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Rainn Wilson Talks ‘Office’ Spinoff: ‘It Could Be Pretty Cool’

Rainn Wilson could be taking “The Office’s” Dwight Schrute to the country for a spinoff to the popular NBC sitcom, and he’s a little excited.

Rainn Wilson Hints Report Of An ‘Office’ Spinoff For Dwight Schrute Are False

Is Rainn Wilson leaving “The Office” for (literally) greener pastures?

According to a report by Deadline, the actor could soon be starring in a spinoff based on his scheming “The Office” character, Dwight Schrute, and the Schrute family’s farm-based business.

‘The Office’s’ Rainn Wilson Would Love To Cameo On ‘Game Of Thrones,’ But In Which Family?

He may play a paper pusher on NBC’s “The Office,” but Rainn Wilson wouldn’t mind grabbing a sword instead of a pencil, and heading over to Westeros if the opportunity came up for a cameo role on HBO’s “Game of Thrones.

“Oh, hells yeah. I would go and do anything,” the actor told Access Hollywood on Sunday in the HP TouchSmart Gift Lounge at the Nokia Theatre before the Emmys. “Just put me in blue paint and armor and yeah, a giant scar on my face. I would love it.”

Rainn Wilson Raves Over James Spader’s Early ‘Office’ Performance: He’s ‘Killing It!’

The early reviews are in on James Spader’s performance on “The Office” – and at least one of his co-stars is a big fan.

“James Spader is killing it!!!” Rainn Wilson – who plays neurotic salesman Dwight Schrute on the hit NBC sitcom – Tweeted on Thursday afternoon.

Rainn Wilson Gets Ready For Dwight To Take Over ‘The Office,’ Shares Details Of Spader, Buffett & Romano Cameos

The departure of Michael Scott from “The Office” has created quite the shakeup at Dunder Mifflin’s Scranton, Penn., branch and things are about to get a little crazier on Thursday’s episode as Rainn Wilson’s Dwight K. Schrute character takes over as acting manager.

“Tonight, Dwight’s ultimate dream comes true — he takes the reigns of power at Dunder Mifflin and he goes in whole hog with disastrous results,” Rainn told AccessHollywood.com on Thursday.

Rainn Wilson Talks Potential ‘Office’ Replacements For Steve Carell: ‘Ice-T Or Ice Cube’

With “The Office’s” veteran boss Steve Carell gearing up to leave the hit NBC comedy, his co-star, Rainn Wilson, talked with Access about which actors have been approached to take over for Dundler Mifflin’s endearingly awkward leader, Michael Scott.

“I know they’ve been interviewing a lot of people for the position of the boss,” Rainn told Access Hollywood on Friday, at a signing for his new book, “SoulPancake.”

Rainn Wilson Countersues Over Website

Actor Rainn Wilson of “The Office” had countersued a Portland company in a website development dispute.

He’s seeking at least $400,000 in damages from Think Brilliant, accusing the company in a recent federal court filing of fraud and breach of trust.

‘Office’ Star Rainn Wilson To Pen Book For The ‘Soul’

On “The Office,” Dwight Schrute has written the proverbial book on annoying workplace antics.

And now, Rainn Wilson – who plays the “Office” troublemaker – is penning his own novel, albeit on much deeper topics.

Rainn Wilson Tweets About His Emmy Nod, Earns Kudos From Sen. John McCain

Rainn Wilson wasted no time in telling over a million of his closest friends about his Emmy nomination on Thursday morning.

“Hey, twitterverse, I just got an Emmy nomination!” “The Office” star Tweeted shortly after the nominees were announced.