The Frasier reboot will always have a place for Niles Crane, but it’s all up to David Hyde Pierce if a special appearance will ever happen.Recently debuted on Paramount+, the new Frasier series stars Kelsey Grammer, back in the titular role he portrayed in Cheers and the previous Frasier show. Grammer and Pierce had both confirmed before the show’s debut that Niles wouldn’t be included in the reboot, though there are some other characters from the original Frasier who’ve appeared. While speaking about the new show with Variety, Grammer addressed Niles’ absence, noting how it boiled down to Pierce’s lack of interest in revisiting that role. It wasn’t because Niles wasn’t wanted for the show, as Grammer also said how much he wanted the character to be included.”I really wanted David Hyde Pierce to join us,” Grammer said. “I did my best to have him come along for the ride. And at one point, he finally just said, ‘I don’t really want to play the character anymore.’ And that was fine. And then it came to me in a dream, let’s go back to Boston. There’s unfinished business there. [Frasier’s] son lives there. It suddenly went into this new world, which is, of course, what Frasier did the first time.”Frasier Reboot Director Admits Kelsey Grammer’s Character ‘Hasn’t Evolved’
The Frasier reboot will always have a place for Niles Crane, but it’s all up to David Hyde Pierce if a special appearance will ever happen.
Recently debuted on Paramount+, the new Frasier series stars Kelsey Grammer, back in the titular role he portrayed in Cheers and the previous Frasier show. Grammer and Pierce had both confirmed before the show’s debut that Niles wouldn’t be included in the reboot, though there are some other characters from the original Frasier who’ve appeared. While speaking about the new show with Variety, Grammer addressed Niles’ absence, noting how it boiled down to Pierce’s lack of interest in revisiting that role. It wasn’t because Niles wasn’t wanted for the show, as Grammer also said how much he wanted the character to be included.
“I really wanted David Hyde Pierce to join us,” Grammer said. “I did my best to have him come along for the ride. And at one point, he finally just said, ‘I don’t really want to play the character anymore.’ And that was fine. And then it came to me in a dream, let’s go back to Boston. There’s unfinished business there. [Frasier’s] son lives there. It suddenly went into this new world, which is, of course, what Frasier did the first time.”
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