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Ricky Gervais's New Cartoon Screened In U.K And U.S.
4 December 2009 3:30 AM, PST | icelebz.com | See recent iCelebz news »
"The Ricky Gervias Show" is the comedian's animated series that is based on his podcasts and is set to be aired in the U.S. and U.K. The 13 part series will air on U.S. cable channel HBO in February and then is expected to be shown on U.K. television the next month.
Ricky Gervais is the comedy genius behind "The Office" and "Extras" which were aired on the BBC, however apparently Channel 4 "made [him] an offer [he] couldn't refuse". The podcasts, which the cartoon show is based on, made the Guinness Book of Records as the most downloaded podcast of 2007. It is estimated that by 2006 it had been downloaded around eight million times.
The animated series stars Gervias and his comedy partners Stephen Merchant and producer Karl Pilkington. Gervais has said that this show is different from his other projects where he says he "stopped prematurely through fear of »
Channel 4 to air Gervais podcast cartoon
4 December 2009 3:20 AM, PST | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »
Channel 4 will air an animated version of Ricky Gervais's podcasts in 2010. According to the BBC, the 13-part series, which will first be broadcast on HBO in February, will air in the UK in March. Gervais's radio show, which started on London station Xfm in 2001, is in the Guinness Book of Records as the most downloaded podcast of 2007. The series includes discussion between Gervais, his comedy writing partner Stephen Merchant and producer Karl Pilkington. The stand-up has described Pilkington (more) »
- By Alex Fletcher
Ricky Gervais animated podcast shows to be aired on Channel 4
3 December 2009 11:30 PM, PST | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »
The Ricky Gervais Show will be shown on HBO in the Us first
Channel 4 is to show the new animated version of Ricky Gervais's comedy podcast next year.
The Ricky Gervais Show, which is due to premiere on Us cable channel HBO on 19 February, is expected to air on Channel 4 in March.
Gervais has made the show with the Us film company Mrc, with whom he worked on the recent movie The Invention of Lying, and the animation house Wildbrain.
Based on his series of audiobooks of the same name, which originated in an Xfm show and later ran as a podcast for the Guardian website, The Ricky Gervais Show will feature the same banter between the comedian and his sidekicks Stephen Merchant and Karl Pilkington, with animation accompanying original recordings of the trio.
Although Gervais's hit sitcoms The Office and Extras aired on the BBC, he has appeared on Channel 4 before. »
- Chris Tryhorn
My new Christmas classics
3 December 2009 6:30 AM, PST | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »
When I was growing up, animated Christmas specials were an essential family tradition. Over several years, my brother and I had filled a Betamax tape with our favorites (Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, Mickey's Christmas Carol, 'Twas the Night Before Christmas, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, etc.), and as soon as the Thanksgiving turkey was finished, we simply wore it out. (To be completely honest, I couldn't swear that the tape didn't get some play on a few rainy days in July, too.) As an adult, my affection for Christmas comfort-tv is as strong as ever, and in recent years, »
- Jeff Labrecque
Watch The Rock's 'Tooth Fairy' trailer, then 'fess up. Will you sit through it?
30 November 2009 9:25 AM, PST | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »
I am a sucker for a Dwayne Johnson kid film. I recently stumbled upon the end of The Game Plan on cable and did not turn the channel. That could explain why I'm loving the trailer for his latest film, Tooth Fairy. He plays the meanest man in hockey, who, after dashing a kid's dreams, is ordered to serve time in a satin-shirt-and-tights ensemble. Julie Andrews costars as some type of Tooth Fairy administrator, The Office's Stephen Merchant as some kind of watcher, and Billy Crystal as some sort of low-budge technology expert (shrinking paste, invisibility spray, Cat Away »
- Mandi Bierly
From The Office to Nativity!
25 November 2009 1:17 AM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Martin Freeman made his name in the The Office as the lovely Tim. Now he's playing another nice bloke in Nativity! So why is he so defensive about being typecast?
Martin Freeman is sitting opposite me in a London hotel, and he's being charming. He's already offered to fetch me some refreshments ("Well, if you were in my kitchen I'd get you a drink") and is responding to my questions with vigour, practically bouncing out of his chair as he talks.
We meet during his promotional tour for the film Nativity! It's billed as a "heartwarming and hilarious tale of the true meaning of Christmas" but don't worry – it's better than it sounds. Freeman plays Mr Maddens, a frustrated and frayed teacher at a bog-standard primary school who finds love, joy and personal redemption through directing the school nativity play. As you may expect, there are sing-along songs and cute »
- Alice Wignall
From The Office to Nativity!
25 November 2009 1:17 AM, PST | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »
Martin Freeman made his name in the The Office as the lovely Tim. Now he's playing another nice bloke in Nativity! So why is he so defensive about being typecast?
Martin Freeman is sitting opposite me in a London hotel, and he's being charming. He's already offered to fetch me some refreshments ("Well, if you were in my kitchen I'd get you a drink") and is responding to my questions with vigour, practically bouncing out of his chair as he talks.
We meet during his promotional tour for the film Nativity! It's billed as a "heartwarming and hilarious tale of the true meaning of Christmas" but don't worry – it's better than it sounds. Freeman plays Mr Maddens, a frustrated and frayed teacher at a bog-standard primary school who finds love, joy and personal redemption through directing the school nativity play. As you may expect, there are sing-along songs and cute »
- Alice Wignall
Dwayne Johnson, Jessica Biel and Justin Long Interview, Planet 51
16 November 2009 8:00 PM, PST | MoviesOnline.ca | See recent MoviesOnline news »
MoviesOnline sat down recently with Dwayne Johnson, Jessica Biel and Justin Long to talk about their new film, “Planet 51,” a galactic-sized animated alien adventure comedy.
When American astronaut Captain Charles "Chuck" Baker (Johnson) lands on Planet 51, he thinks he's the first person to step foot on it only to discover that this planet is inhabited by little green people who are happily living in a white picket fence world reminiscent of a cheerfully innocent 1950s America, and whose only fear is that it will be overrun by alien invaders...like Chuck! With the help of his robot companion "Rover" and his new friend Lem (Long), Chuck must navigate his way through the dazzling, but bewildering, landscape of Planet 51 in order to escape becoming a permanent part of the Planet 51 Alien Invaders Space Museum.
Dwayne Johnson, Jessica Biel and Justin Long are fabulous people and we really appreciated their time. »
Jessica Biel, Justin Long, and Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson Interview Planet 51
15 November 2009 1:31 PM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
Last week, Sony held a press junket at the Griffith Observatory, here in Los Angeles, to help promote their upcoming animated movie Planet 51. Since the film takes place on another planet, I think the location was perfect. Also, almost every press day is held at a hotel, and it’s great to “shake and bake” the junket format. But while the location was different, that didn’t stop Jessica Biel, Justin Long, and Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson from making all the journalists laugh during most of their press conference. While you may be sick of Justin Long and his Mac commercials, the guy is quick on his feet when reacting to questions. I was very impressed.
Anyway, after the jump to can either read the transcript of the press conference or listen to the audio. While I always think listening to the audio is better than reading a trancript, »
- Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub
Collision, The Execution of Gary Glitter, Miranda | TV review
14 November 2009 4:05 PM, PST | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »
ITV1 gave us riveting drama, C4 went off into the deep end and BBC2 gave us the lightest of comedies, writes Kathryn Flett
As we lead increasingly dip-in-and-out, Add, pick'n'mix lives, it takes a fairly heroic commitment for anybody who isn't a single, grandchild-free septuagenarian who is also bizarrely uninterested in either gardening or sleep – or a TV critic – to watch a drama more demanding of one's time than, say, the clotted and cloying Sunday oeuvres of Clunes or Fry, which unfold in such leisurely, undemanding fashion they leave even viewers under 50 feeling as though they've been called "Ma" or "Pa", had a tartan rug put over their knees and, somewhat against their will, been taken for a drive in the country.
Even if you were casually caught up in the first episode of Collision – a quasi-Crash for the smaller screen, set in Essex rather than La (reminding us that »
- Kathryn Flett
Jessica Biel talks A-team and Dwayne Johnson talks Witch Mountain Sequel, Tooth Fairy, Jonny Quest and Namor The Submariner
9 November 2009 5:05 PM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
Earlier today I attended the press day for Sony’s new animated movie Planet 51 and in attendance were Jessica Biel, Dwayne Johnson and Justin Long. While I’ll have a transcript of the entire press conference in the coming days, since Jessica Biel talked about The A-Team and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson gave updates on a possible Witch Mountain sequel, Tooth Fairy, Jonny Quest and Namor the SubMariner, I figured you’d like to read what they had to say tonight.
While I’d love to report major news on any of the movies, it seems nothing is happening on a Witch Mountain sequel, Jonny Quest, or Namor the SubMariner. But the best news came from Jessica Biel who made it sound like The A-Team might be a lot of fun. Hit the jump for exact quotes:
Q: Can you tell us anything about The A-Team?
Jessica Biel: It’s going really well. »
- Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub
Ricky Gervais to host 67th Golden Globe Awards in 2010
26 October 2009 4:31 PM, PDT | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »
It has been confirmed by The Hollywood Foreign Press association that British funnyman Ricky Gervais will hos the 67th Golden Globe Awards in Los Angeles on January 17, 2010.
Multi-talented Golden Globe and Emmy Award winner Ricky Gervais ("The Invention of Lying," "The Office") will host "The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards" on Sunday, January 17, 2010 on NBC. This year's show will be broadcast live coast-to-coast from 5-8 p.m. (Pt) and 8-11 p.m. (Et) from the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills. This marks the first time the telecast has had a host since 1995.
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, dick clark productions and NBC made the announcement today.
"Not only is this the biggest Hollywood celebration of the industry which includes both film and TV, but also an environment where I feel I can get free reign as a host. I have resisted many other offers like this, but there are »
- Paul
Ricky Gervais to Host Golden Globes in 2010
26 October 2009 12:24 PM, PDT | TVovermind.com | See recent TVovermind.com news »
Today NBC, the broadcaster of the Golden Globe Awards, has annoucced that British comedian Ricky Gervais will host the awards ceremony on Sunday, January 17, 2010.
I understand that he's not universally loved, but I find Gervais to be very funny. I had the opportunity to meet him very briefly this year at the Toronto International Film Festival, where he premiered The Invention of Lying. He was super-nice and stopped to take a picture with a friend of mine. My friend Cindy think he's "offensively hillarious".
Unlike the Oscars, the Golden Globes have not had a host since 1995, but NBC and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association have decided to change things up:
"Not only is this the biggest Hollywood celebration of the industry which includes both film and TV, but also an environment where I feel I can get free reign as a host. I have resisted many other offers like this, »
- Clarissa
The Golden Globes Get Ricky Gervais!
26 October 2009 8:01 AM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
The Hollywood Foreign Press made a welcome announcement today when they revealed that the host of the 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards would be none other than comedian and filmmaker Ricky Gervais. Having been a highlight of resent award shows, this is certainly exciting news. Here is the official press release:
Multi-talented Golden Globe and Emmy Award winner Ricky Gervais will host "The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards" on Sunday, January 17, 2010 on NBC. This year's show will be broadcast live coast-to-coast from 5-8 p.m. (Pt) and 8-11 p.m. (Et) from the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills. This marks the first time the telecast has had a host since 1995.
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, dick clark productions and NBC made the announcement today.
"Not only is this the biggest Hollywood celebration of the industry which includes both film and TV, but also an environment where I feel I »
The Invention of Lying Review
4 October 2009 10:27 PM, PDT | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »
The Invention of Lying Written and Directed by: Ricky Gervais and Matthew Robinson Starring: Ricky Gervais, Jennifer Garner, Rob Lowe, Louis Ck, Jonah Hill You have to wonder what kind of person has it within them these days to conceive of a fantasy-based comedy and believe in it enough to see it through. Movies like this simply haven't been very good or funny lately, and despite a promising trailer, The Invention of Lying seemed destined to contain a zillion unexplainable and/or nonsensical holes, and would at best resemble a mediocre SNL skit stretched to 90 minutes. Most people opined that it looked like another take on Jim Carrey's Liar Liar. But of all things I worried that the brilliant creator of The Office, Ricky Gervais, would turn out a high concept comedy as torturous to sit through as Year One or Click. While it turns out that while some of these fears were well-founded, »
- Goon
The Invention of Lying
2 October 2009 7:45 PM, PDT | The Scorecard Review | See recent Scorecard Review news »
Directed by: Ricky Gervais & Matthew Robinson
Cast: Ricky Gervais, Jennifer Garner, Louis C.K
Running Time: 1 hr 40 mins
Rating: PG-13
Release Date: October 2, 2009
Plot: In a world where everyone tells the truth, a total loser (Gervais) discovers the idea of lying.
Who’S It For? This is very much Gervais’ show, so anyone who enjoyed him in “Extras,” “The Office,” or even Ghost Town should like him here. But everyone, fan of the man or not, should level their expectations.
Expectations: I purposefully sat away from everyone, hoping to unleash loud belly laughs in anonymity. But I was also hoping for a little bit more than just jokes from this interesting concept.
Scorecard (0-10)
Actors:
Ricky Gervais as Mark Bellison: The script focuses on two things – elaborating on its original premise beyond the confines of a “romantic comedy,” and putting Gervais’ character at the center of »
- Nick Allen
Tooth Fairy Trailer Starring Dwayne Johnson
2 October 2009 11:29 AM, PDT | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »
Dwayne Johnson's movie career has taken an odd and relatively shameless turn over the past few years. Like most wrestlers, he started out in Hollywood as an up and coming action star doing movies like The Scorpion King, The Rundown, and Walking Tall. After Doom and Southland Tales, however, he settled into more family-friendly territory and has never looked back. Now the trailer for his latest film Tooth Fairy has arrived online, and well... let's just say it's about as family-friendly as it gets. The Rock is Derek Thompson, a scrappy minor-league hockey player who hits so hard that he has earned the nickname "The Tooth Fairy" from opposing players. His bad attitude eventually lands him in hot water, however, and he is granted magical powers and forced to serve as a real honest-to-goodness Tooth Fairy. Hilarious! Would you expect anything more from the director of The Santa Clause 2? »
- Sean
Fox drops cheese bomb: ‘Tooth Fairy’ trailer unleashed
2 October 2009 5:31 AM, PDT | ReelLoop.com | See recent Reel Loop news »
Fox has dropped the cheddar bomb on eager moviegoers with a trailer for their upcoming family comedy Tooth Fairy, starring Dwayne Johnson (The Rock), Ashley Judd, Julie Andrews, Stephen Merchant and Ryan Sheckler.
After getting into a scuffle and doing man stuff, a minor-league hockey player (Rock) gets sentenced to one week as a real tooth fairy. A real tooth fairy, not some fake-ass one.
Directed by Michael Lembeck (The Santa Clause), the film arrives in theaters on January 22nd.
(Can you keep a secret? I kinda liked it.)
Related posts:Check out the poster from The Rock’s next comedy: ‘Tooth Fairy’New trailer for ‘Tyler Perry’s I Can Do Bad All by Myself’ arrives onlineNew trailer for ‘New Moon’ released: (Yawn)
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- Erik Buckman
Movie Review: The Invention of Lying (2009)
2 October 2009 5:09 AM, PDT | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »
Jennifer Garner and Ricky Gervais in The Invention of Lying
Photo: Warner Bros. Someone told me after watching The Invention of Lying they didn't think the filmmakers knew exactly what kind of film they wanted to make. I don't believe this is the case. Instead, I think co-writers/co-directors Ricky Gervais and Matthew Robinson knew exactly what kind of film they wanted to make, but instead of taking that idea to the head of the class they stayed in the back row and everything just unraveled.
The idea behind The Invention of Lying is an alternate reality in which not only do people instinctively always tell the truth, they simply have no filter whatsoever. Without reason or request, anything negative about someone will be pointed out at random. No matter how long people have known each other and no matter how cruel. It's a glitch in the premise that does offer some early comedy, »
- Brad Brevet
Tooth Fairy Trailer Goes Live
2 October 2009 3:49 AM, PDT | Screenrush | See recent Screenrush news »
Yahoo is hosting the trailer for Tooth Fairy, the latest vehicle for Dwayne Johnson in which he shows what a macho, hard and manly man he really is.
The story goes something like this: Johnson plays Derek, a tough guy minor league hockey player who won himself the nickname tooth fairy because of his penchant for taking out his opponents' bicuspids. When Derek discourages a youngster's hopes, he's sentenced to one week's hard labour as a real tooth fairy, and as he struggles to do his job, he begins to rediscover his own forgotten dreams.
Johnson is joined by Stephen Merchant, Julie Andrews, Ashley Judd and Billy Crystal.
>> Real the whole article | on Screenrush - Friday 2 October 2009
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