Ricky Gervais Retires Early

Published: August 2, 2007, 10:31 am

Tags: accepted, cellmates, cinematical, early retirement, earlyretirement, film, ghost town, mark perez, movies, ricky gervais, warner bros

Filed under: Comedy, Casting, Deals, Warner Brothers, NewsstandSlowly but surely, Ricky Gervais is climbing the Hollywood ladder. After co-starring in films like Night at the Museum and the upcoming Stardust, Variety reports Gervais has landed a lead role in Early Retirement for Warner Bros. What, did you think he was calling it quits early; hanging up his comedic hat while he was still ahead? I know a few folks who would quite literally hunt the man down and force him to return to either the big or small screen if that were the case. He's just too good at what he does, and it would be a real shame to lose him at this stage in his career. The film is based on a pitch from Mark Perez, who previously wrote the Justin Long comedy Accepted, and will make his feature directorial debut on a film called Cellmates for New Regency. In Early Retirement, Gervais will play a father who decides to quit his job in order to spend more time with his family. Perez calls it "the opposite of most

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