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'The Paper' cast got surprise visit from Steve Carell and John Krasinski on first day or filming
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'The Paper' cast got surprise visit from Steve Carell and John Krasinski on first day or filming

The cast of Peacock's The Paper got a nice surprise set visit on the first day of filming from The Office's Steve Carell and John Krasinski. 

"No makeup yet. We are very anxious. Like, oh my God, we're so scared. And then we hear, knock, knock," Sabrina Impacciatore shared with Entertainment Weekly. "Someone enters the trailer, and it's Steve Carell and John Krasinski! We’re fainting. Like, what? Can you imagine? Isn’t it crazy? The first day of shooting!"

It turns out the actors were shooting a commercial right next door, so they decided to stop by and wish everyone good luck. However, Impacciatore had an even sweeter experience with Carell previously after she binged-watched the comedy to prepare for the spin-off. 

"Steve Carell became someone that I loved," she expressed, explaining how she ended up booking a spur-of-the-moment flight from Rome to New York when Carell was starring in Uncle Vanya on Broadway. "I went to see the show. I went to the green room. I waited for him. He came out. I was shaking. I said, ‘I'm Sabrina! Can you bless me?’ I needed his blessing [for The Paper]! He was the sweetest. He was so warm. He was encouraging me so much. He said, ‘These people are brilliant. You are going to have the best experience of your life. You're going to be great.' He was giving me confidence. I will never forget that. Never. It was so right to do that."

The series also stars Domhnall Gleeson, Chelsea Frei, Melvin Gregg, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Alex Edelman, Ramona Young, Tim Key, and Oscar Nuñez, who will be reprising his role from The Office. Greg Daniels, under his banner Deedle-Dee Productions, and Michael Koman serve as co-creators, co-showrunners, and executive producers. 

The documentary crew that immortalized Dunder Mifflin’s Scranton branch in the Emmy Award-winning series “The Office” find a new subject when they discover a historic Midwestern newspaper and the publisher trying to revive it.

All episodes of the first season will be released on September 4.

Sophia Soto

Sophia Soto is a writer and interviewer with a passion for all things entertainment. She is a Senior Reporter at The Nerds of Color and contributes to Yardbarker, Screensphere, Den of Geek, What to Watch, Nerdtropolis, and Temple of Geek. You can see her past work on Remezcla, Young Hollywood, Looper, Paste Magazine, Primetimer, Soundsphere, and Starry Constellation Magazine

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