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Los Angeles - Ricky Gervais is making a movie on David Brent.
The 53-year-old comedian is planning to shoot the feature length film Life on
the Road, which is based on his awkward character in The Office, next year.
The movie catches up with David after he was made redundant from Wernham Hogg
15 years ago and follows him as he tries to make it as a rock star while
working as a sales representative.
A press released from BBC Films reads: "We find out what Brent is doing
now and what's happened in the last 15 years since his redundancy from his
beloved Wernham Hogg. He's a sales rep now, selling cleaning products up and
down the country, but has never really given up on his dream of being a rock
star."
The film will also follow David's self-funded UK tour.
The statement added: "He thinks it'll be like Scorsese filming the Rolling
Stones, but it turns out to be a 'where are they now' documentary. He has to
take a few weeks off work and cash in a couple of pensions, because the session
musicians are costing him more than he's getting in ticket sales. Tragic."
Meanwhile, Gervais' alter-ego gained worldwide fame in the BBC Two comedy
between 2001 and 2003.
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