Cemetery Junction

Cemetery Junction
Gervais and Merchant
Directed by	Ricky Gervais Stephen Merchant
Produced by	Sue Baden-Powell Ricky Gervais Charlie Hanson Stephen Merchant
Written by	Ricky Gervais Stephen Merchant
Starring	Ricky Gervais Ralph Fiennes
Music by	in pre production
Cinematography	in pre production
Edited by	in pre production
Distributed by	in pre production
Release Dates	2010 2010
Running Time	in pre production
Country	USA
Language	English
Budget	in pre production
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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.

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 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>The Independent 18 August 2008</ref>

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>Obsessed with Film 9 April 2009</ref>

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.
• A blog featuring updates from Ricky can be found on his website.

References

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External links

• Article at Cinematical (28 February 2008)
• Internet Movie Database