, the news of Klein’s disqualification was shared by Eurovision organisers, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). He was accused of making verbal threats towards a female member of production crew, according to police.

promoting his new podcast “Soul Bloom.” For his part, Krasinski was there to promote his upcoming directorial debut “If.”“Look who I ran into behind the scenes at @cbsmornings – @johnkrasinski is promoting @ifmovie and YOU MUST GO AND SEE IT NEXT WEEK!!!!” Wilson captioned the shot. “Was amazing to see my incredibly talented, big-hearted brother from another (Scranton) life!”On his own Instagram, Krasinski shared his photo of the duo.

NBC has announced that they are developing a follow-up series to the US version of hit sitcom The Office, with the new show set to stream on Peacock in the US. It was announced on Wednesday 8 May that Peacock had placed a formal series order for the untitled series, which is set in the same universe as NBC's former Emmy-winning Steve Carell comedy.The new TV series is set to introduce a new cast of characters "in a fresh setting ripe for comedic storytelling: a daily newspaper," according to NBCUniversal Entertainment's Lisa Katz.This will be another addition to the massive The Office universe, reports the Mirror US.

The Bear has been confirmed as cast members share a teaser trailer on social media.The FX drama set in a high-pressure Chicago restaurant has received critical acclaim for its first two seasons, winning numerous prestigious awards.The series follows a professional chef who inherits his brother’s sandwich restaurant after he takes his own life. Over the course of the show, Carmy learns to manage the family business with limited funds, hires new staff, deals with his own personal struggles and reinvents the restaurant.The end of season two showed the opening night of the reimagined restaurant named ‘The Bear’, and questions about Carmy’s love-life and family problems were left unanswered.Now, a release date for season three of the popular series has been released, and a teaser trailer has been uploaded to social media by various members of the cast.The video shows Carmy arriving at work and entering the kitchen, where he takes out his recipe notebook and his knife kit, as the camera zooms in towards his face and then out the back of the restaurant, before quickly zooming out to show a nighttime Chicago scene.At the end of the video, a caption reads: “FX The Bear.

The Office is to begin filming this summer.Peacock announced today (May 8) that the new, and as yet untitled, series will not be a reboot, as per previous rumours, but will be instead set in the same universe as the US version of the hit show. It will feature a new cast and have its own storyline.The US Office – a reboot of the British mockumentary series starring and created by Ricky Gervais – ran for nine seasons from 2005 to 2013, and followed fictional paper company Dunder Mifflin in Scranton, Pennsylvania.

Peacock has officially ordered the Untitled Greg Daniels and Michael Koman comedy mockumentary series set in the same universe as The Office. Domhnall Gleeson (About Time, Ex-Machina) and Sabrina Impacciatore (The White Lotus) will lead the ensemble cast of the show, which is set to begin production in July.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter The new iteration of “The Office” has been picked up to series at Peacock, Variety has learned. As has been previously reported, the show is not a reboot of spinoff of “The Office,” but rather a new mockumentary show with a new cast set in the same universe.