The Officeis considered one of the best American sitcoms of the 2000s. Though, it was based on a UK comedy that came a few years before it from the creative and hilarious mind of Ricky Gervais. Gervais is reprising his iconic role of ex-bossDavid Brentin the all-new feature filmLife on the Road. It was announced that this upcoming comedy will debut exclusively on Netflix in the U.S. and select international territories sometime in 2017. But it is getting a proper theatrical release in London and surrounding territories this summer. To help celebrate, BBC Films and EntertainmentOne have released a new video, which finds Gervais sliding into the sleeveless white T of his most popular character to date.
David Brent is seen wondering through the woods, wistfully singing the catchy folk song ‘Lady Gypsy’. David Brent has released music videos before, the most popular of which was ‘Equality Street’.Ricky Gervaishimself is no stranger to the music scene. He attempted a career as a pop star in the 1980s as the singer of the new wave act Seona Dancing, and he worked as the manager of the then-unknown band Suede before turning to comedy.
Life on the Roadhas a documentary crew catching up with David Brent twelve years after the BBC2 documentaryThe Office. Brent is now a traveling salesman, chasing his dream of rock stardom by self-financing a UK tour with his band, “Foregone Conclusion”. And while his dreary office atmosphere might have changed, this appears to be the same old David everyone has come to know and loathe. Gervais announced the movie was coming to Netflix this past June.
“This is exciting news and this is top secret so I’m gonna say it now.Netflixhave bought out the rest of the world again. So everyone’s gonna see it. Which is great for me because I’d rather 20 million people see it than half a million people see it in cinemas. Do you know what I mean? Because I want to do tours off the back of it. So for me it’s great.”
Life on the Roadwill open in the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand this August before it hits Netflix in 2017 for the U.S. Netflix has worked withGervaisseveral times in the recent past, with the comedy movieSpecial Correspondentsco-starringEric Banahaving debuted on the streaming service earlier this year. He also debuted his dramatic comedy seriesDerekon Netflix, which was nominated for an Emmy. At this time,Life on the Roaddoesn’t have a premiere date.
Life on the Roadincludes a stellarensemble castthat includes Kevin Bishop (The Kevin Bishop Show), Roisin Conaty (Impractical Jokers UK), Diane Morgan (Charlie Brooker’s Weekly Wipe), Ashley McGuire (Derek, Miranda) and introducing Alexander Arnold (Skins, Poldark) and Mandeep Dhillon (24: Live Another Day, Some Girls). The movie is a LOTR Films Ltd production, co-financed by eOne and BBC Films. The film is executive produced by Duncan Hayes, Christine Langan and Alex Hamilton, produced by Charlie Hanson (Cemetery Junction, Derek, Extras) and co-produced by Katie Mavroleon (Marley’s Ghosts, Pompidou). Take a look at the new music video courtesy ofYoutube.
