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It’s actually for real. On this week’s House finale episode, we saw that Thirteen was taking a leave of absence because of her health. Now we find out that it’s actually because Olivia Wilde is taking time off from the show to film a big budget sci-fi western movie called Cowboys & Aliens.
Olivia usually works on other projects when the show is on hiatus, but this one overlaps the beginning of shooting for House season 7. According to Katie Jacobs in an interview with E! Online, she’ll be away from House for about two months. Here’s more from that interview:
“Olivia will be there at the very beginning of the season, and then she will not be there for a period of time,” explains executive producer Katie Jacobs.
The film also stars Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, and Sam Rockwell. (Fun fact: Lost boy Damon Lindelof co-wrote the script with Fringe exec producers Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci.)
“She had this opportunity and she was really excited about it,” says Jacobs. “We’re very proud of her and very happy for her.”
“The two things — the dates that she was going to be away and the story line [we wanted to tell] — worked out,” says Jacobs. “When the story unfolds, it will [all make] sense.”
