New Photos From Ricky Gervais' Netflix Movie ‘Special Correspondents’, Arriving In April
Last spring, Netflixpicked up a new comedy featurefrom comedianRicky Gervais, the creator ofThe Office,Extrasand the Netflix seriesDerek. Now it’s hitting the streaming service this year.Special Correspondentsis written and directed by Gervais, who also stars in the film withEric BanaandVera Farmiga, and some new photos from the film have arrived along with an official release date for the comedy. Get the details below!
Here are the new photos from Ricky GervaisSpecial Correspondents:
For those who are hearing about this project for the first time, the story follows a struggling New York-based radio journalist (Bana), whose arrogance and decadent lifestyle have hindered his career. With his job on the line, he fakes front-line war reports from the comfort of his hideout above a Spanish restaurant in Queens. We haven’t seen Bana do any comedy sinceFunny Peoplein 2009, in which he was surprisingly good, so it’ll be nice to see him getting some laughs again.
The rest of the cast includesKelly Macdonald, Kevin Pollak, America Ferrera, Raúl Castillo, andBenjamin Bratt, so it’s not filled with the usual funny faces we see in work from Gervais, though I wouldn’t be surprised if there are some cameos here and there. Still, this kind of talent in a comedy feature from Gervais should be interesting, especially knowing what he did with the underratedInvention of Lying.
Gervais will have quite a big year. In addition to the premiere ofSpecial Correspondentson Netflix, he’s also hosting the Golden Globes on January 10th, live on NBC. His monologue and jokes are always a bit divisive, mostly because of his blunt and fearless comedy style, but I’m always happy when he shows up at these drawn-out award ceremonies.
Also, don’t forget that Gervais is stillworking on The Office spin-offLife on the Road, a feature comedy that will follow his character David Brent, chasing his rock star dreams with his band “Foregone Conclusion” while holding down a day job as a traveling salesman for a cleaning products company. No word on when that will be finished though.
