The stars of NBC’s “The Office” aren’t ready to say goodbye to their co-star Steve Carell just yet. In fact, some are feeling the waterworks coming.
Access Hollywood caught up with many of the show’s cast members on the Screen Actors Guild Awards red carpet on Sunday, where they dished on Steve’s departure.
“I think we’re all in a little bit of denial. We’ll get emotional, but we’ll act like nothing happened right away,” Jenna Fisher told Access. “It’s going to be a hard last episode, but luckily we have a few more before we have to worry about it.”
Jenna’s on-screen husband, John Krasinski, agreed with his co-star.
“It’s definitely going to be a huge change and a big impact on the show, but it’s something that we’re really excited about,” John explained. “It’s going to be a different show for sure, but I just am super psyched because we’re on a show that has so many great characters that have been so well developed, that now that he’s leaving, everybody steps up together that it becomes this ensemble show that I think it’s always been, which is great.”
Rainn Wilson appears to be taking Steve’s exit the hardest.
“I think once Steve is gone and the trucks come and tow his trailer away, then I’ll probably shed a tear and then I’ll show up at his house in the rain, like tear soaked, like a weird stalker,” he told Access.
Producer/writer/star Mindy Kaling is also still adjusting to her co-star’s departure.
“I start hearing that, like, sentimental music in the back of my mind that it’s like his last moments. So yeah, it’s getting a little emotional,” she explained.
Despite Steve’s exit, the cast is excited to have some new faces around the Dunder Mifflin office.
“Will Ferrell, joins us in a few weeks,” Jenna told Access. “I’m sure it’s going to be an amazing place to work for a month… seeing Steve and Will perform together is going to be really magical. I can’t wait. I’m just going to sit at my desk and take in the show.”
Ed Helms described Will’s appearance as “world class banana cakes.” Adding, “It’s going to be epic.”
As for Steve himself, he thinks his exit will benefit the show and his co-stars.
“It’ll be very emotional yeah, because a lot of these people are my best friends… I don’t have a lot of friends and it’s going to be a really sad day. ‘Cause I’ll never see any of them again,” Steve joked with Access’ Shaun Robinson on the SAG Awards red carpet. “It will be sad. But it will be exciting too because I think it’s good for the show. It’ll kind of generate some story lines. It’ll be great.”
During a recent table read for his last episode, Steve told Shaun his emotions were running high.
“We’re very close. We’re a tight cast, so I’m going to miss them a lot,” he continued. “I don’t know if they’re going to miss me, I’m going to miss them. I was crying. They were very happy.”
Steve’s last episode is expected to air sometime in April, four episodes before the season finale of the hit NBC comedy.
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