His new docu-series, Rainn Wilson and the Geography of Bliss, premieres on Peacock on May 18, and follows the actor "around the globe as he searches for the secrets to the happiest societies on Earth in a profound, humorous, and experimental way," according to the streamer. Wilson has been keeping busy in the meantime though. A younger version of that character and I don’t know that I’m right for it, but gimme a chance, I’ll audition.
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Wilson also touched on Allen's character on Galaxy Quest, Jason Nesmith, who portrayed Peter Quincy Taggart, the commander of the starship that was featured in the fictional TV series that the parody film centered on. "I assume that they’re gonna want the Tim Allen character, whether it’s played by Tim Allen or probably someone younger," Wilson said. "I don’t want to have to spend 2½ hours in the makeup chair every morning, getting like weird masks and stuff put on me. "I’m a little too old right now to do stuff with like all the makeup," he reasoned. I have not gotten any phone calls about the Galaxy Quest TV show. So, I’ll believe it when they start shooting. " I know there’s been a lot of behind the scenes battles between the writers and the producers and the rights-holders, etc. “Every, about six years, there’s a Galaxy Quest TV series or a sequel or something like that," Wilson - who played fan favorite Dwight Schrute on NBC's The Office for years - recently told Gizmodo's subsite io9. RELATED: Rainn Wilson would love to revisit Galaxy Quest, just not in the role of ‘supporting alien’ Attempts to revive the film in the past, including for a project for Amazon, have thus far not panned out. The outlet reported that the series is in the very early stages of development.
And while Rainn Wilson, who played a " supporting alien" named Lahnk in the classic flick, doesn't have many answers, he's open to a role on the show and has some thoughts on what should happen with his former co-star Tim Allen's character.Įxcitement around an upcoming series has been at a high since The Hollywood Reporter wrote last month that Paramount+ and Paramount Television Studios have joined forces for an adaption of the movie, which spoofed sci-fi films and series like Star Trek, as well as the conventions (and fans) that surround them. News that a TV series based on the 1999 sci-fi film Galaxy Quest is in the works has fans on the hunt for more info.
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