So Ricky Gervais Week is over, until next year right? Well no, because I don’t think a week goes past here in the City of Films where we don’t post some bit of news from the world of Ricky, so rejoice! Please visit Ricky’s honest and hilarious blog daily for updates otherwise. Below I have compiled most if not all the top stories we have on Gervais, it might take up most of your afternoon if you’re not careful: (more…)
RICKY GERVAIS WEEK is over, gutted. I hope you had fun catching up with Ricky Gervais and the gang as much as I have. Please visit Ricky’s honest and hilarious blog daily for updates. The City of Films has dedicated a lot of time to Gervais, and it never gets boring. There are many resources out there to get your Ricky fix, may I recommend a few? The Office, Extras, The Ricky Gervais Show (podcast and HBO series), Ghost Town and Cemetery Junction. Need more? He was in an episode of Alias you could watch.
Ricky Gervais is an idol of mine, someone I look up to and who inspires me. He is one of the smartest people I have come across in a long time – I would love to one day just have a chat with him about life. The man has an extensive knowledge of the world whose ideas I find often reflect my own, it’s a great feeling. As a fan I can only do my best to share with you the reasons that you too should appreciate the work of Ricky Gervais, his sense of humor and honesty above are often hard to come by with “celebrities”. He makes it look easy.
He created, wrote, directed and starred in The Office, Extras. Guest starred in Alias and 24. Wrote and starred in The Simpson. Lent his voice to GTA 4, SpongeBob and popped up in both Night at the Museum films and Stardust with Robert De Niro (his hero). He starred in Ghost Town, made his directorial debut with The Invention of lying. He finished his work on his collaboration with long time friend Stephen Merchant on their film Cemetery Junction – these just off the top of my head. He makes his rounds doesn’t he? Enjoy…
As a writer, director, producer and actor Ricky Gervais showcases his effortless talent as one of the hardest working blokes around. One of the most interesting transitions to watch has been his growth when it comes to feature films. He came to North American audiences in a quiet underrated picture called Ghost Town (2008), his first leading role where he played the misanthropic dentist, Bertram Pincus. The film has a quiet dignity about it that almost makes you think it could have been James Stewart playing the part of Pincus.
The Invention of lying (2009) soon came along which put Gervais in the writer/director chair. In this high concept comedy, in which the gene for lying never evolved in humans, Gervais plays the first man that can lie, Mark. The film still left me wanting more honesty from Gervais, I know there had to be another script somewhere underneath the safety net of this Hollywood film; and we finally got it. (more…)
He can look as fabulous as he wants, but there is no way his is the actual poster for THE INVENTION OF LYING. Is it? At first when I heard of the film I thought — Liar Liar prequel? Then I heard some more things about the cast and making of the picture, then came the the trailer and it now looks pretty fantastic and original actually. That’s all I got. The film is set in a world where everyone tells the truth and Ricky plays a writer who turns to lying to get what he wants. The film is released on October 2.
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Ricky Gervais’ upcoming THE INVENTION OF LYING (formerly known as THIS SIDE OF THE TRUTH) starring Jennifer Garner, Stephen Merchant, Tina Fey, Jonah Hill, Louis CK, Rob Lowe, Jason Bateman (Teen Wolf Too), Patrick Stewart, Christopher Guest, Jeffrey Tambor, and Gervais himself has a trailer.
A man discovers how to lie and uses it to become rich and famous. I have been following this movie for over a year and from what I read in the script to people’s reviews thus far (like J.J. Abrams), it’s going to the Oscars by the sounds of it. Gervais deserves a little more gold anyways for being so awesome.
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