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The Office: Rainn Wilson Reflects on Series, Avoiding Similar Roles
While Siemian was eventually signed to the practice squad, The Office star Rainn Wilson threw his hat into the running earlier this week. Rainn Wilson as Dwight Schrute in The Office Image courtesy of NBC Wilson, Rainn, not Zach, wrote on social media, "I am available, [NY Jets]," with a GIF of his character Dwight Schrute saying,[...]
The Office: Rainn Wilson Reflects on Series, Avoiding Similar Roles
It's hard to imagine NBC's The Office without an anchor like Rainn Wilson's Dwight Schrute, a salesman and the assistant to the regional manager at the Dunder Mifflin Paper Company, creating some of the best comedy with Steve Carell, who plays his boss Michael Scott, and John Krasinski, who played his rival Jim Halpert While[...]
The Office: The Artist Formerly Known as Rainn Wilson Changes Name
Rainn Wilson, best known as Dwight Schrute in the NBC comedy The Office and most recently as Dr Demento in Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, is trying to raise awareness about the environmental crisis and rapid warming of the Arctic by changing his name to Rainnfall Heat Wave Extreme Weather Winter Wilson, which I imagine[...]
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When we reported on how unexpected it was to see The Office star Rainn Wilson (aka Dwight Schrute) choosing the holidays to call out pro-wrestling icon & AEW superstar Sting and for Sting to issue a response, we pretty much assumed that was going to be a one-and-done (especially since both sides appear to have[...]
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With that said, right now there's probably one soul in the entire world who's screaming "Bingo!" right now with possibly one of the most unexpected square-fills in the BINGO  game we call "2021: The Year Pop Culture Threw Everything at The Wall to See What Would Stick." On one side, we have The Office star[...]
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To honor the occasion, Peacock has enlisted members of the cast to hit social media to promote the show's new home- but we're actually bigger fans of the exclusive content and never-before-seen stuff that's been hitting the 'intertubes." To kick off the new year proper, the streaming service is offering fans a look behind the[...]
The Office: Rainn Wilson Reflects on Series, Avoiding Similar Roles
One can also make quite the argument for Rainn Wilson, who played Jim's (Krasinski) rival and Michael's (Carell) second-in-command, Dwight Schrute on the long-running NBC comedy While promoting his latest Amazon series Utopia, the actor spoke with The Hollywood Reporter to reflect on the time on the series and why he avoids taking similar roles. Rainn[...]
A look at Utopia (Image: Amazon Prime)
The fine folks at Amazon Prime released a righteously huge amount of preview images for the series, so what we've done is select a "lucky 13" (trust us, there was a lot to choose from) that we think visually speaks for the series while not spoiling anything and possibly get some of you to start[...]
A look at Utopia (Image: Amazon Prime)
Stearns (Rainn Wilson)- who just found a way to be a part of this: there is always wonder in this world #UtopiaTV pic.twitter.com/wQrJRx7Lvk — utopiaonprime (@utopiaonprime) September 7, 2020 today, the midwest tomorrow, the world #UtopiaTV pic.twitter.com/izfNTsg3kf — utopiaonprime (@utopiaonprime) September 8, 2020 Utopia is an eight-episode twisted conspiracy thriller about saving the world, while trying to find your place[...]
A look at Utopia (Image: Amazon Studios)
The high-stakes adventure brings the group face-to-face with the comic's famed central character, Jessica Hyde (Sasha Lane), who joins them on their mission to save the world while harboring secrets of her own. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFSKBllxRIwVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Utopia – Official Trailer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFSKBllxRIw) Amazon Prime's Utopia stars Ashleigh LaThrop, Dan Byrd, Jessica, Desmin Borges,[...]
A look at the cast of characters from Utopia (Image: Amazon Studios)
Here's a look at seven of the show's main players, along with important rhetorical questions posed when the images were first released- beginning with: What is Becky hiding? A look at the cast of characters from Utopia (Image: Amazon Studios) What is Arby after? A look at the cast of characters from Utopia (Image: Amazon Studios) Who will Wilson trust? A[...]
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Within the comic's pages, they discover the conspiracy theories may actually be real and are forced into the dangerous, unique, and ironic position of saving the world.   John Cusack (High Fidelity), Ashleigh LaThrop (Fifty Shades Freed), Rainn Wilson (The Office), Sasha Lane (American Honey), Javon "Wanna" Walton (Euphoria), Jessica Rothe (Happy Death Day 2U), Ashleigh LaThrop (Fifty Shades Freed), Dan Byrd[...]
A look at Utopia (Image: Amazon Studios)
John Cusack (High Fidelity), Ashleigh LaThrop (Fifty Shades Freed), Rainn Wilson (The Office), Sasha Lane (American Honey), Javon "Wanna" Walton (Euphoria), Jessica Rothe (Happy Death Day 2U), Ashleigh LaThrop (Fifty Shades Freed), Dan Byrd (Cougar Town), Desmin Borges (You're The Worst), Farrah Mackenzie (Ascension), Christopher Denham (Billions), Felisha Terrell (Shooter), and Dustin Ingram (Watchmen) star. A look at Utopia (Image: Amazon Studios) A[...]
A look at Utopia (Image: Amazon Prime)
The series stars John Cusack (High Fidelity, Grosse Pointe Blank), Rainn Wilson (The Office), Sasha Lane (American Honey), Javon "Wanna" Walton (Euphoria), Jessica Rothe (Happy Death Day 2U), Ashleigh LaThrop (Fifty Shades Freed), Dan Byrd (Cougar Town), Desmin Borges (You're The Worst), Felisha Terrell (Shooter), and Dustin Ingram (Watchmen)[...]
Solar Opposites lands later this month, courtesy of Hulu.
Here's a look at the official trailer for Solar Opposites, featuring an all-star line-up of voice actors, including Roiland, Giambrone, Middleditch, Mack, Alan Tudyk, Alfred Molina, Christina Hendricks, Jason Mantzoukas, Liam Cunningham, Rainn Wilson, Tiffany Haddish, and more. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hHoKWE4Vb4Video can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Solar Opposites – Trailer (Official) • A Hulu Original (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hHoKWE4Vb4) [...]
'Utopia': Felisha Terrell, Dustin Ingram Join Amazon's Gillian Flynn Conspiracy-Thriller Series
Felisha Terrell (Shooter) and Watchmen's Dustin Ingram are set to recur in Gone Girl author-screenwriter Gillian Flynn's upcoming Amazon Studios adaptation of British series Utopia, joining a cast that includes John Cusack (High Fidelity, Grosse Pointe Blank), Rainn Wilson (The Office), Sasha Lane (American Honey), Javon "Wanna" Walton (Euphoria), and Jessica Rothe (Happy Death Day 2U)[...]
'Utopia': High Fidelity's John Cusack Joins Amazon's Gillian Flynn Conspiracy-Thriller Series
Gone Girl author/screenwriter Gillian Flynn's upcoming Amazon Studios adaptation of British series Utopia has a new name to add to The Deep State's "list," with our personal pop culture "spirit animal"* John Cusack (High Fidelity, Grosse Pointe Blank) joining co-stars Rainn Wilson (The Office), Sasha Lane (American Honey), and Javon "Wanna" Walton (Euphoria) on the nine-episode series[...]
'Supergirl': Our Top 10 List of "Lexiest" Lex Luthors of All Time (TV/Film)
Let's not forget the likes of Powers Boothe, James Marsters, Chris Noth, Anthony LaPaglia, Jason Isaacs, James Woods, and Rainn Wilson also have tried their hand at voicing Luthor. The combined talents of all of these, plus just the sheer volume and excellence of Lex Luthor work in DC's animated works, are what makes the modern[...]
'Utopia': The Office's Rainn Wilson Joins Gillian Flynn's Amazon Conspiracy-Thriller Series
Gone Girl author/screenwriter Gillian Flynn's upcoming Amazon Studios adaptation of British series Utopia has a new name to add to The Deep State's "list," with The Office's Rainn Wilson joining Sasha Lane (American Honey) on the nine-episode series With Flynn serving as the project's creator, executive producer, writer, and showrunner, the conspiracy-thriller received a straight-to-series order[...]
'Star Trek: Short Treks' "The Escape Artist"  Mudd-ies the Waters [SPOILERS!]
The fourth and final (at least for now) Star Trek: Short Treks episode entitled 'The Escape Artist' premiered January 3 on CBS All Access, wuth the 14 minute short featuring (and directed by) Rainn Wilson (The Office) as Harcourt Fenton Mudd, known to Trek fans as Harry Mudd First appearing in Star Trek: The Original Series and portrayed[...]
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The rumors do not specify characters either, but based on previous films and shows should make it easy to make some pretty educated guesses. New faces include Jennifer Morrison and Peyton List, while veterans Rebecca Romjin, Hynden Welch, Sachie Alessio, Jason O'Mera, Jerry O'Connell, Tara Strong, Rainn Wilson, Bruce Thomas, and Vanessa Williams are all seemingly[...]
'Star Trek' Short Treks: Trailer for Harry Mudd's "The Escape Artist" Episode
CBS All Access just released the first trailer for the upcoming episode of Star Trek: Short Treks which will focus on Harry Mudd, as played by Rainn Wilson. Rainn Wilson as Harry Mudd of the CBS All Access series STAR TREK: DISCOVERY Photo Cr: Michael Gibson/CBS © 2017 CBS Interactive All Rights Reserved. Titled "The Escape Artist",[...]
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We know that CBS and CBS ALL ACCESS is looking at expanding their current slate of Star Trek on the streaming service, and apparently that's going to be starting with a set of 4  shorts called Star Trek: Short Trek. Three of the four stories will center on a key character from the Star Trek: Discovery series including Tilly (played[...]
Rainn Wilson Teases Return of Harry Mudd to Star Trek: Discovery
It would appear that perhaps Harry Mudd may be returning to Star Trek: Discovery, at least judging by a tweet from Rainn Wilson, who plays classic Trek character on CBS's ALL ACCESS series. "Guess who's back?!" the tweet begins from Wilson, which also features an image of two Orions on either side of him. Guess who's back!? (Ok, I'll[...]
Jason Statham vs Largest Shark Ever in First Trailer For 'The Meg'
It's got everything! Aside from Statham, the cast includes Rainn Wilson (The Office, Star Trek: Discovery), Ruby Rose (xXx: Return of Xander Cage, Orange is the New Black), Winston Chao (Skiptrace, Kabali), Page Kennedy (Rush Hour, the tv series), Jessica McNamee (The Vow, Sirens), Ólafur Darri Ólafsson (The BFG, The Missing), Robert Taylor (Focus, Longmire),  Cliff Curtis (Risen,  Fear the Walking Dead),[...]