It’s official: James Spader will be on the cast of NBC’s The Office come next season.
But it’s not what you’re thinking. Spader will not be replacing Steve Carell as the new Scranton branch manager of Dunder Mifflin. He will instead be replacing Kathy Bates as the CEO of Sabre.
Paul Lieberstein, who is executive producer of the sitcom and who plays Toby on the show, said in a statement: “James will reprise his role as Robert California, this uber-salesman that has a power to convince and manipulate, like a high-class weirdo Jedi warrior.”
“He’ll have been hired over the summer as the new manager, but within hours, got himself promoted. Within days, he took over the company. James has an energy that is completely his own, and ‘The Office’ has no tools for dealing with this guy. We’re thrilled he’s joining our cast.”
We still don’t know who will be filling the seat left vacant by the departure of Michael Scott, but rumor has it that they will be promoting from within. Who do you think will be the new branch manager? Who do you think should be the new boss head?