The writer, director and star of the new film special correspondents says netflixs handsoff approach to production. Ian finch ricky gervais shares a surname with chris finch, the best friend of david brent, gervais character in the office 2001. Watch special correspondents full movie in hd visit movie 20626 r2i, a famous news radio station, sends its best reporting duo t. It is a remake of a 2009 french comedy envoyes tres speciaux. Gervais will direct the satirical comedy as well as star in it, with bana also starring. Ricky gervais netflixbound remake of 2009 french farce special correspondents undercuts the comedians uniquely abrasive charm. An adaptation of a 2009 french film of the same name, the movie due april 29 features gervais and eric bana as a pair of downontheirluck. Bana, gervais are special correspondents moviehole. Ricky gervais is arguably one of the worlds greatest humourists and his unique approach to observational comedy is.
R2i, a famous news radio station, sends its best reporting duo to iraq. How netflix snatched ricky gervais special correspondents from hollywood. His father was born in ontario, canada, of french canadian descent, and his mother was english. However, bana is about to step back into the comedy realm for a brand new movie called special correspondents.
Watch ricky gervais get punched in the face in the special. A film with such a brilliant plot is released on netflix. Based on the 2009 french comedy envoyes tres speciaux, its a. Very quickly, millions of listeners follow their highly documented stories, reflecting the hot intensity of the fighting and the difficult survival of the population. Ricky gervais is arguably one of the worlds greatest humourists and his unique approach to observational comedy is unrivalled.
Ricky gervais special correspondents ricky gervais netflixbound remake of the 2009 french farce undercuts the comedians uniquely abrasive charm. The extended cocaine joke that is the movie s third act. Ricky gervais invents a different kind of lying in his. Oct 31, 2014 ricky gervais is set to write, direct and produce a remake of the 2009 smash hit french comedy special correspondents. Ricky gervaiss hilarious comedy follows a struggling radio journalist and his hapless technician faking frontline war reports from a nyc. Special correspondents is a remake of the 2009 french comedy envoyes tres speciaux. Ricky gervais and eric bana in special correspondents. Ricky gervais and eric bana are teaming up to remake the french comedy special correspondents. Special correspondents is a 2016 britishcanadianamerican satirical comedy film written, directed by and starring ricky gervais. Why go to ecuador when you can stay at home and eat snacks. Gervais, who scripted special correspondents as a remake of the 2009 french farce envoyes tres speciaux, stars as ian finch, an engineer at. Netflix to premiere special correspondents, starring ricky. The film is a remake of the 2009 french comedy envoyes tres speciaux, and stars gervais, eric bana, vera farmiga, kelly macdonald, kevin pollak, benjamin bratt, america ferrera and raul castillo. Mimi kuzyk played secretary of state in both this movie, and the day after.
The movie stars gervais and eric bana as a pair of radio broadcasters who are generating fake news. The writer, director and star of the new film special correspondents says netflixs handsoff approach to production will mean the return of the auteur. Special correspondents official trailer hd netflix youtube. They pretend to be on the ground in wartorn ecuador when theyre actually in an. With a little over two weeks to go before it premieres on netflix, a new trailer has arrived online for the upcoming comedy special correspondents. Gervais said to the guardian that he defrenched the screenplay of the. The movie, on netflix, also stars eric bana and is an adaptation of a french.
Its a remake of the french movie special correspondents 2009. Eric bana and ricky gervais will star in special correspondents for bron studios and unanimous entertainment. Gervais wrote and directed the film, and hes assembled a seriously impressive cast including vera. Nov 03, 2014 ricky gervais will direct eric bana in special correspondents, a remake of the 2009 french comedy envoyes tres speciaux, with the british comic also due to take one of the lead roles, reports. And in the netflix original movie special correspondents. Oct 31, 2014 it was just announced that eric bana will lead ricky gervais special correspondents as a radio journalist who fakes front line war reports. Special correspondents official trailer hd netflix. Special correspondents 2016 directed by ricky gervais. Feature film tv movie tv series tv episode tv special miniseries documentary video game short film video tv short genres action adventure animation biography comedy crime documentary drama family fantasy filmnoir gameshow history horror music musical mystery news realitytv romance scifi sport talkshow thriller war western.
Thats what struggling radio journalist frank eric bana and sound engineer finch ricky gervais figure in new netflix comedy special correspondents. An adaptation of a 2009 french film of the same name, the movie due april 29 features gervais and eric bana as a pair of downontheirluck reporters assigned to an extended embed in fictitiously. Apr, 2016 with a little over two weeks to go before it premieres on netflix, a new trailer has arrived online for the upcoming comedy special correspondents. The story will follow banas character, a struggling new yorkbased radio journalist whose arrogance and decadent lifestyle has hindered. Special correspondents is a flimsy, irrelevant, unfunny satirical comedy which adds up to nothing much at all. Special correspondents shows that gervais has a plausible hollywood career, but theres a baffling lack of real laughs and performance chemistry between the leads, and very little of the acid characterisation and cynical discomfort which is vital to his screen presence.
New trailer for ricky gervais special correspondents. Join robert and vanessa as they react to the official trailer to the upcoming netflix original movie special correspondents. Eric bana to star in ricky gervais special correspondents. Ricky gervais movie special correspondents to premiere on. I did like the ending and i think that more kelly macdonald would have helped. Netflix will release ricky gervais film special correspondents. The netflix movie is a wholly fictional story, but it is an adaptation. Special correspondents is a 2016 britishcanadianamerican satirical comedy film written, directed by and starring. Eric bana, left, and ricky gervais in special correspondents.
Based on the 2009 french film of the same name, it is written and directed by ricky gervais who also stars alongside eric bana. It has a good cast but it is just not as funny as it should have been. A remake of the 2009 french film envoyes tres speciaux, if you want the authentic original title, special correspondents is written, directed by and stars gervais and is the latest original offering from netflix. Special correspondents 2009 the movie database tmdb.
New trailer for ricky gervais special correspondents imdb. German, german, english audio description, english original. Special correspondents official trailer reaction late to the party. The extended cocaine joke that is the movies third act. Apr 29, 2016 the movie, on netflix, also stars eric bana and is an adaptation of a french comedy about a radio reporter and his sound engineer. Written and directed by gervais, the movie is a remake of a 2009 french film of the same name in french, natch. A radio journalist and his technician get in over their heads when they hatch a scheme to fake their own kidnapping during a rebel uprising in. Mimi kuzyk played secretary of state in both this movie, and the day after tomorrow. Special correspondents stars a fumbling ricky gervais. How netflix snatched ricky gervais special correspondents. Per variety, the film is a remake of a 2009 french comedy, which gervais will also write, direct, and produce.
Its a mainstream bromantic comedy of mediumbudget blandness produced specially for netflix, and based on the 2009 french film envoyes. Mar 26, 2016 the movie is loosely based upon the 2009 french movie evoyes tres speciux where a radio journalist and his sound technician fake the news on a regular basis but this time gets them into deep trouble. Gervais characters arent known for their good ideas, however, and frank and finch are no exception. The streaming service announced monday that it has acquired u. But then after the film i realise that this is a netflix movie directed by ricky gervais. They were supposed to be reporting directly from the frontline in a south american war but in actual fact they were making it up as they went along from a new. Special correspondents is a remake of a 2009 french comedy of the same name. I usually like ricky gervais but this movie is just medium.
Movies like special correspondents if you like special correspondents you are looking for funny, satirical and entertaining movies about with reporter, radio broadcast, runaway, dialogue, storytelling, life philosophy and stereotypes themes of comedy genre shot in canada or uk. Oct 31, 2014 ricky gervais and eric bana are teaming up to remake the french comedy special correspondents. While the original film focused on the war in iraq, special correspondent centers in ecuador. Apr 06, 2015 netflix is adding ricky gervais to its film mix of beasts, crouching tigers and adam sandler. They were supposed to be reporting directly from the frontline in a south american war but in actual fact they were making it up as they went. With ricky gervais, eric bana, vera farmiga, kelly macdonald.
Ricky gervais and eric bana team up for special correspondents. Ricky dene gervais was born in a suburb of reading, berkshire, to eva sophia house and lawrence raymond gervais, who was a hod carrier and labourer. The film is a remake of the 2009 french comedy envoyes tres speciaux, and. Ricky gervais special correspondents isnt much of a. Ricky gervais invents a different kind of lying in his netflix movie. With gerard jugnot, gerard lanvin, omar sy, valerie kaprisky. Envoyes tres speciaux very special correspondents is a solid, but also somewhat predictable comedy about two french radio reporters namely, suave. Ricky gervaiss hilarious comedy follows a struggling radio journalist and his hapless technician faking frontline war reports from a nyc hideout. Theres nothing wrong with the type of movie special correspondents wants to be. Ricky gervais and eric bana to star in french comedy remake.
The film had its world premiere at the tribeca film festival on 22. Ricky gervais and eric bana teaming for comedy special. Maybe this would all matter less if special correspondents were. Apr 29, 2016 gervais, who scripted special correspondents as a remake of the 2009 french farce envoyes tres speciaux, stars as ian finch, an engineer at a new york city newsradio station thats looking. Apr 06, 2015 although credited as an original comedy, when special correspondents was announced in the trades last october it was listed as a remake of director frederic auburtins 2009 french comedy.
France mobilizes to gain the release of two kidnapped journalists in iraq, but only the victims know the crime has been faked. Apr 25, 2016 is special correspondents based on a true story. Special correspondents official trailer reaction youtube. The choice of a stable south american country as a backdropiraq in the french originaladds to the impression that special correspondents was pulled from the dregs of the 1980s. Special correspondents trailer starring ricky gervais and. Ricky gervais media satire special correspondents is all. He was educated at ashmead comprehensive school and went on to study at university college. After teaming up with netflix fairly early on to bring his tv series derek to their streaming service, ricky gervais is once again partnering with netflix for special correspondents, a remake of the 2009 french film envoyes tres speciaux. Terrorists kidnap ricky gervais in special correspondents.
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