Ricky Gervais is taking his most famous small-screen character to the big screen. But one thing the film won’t have: an office.
Just one day after news broke that Gervais would be resurrecting his “Office” character for new film “Life on the Road,” the British comedian chatted with TheWrap about what’s in store for former boss, David Brent, of the original series.
“I won’t revisit ‘The Office’ because that wouldn’t make sense,” Gervais told TheWrap. “We did ‘The Office’ perfectly and for all those people to still be there — that would be ridiculous. Imagine going back to an office you worked in 20 years ago and they’re still there, they’re just a little bit older?”
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The real-life inspiration for Brent came from Gervais, who worked in an office for 10 years and thought someone like Brent would find an ideal home in that white-collar world.