Ricky Gervais's Special Correpondents filming diary
The Office star has been sharing plenty of snaps with Eric Bana from the set of the new Netflix movie
- Susanna Lazarus
Published: Wednesday, 10 June 2015 at 8:55 am
Ricky Gervais may be hard at work shooting Netflix movie Special Correspondents, but he's still found time to keep his scores of Twitter followers updated with glimpses behind the scenes.
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Gervais wrote and is now directing the film, which stars Eric Bana as struggling New York radio journalist Frank who fakes frontline war reports from his office above a Spanish restaurant in Manhattan. He will also appear on-screen as his radio technician sidekick Finch, and both took to Twitter to mark the first day of filming earlier this month.
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While plot details are still pretty scant, we can deduce that the film (probably) contains taxis...
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On day nine, he escaped the hordes and squeezed in a little sightseeing:
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He's definitely mastered this filming lark...
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Week three down, just a few more to go.
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They even have an office dog! We're in love too, Ricky.
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But of course there is still time for plenty of selfies with the cast, including Raul Castillo and America Ferrera, whose addition to the cast list was recently announced.
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Go on, we'll have another then...
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As ever, Gervais doesn't let filming get in the way of antics in the bathroom:
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Back with Bana for some serious 'Blue Steel' moves:
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Actresses Kelly MacDonald and Vera Farmiga join in, as Gervais reveals their work is done:
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Gervais isn't sure everything he says is being entirely understood on set...
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Susanna LazarusAssociate Editor, RadioTimes.com
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