Ricky Gervais and everyone’s favourite King Prawn Pepe appear together in a promotional video for the upcoming The Muppets … Again! While not much is said between the two – Gervais is tweeting on his phone while Pepe sighs and generally looks hilarious in a black skivvy and gold chain – it certainly whets our […]
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Tina Fey in talks for Muppets 2
January 9, 2013 
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Tina Fey is in talks to star opposite Ricky Gervais and a whole bunch of felt in the sequel to The Muppets. According to THR, the upcoming Golden Globes host is in “late-stage negotiations” to join erstwhile GG MC Gervais, as well as Modern Family’s Ty Burrell. The sequel to 2011′s hit Henson reinvention will […]
Read moreRicky Gervais in talks for The Muppets sequel
December 18, 2012 0 Comments
Ricky Gervais is in talks to star opposite Ty Burrell and a whole bunch of felt in Disney’s sequel to The Muppets. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Gervais is in negotiations for one of the three major human parts. Burrell was previously announced as a cast-member, replacing Christoph Waltz as “a lazy Interpol inspector.” Gervais, […]
Read moreRicky Gervais will host the 2012 Golden Globes
November 17, 2011 0 Comments
It’s official. Rabble-rouser Ricky Gervais will return to the scene of the crime and host the 2012 Golden Globes telecast, despite his infamous performance at this year’s ceremony. According to Variety, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association voted on Gervais’ return (though it was far from unanimous). The HFPA was divided on the decision, offering the following statement […]
Read moreRickey Gervais might host the Golden Globes; will it inspire a boycott?
November 11, 2011 1 Comment
As the drama surrounding one major awards ceremony comes to an end, it looks as if it may just be beginning for another. Ricky Gervais told Access Hollywood NBC want him back to host the 2012 Golden Globes, despite his infamous performance at the 2011 ceremony. According to Gervais, the lone holdout is the Hollywood […]
Read moreAussies lose; Gervais kills; Social Network wins at Golden Globes
January 17, 2011 0 Comments
The Aussies went home empty handed, and host Ricky Gervais pretty much destroyed his future in Hollywood, but at least the team behind The Social Network enjoyed this year’s Golden Globes! Gervais kicked off the ceremony with a monologue that attacked – hilariously- The Tourist, Scientology, Cher, Sex and the City 2, Mel Gibson, and […]
Read moreThe invention of sighing – Cemetery Junction review
November 23, 2010 0 Comments
Cemetery Junction – Starring Christian Cooke, Ralph Fiennes and Ricky Gervais. Directed by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. Rated MA. By Simon Miraudo. This is devastating. Cemetery Junction is written and directed by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, the brains (and heart) behind the peerless modern sitcoms The Office and Extras. Not only are they […]
Read moreHead to Head – Ghost Town
May 4, 2010 3 Comments
Welcome to the latest edition of Head to Head, in which our Quickflix critic takes on our readers in a rip-snorting battle to the death! You pick the film, and we pick the fight! This week, Chris Richardson called the ghostbusters on David Koepp‘s Ghost Town. For his troubles, he scored a double pass to […]
Read moreRicky Gervais’ Cemetery Junction heading direct to DVD
April 22, 2010 1 Comment
Cemetery Junction, the first feature film written and directed by duo Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant (The Office and Extras), will NOT be released theatrically in Australia. It will instead head direct to DVD at some point in the near future. The highly anticipated coming-of-age drama opened in the U.K. last week to mostly favourable […]
Read moreA lying shame – The Invention of Lying review
March 29, 2010 0 Comments
The Invention of Lying – Starring Ricky Gervais, Jennifer Garner and Rob Lowe. Directed by Ricky Gervais and Matthew Robinson. Rated M. Originally published November 26, 2009. By Simon Miraudo. The arrival of Ricky Gervais’s cinematic directorial debut has been awaited with anticipation not unlike that reserved for the second coming of Christ. This metaphor […]
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