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Will John Krasinski Return as Jim Halpert in “The Office” Spinoff? Here's What He Says

Will John Krasinski Return as Jim Halpert in "The Office" Spinoff? Here's What He Says

Justin Lubin/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty; Bryan Bedder/Getty Oscar Nuñez is returningfor the upcoming spinoff ofThe Office, titledThe Paper, so what about a visit from Jim Halpert? The thought seems to have crossedJohn Krasinski's mind. "I'm excited to see what they do with it. It's such an amazing idea," Krasinski toldExtraof the spinoff series, which is helmed by Sabrina Impacciatore and hisFountain of Youthcostar Domhnall Gleeson, who he said is "so, so great." "Listen, if Greg [Daniels] is behind it, we're all in. And you can't get a better actor than [Gleeson] to take on the mantle," Krasinski, 45, said. "He's going to be so perfect for it." Given his excitement, Krasinski was also asked whether he'd be interested in making an appearance on the series to reprise his role as Jim Halpert, to which he gave an enthusiastic yes. "Done!" he told the outlet. "If they ask me, I'm in." John Phillips/Getty; Arturo Holmes/WireImage Gleeson has similarly earned the stamp of approval from the previous lead ofThe Office,Steve Carell. In fact,the Irish actor called Carell before he took the role inThe Paper. "He's an excellent actor," Carell, 62, said of Gleeson onThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonlast year after the spinoff was announced. "And he actually called me and asked, you know, 'Should I do this? Is this something… Did you enjoy it?' I said of course." The possibility of Carell, who played Dunder Mifflin manager Michael Scott for seven seasons of the series, making an appearance in the spinoff has also come up, though he seems less interested than Krasinski. "I will be watching but I will not be showing up," Carell toldThe Hollywood Reporterlast year. "It's just a new thing and there's really no reason for my character to show up in something like that." "But I'm excited about it, it sounds like a great concept. I love the idea," he added. Aaron Epstein/PEACOCK The Paper stars Gleeson as Ned, an "eager publisher that is trying to revive" a "historic Toledo newspaper, The Truth Teller," per the logline. Along with Gleeson, Impacciatore and Nuñez,Chelsea Frei, Melvin Gregg, Ramona Young,Gbemisola Ikumelo, Alex Edelman and Tim Keyalso star. Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE's free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. The Paperpremieres in September on Peacock. Read the original article onPeople