Recognize any of these mugs? Don’t worry, you’re not suppose to. These three (relatively) unknown actors have been cast as the male leads in Ricky Gervais’ “Cemetery Junction,” according to Empire.
The trio, from left to right, are Christian Cooke, Tom Hughes and Jack Doolan and will play the group of young 20-something year olds who lead the story of ‘Junction,’ previously known as “Men At The Pru.” They join the previously announced Gervais and Felicity Jones as well as Ralph Fiennes who is now confirmed to be on board.
The story itself has also undergone changes since we last heard. Cooke will play Freddie, the story’s protagonist, who along with friends Bruce (Hughes) and Snork (Doolan) work at a Prudential insurance company and bide their time with drunken shenanigans and chasing girls. Freddie grows dissatisfied though and gets a job as a door-to-door salesman where he encounters high school sweetheart, Julie (Jones). So it seems Gervais and Stephen Merchant won’t be revisiting the office setting after all. The two are still hoping to return to familiar ground though with plans to spin off a television series from the film. Gervais won four Emmy’s and three Golden Globes for his work on “The Office” and “Extras.”
Speaking on ‘Junction’, Gervais further revealed: “We want to capture the spirit of those classic British New Wave movies of the 1960s that made stars of Albert Finney, Julie Christie and Michael Caine [ed. “Alfie,” “Darling” etc.] We are so excited about our fresh young cast – they are all film stars in waiting. ‘Cemetery Junction’ is going to be glossy and glorious, full of humor, romance and drama as well as our usual observations on the truth and absurdity of real life.” Filming will begin June 25th in London.
In other Gervais news, it was announced that his upcoming film “This Side Of The Truth,” starring Gervais, Jason Bateman, Jennifer Garner, Jonah Hill and Tina Fey has been renamed “The Invention Of Lying,” a title Gervais previously flirted with. ‘Lying’ will see a release on September 25th.
