Ricky Gervais sees dead people in “Ghost Town”
Ricky Gervais sees dead people. And he has found them to be a demanding bunch in his new movie “Ghost Town” as they clamor for help and attention from the only man who knows they’re there.
That man is antisocial dentist Bertram Pincus (Gervais), who hates chit-chat, doesn’t like the living much, and now, after a colonoscopy gone wrong, suddenly starts seeing ghosts.
The romantic comedy, which also stars Greg Kinnear and Tea Leoni, provides a first leading role on the big screen for Gervais, who made his name as David Brent in the British comedy TV series “The Office” and won critical acclaim for his HBO TV series “Extras.”
A master in deriving comedy from awkward social situations, Gervais makes the transition to the big screen with a series of droll one-liners. Pincus is hardly a grown-up version of the young Cole Sear from 1999’s “The Sixth Sense,” played by Haley Joel Osment, whose line “I see dead people” has become a part of pop culture and movie history.
- from Reuters
Universal gets ‘Truth’ from Ricky Gervais
Universal Pictures Intl. has acquired the overseas distribution rights to “This Side of the Truth,” a comedy written and directed by Ricky Gervais and Matthew Robinson. Gervais stars as a storyteller who lives in a world where nobody lies, and who patents the fib and uses it to become a star. Jennifer Garner, Rob Lowe and Louis C.K. star, along with Tina Fey, Christopher Guest, Jeffrey Tambor, John Hodgman and Jonah Hill in supporting roles. Pic marks Gervais’ feature film debut after creating hit series “The Office” and “Extras.”
Via Variety
Cast for the big Ricky Gervais movie
This Side of the Truth is Ricky’s first movie as writer and director together with Matt Robinson. It’s a comedy set in a world where no one has ever had the ability to lie. Until now. Latest cast additions just confirmed - John Hodgman, Tina Fey, Christopher Guest, Jeffrey Tambor join Louis CK, Rob Lowe, Jonah Hill, Jennifer Garner. Oh and me, Ricky Gervais, obviously. Not a bad cast for a comedy.
Via Ricky’s blog