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Backstrom - Rainn Wilson cast as Lead

17 Mar 2013

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"The Office" star will play a detective in the adaptation of the Swedish book series from the creator of "Bones."

Rainn Wilson is going from playing an annoying paper products salesman to portraying an offensive detective.

After protracted negotiations, The Office star has landed the title role in CBS' adaptation of Backstrom, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. The table read is set for Monday

Source: Hollywood Reporter

3 comments:

  1. Finding work quickly.. good on him.

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  2. Wow, that's fast. Good for him!

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  3. I've always had some issues with comedic actors doing dramatic roles. But I like Rainn, so I'd like to see if he can pull it off.

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