HBO Paid James Gandolfini $3 Million USD To Turn Down Replacing Steve Carell on 'The Office'

HBO reportedly paid late Sopranos star James Gandolfini $3 million USD not to replace Steve Carell on The Office.During a recent episode of Talking Sopranos -- a podcast hosted by The Sopranos co-stars Michael Imperioli and Steve Schirripa -- the two actors revealed to guest Ricky Gervais that Gandolfini was at one point in talks to replace Steve Carell as Michael Scott on NBC's The Office.In their conversation, Gervais was discussing his role as David Brent in the original BBC series, which ins...