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{{Infobox Film |
{{Infobox Film |
   | title = Cemetery Junction
   | title = Cemetery Junction
   | image = [[Image:RGSM ComedyConnections.jpg|250px]]
   | image = [[Image:CJ Poster.jpg|250px]]
   | caption = Gervais and Merchant
   | caption = Official Poster
   | director =  Ricky Gervais<br>Stephen Merchant
   | director =  Ricky Gervais<br>Stephen Merchant
   | producers = Sue Baden-Powell<br>Ricky Gervais<br>Charlie Hanson<br>Stephen Merchant
   | producers = Sue Baden-Powell<br>Ricky Gervais<br>Charlie Hanson<br>Stephen Merchant
   | writer = Ricky Gervais<br>Stephen Merchant
   | writer = Ricky Gervais<br>Stephen Merchant
   | stars = Ricky Gervais<br>Ralph Fiennes
   | stars = Christian Cooke<br>Tom Hughes<br>Jack Doolan<br>Felicity Jones
   | music = ''in pre production''
   | music = Tim Atack
   | Cinematography = ''in pre production''
   | Cinematography = Remi Adefarasin
   | editing = ''in pre production''
   | editing = Valerio Bonelli
   | distributor = ''in pre production''
   | distributor = Sony Pictures (UK)
   | released = [[Image:Flag USA.png|22px]] 2010 <br>[[Image:Flag UK.png|22px]] 2010
   | released = [[Image:Flag UK.png|22px]] 14 April 2010 <br> [[Image:Flag USA.png|22px]] 17 August 2010 (DVD)
   | runtime = ''in pre production''
   | runtime = 95 minutes
   | country = USA
   | country = UK
   | language = English
   | language = English
   | budget = ''in pre production''
   | budget = ''unknown''
   | imdb_id = [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1196204/ IMDB Profile]
   | imdb_id = [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1196204/ IMDB Profile]
|}}
|}}


'''''Cemetery Junction''''' is a forthcoming feature film comedy co-written by [[Ricky Gervais]] and [[Stephen Merchant]]. The pair are also signed on to co-direct the film and Gervais will play one of the roles. Shooting begins in summer 2009 and the film is expected to premiere in 2010.
'''''Cemetery Junction''''' is a feature film comedy co-written by [[Ricky Gervais]] and [[Stephen Merchant]]. The pair also directed the film and Gervais played a small role as Len Taylor. Shooting began in summer 2009 and the film was released in the UK in April 2010. The film was not released theatrically in the US, except for a brief run at one theater in Glendale, California. It was released on DVD in the US in August 2010.  


The film was originally titled ''The Man from the Pru'', a colloquial term (and later an advertising slogan) for agents of the Prudential insurance company. During the writing of the film, the Prudential allowed Ricky and Steve to use their archives for research, however, after reading the finished script, the company decided it was not pleased with how they were to be portrayed in the film and decided not to allow their name to be used. The new title comes from the name of a road junction in the East Reading district of the town of Reading in the English county of Berkshire where the film takes place and which is also home to the Prudential head office. <ref>[http://www.ftadviser.com/FTAdviser/Insurance/News/article/20090421/a90f22e8-2dca-11de-8da9-00144f2af8e8/Pru-blocks-Gervais-film-name.jsp Financial Times - Pru Blocks Gervais Film Name - 21st April 2009]</ref>
The film was originally titled ''The Man from the Pru'', a colloquial term (and later an advertising slogan) for agents of the Prudential insurance company. During the writing of the film, the Prudential allowed Ricky and Steve to use their archives for research, however, after reading the finished script, the company decided it was not pleased with how they were to be portrayed in the film and decided not to allow their name to be used. The new title comes from the name of a road junction in the East Reading district of the town of Reading in the English county of Berkshire where the film takes place and which is also home to the Prudential head office. <ref>[http://www.ftadviser.com/FTAdviser/Insurance/News/article/20090421/a90f22e8-2dca-11de-8da9-00144f2af8e8/Pru-blocks-Gervais-film-name.jsp Financial Times - Pru Blocks Gervais Film Name - 21st April 2009]</ref>


==Plot==
==Plot==
''Cemetery Junction'' is set in the 1970's in Reading, Berkshire, the same town where Gervais himself grew up. It follows two twenty-somethings who work as building society clerks. According to Gervais, it is a "coming of age" story that is a cross between ''[[The Office]]'' and ''Mad Men''.<ref>[http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/after-the-office-its-the-man-from-the-pru-next-for-ricky-gervais-900641.html The Independent 18 August 2008]</ref>   
''Cemetery Junction'' is set in the 1970's in Reading, Berkshire, the same town where Gervais himself grew up. It follows a group of four twenty-somethings, one of which works as an insurance salesman. According to Gervais, it is a "coming of age" story that is a cross between ''[[The Office]]'' and ''Mad Men''.<ref>[http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/after-the-office-its-the-man-from-the-pru-next-for-ricky-gervais-900641.html The Independent 18 August 2008]</ref>   


==Cast==
==Cast==
So far the only cast members confirmed are Gervais, who will play the father of one of the twenty-somethings, and two-time Academy Award nominee Ralph Fiennes. It was reported in various news agencies that British actress Felicity Jones would also be playing a significant role in the film, however this news is yet to be made official, also rumoured to be part of the cast are Christian Cooke, Tom Hughes and Jack Doolan who will play the three young men at the heart of the story. <ref>[http://www.obsessedwithfilm.com/movie-news/ralph-fiennes-in-talks-for-gervais-cemetery-junction.php  Obsessed with Film 9 April 2009]</ref> 
*Christian Cooke as Freddie Taylor
*Tom Hughes as Bruce Pearson
*Jack Doolan as Snork
*Felicity Jones as Julie
*Ralph Fiennes as Mr. Kendrick
*Emily Watson as Mrs. Kendrick
*Matthew Goode as Mike Ramsay
*Ricky Gervais as Len Taylor
*Julia Davis as Mrs. Taylor
*Steve Speirs as Sgt. Wyn Davies
 
==Box Office==
The film took £641,218 for its opening weekend in the UK. As of 02 May 2010, the film has grossed £1,329,002 in the UK.


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* This is the second feature film written and directed by Gervais, after his debut film ''[[This Side of the Truth]]'', and the first for Merchant.
* This is the second feature film written and directed by Gervais, after his debut film ''[[The Invention of Lying]]'', and the first for Merchant.
* A blog featuring updates from Ricky can be found on his [http://www.rickygervais.com/thissideofthetruth.php website.]
* A blog featuring updates from Ricky can be found on his [http://www.rickygervais.com/thissideofthetruth.php website.]


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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.sonypictures.co.uk/movies/cemeteryjunction/  Official Trailer (HD)]
* [http://www.cinematical.com/2008/02/28/gervais-and-merchant-re-team-for-new-film/  Article at Cinematical (28 February 2008)]
* [http://www.cinematical.com/2008/02/28/gervais-and-merchant-re-team-for-new-film/  Article at Cinematical (28 February 2008)]
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1196204/ Internet Movie Database]
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1196204/ Internet Movie Database]


[[Category:Ricky's Films]]
[[Category:Ricky's Films]]

Latest revision as of 16:52, 24 August 2010

Cemetery Junction

Official Poster
Directed by Ricky Gervais
Stephen Merchant
Produced by Sue Baden-Powell
Ricky Gervais
Charlie Hanson
Stephen Merchant
Written by Ricky Gervais
Stephen Merchant
Starring Christian Cooke
Tom Hughes
Jack Doolan
Felicity Jones
Music by Tim Atack
Cinematography Remi Adefarasin
Edited by Valerio Bonelli
Distributed by Sony Pictures (UK)
Release Dates 14 April 2010
17 August 2010 (DVD)
Running Time 95 minutes
Country UK
Language English
Budget unknown
IMDB Profile

Cemetery Junction is a feature film comedy co-written by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. The pair also directed the film and Gervais played a small role as Len Taylor. Shooting began in summer 2009 and the film was released in the UK in April 2010. The film was not released theatrically in the US, except for a brief run at one theater in Glendale, California. It was released on DVD in the US in August 2010.

The film was originally titled The Man from the Pru, a colloquial term (and later an advertising slogan) for agents of the Prudential insurance company. During the writing of the film, the Prudential allowed Ricky and Steve to use their archives for research, however, after reading the finished script, the company decided it was not pleased with how they were to be portrayed in the film and decided not to allow their name to be used. The new title comes from the name of a road junction in the East Reading district of the town of Reading in the English county of Berkshire where the film takes place and which is also home to the Prudential head office. <ref>Financial Times - Pru Blocks Gervais Film Name - 21st April 2009</ref>

Plot

Cemetery Junction is set in the 1970's in Reading, Berkshire, the same town where Gervais himself grew up. It follows a group of four twenty-somethings, one of which works as an insurance salesman. According to Gervais, it is a "coming of age" story that is a cross between The Office and Mad Men.<ref>The Independent 18 August 2008</ref>

Cast

  • Christian Cooke as Freddie Taylor
  • Tom Hughes as Bruce Pearson
  • Jack Doolan as Snork
  • Felicity Jones as Julie
  • Ralph Fiennes as Mr. Kendrick
  • Emily Watson as Mrs. Kendrick
  • Matthew Goode as Mike Ramsay
  • Ricky Gervais as Len Taylor
  • Julia Davis as Mrs. Taylor
  • Steve Speirs as Sgt. Wyn Davies

Box Office

The film took £641,218 for its opening weekend in the UK. As of 02 May 2010, the film has grossed £1,329,002 in the UK.

Trivia

  • This is the second feature film written and directed by Gervais, after his debut film The Invention of Lying, and the first for Merchant.
  • A blog featuring updates from Ricky can be found on his website.

References

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External links