Paul Lieberstein, an executive producer of NBC sitcom "The Office," recently disclosed that Harvey Keitel is his first choice to take over the show's lead when Steve Carell, who plays bungling boss Michael Scott, who departs after next season. "[Keitel]'s probably the only guy who can do it, and he's doing TV now," Lieberstein told E! Online. Though the star of Mean Streets and The Piano has not yet been approached by producers, speculation has begun in earnest. Is he the right choice to fill Carell's shoes?
The Office needs to go leftfield: Casting an actor like Keitel "makes perfect sense," says Katey Rich at Cinema Blend. The only option for "The Office" now is to go a completely new direction. "Bringing in a pale imitation of Michael Scott would only seem pitiful and desperate."
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