Ricky Gervais, Eric Bana attends Tribeca premiere of 'Special Correspondents' скачать в хорошем качестве

Ricky Gervais, Eric Bana attends Tribeca premiere of 'Special Correspondents'

(23 Apr 2016) RICKY GERVAIS BRINGS NEW NETFLIX SHOW TO TRIBECA; TALKS CREATIVE FREEDOM, JOKES ABOUT TRUMP Ricky Gervais spoke of creative freedom and joked about Donald Trump at the premiere of his new Netflix movie "Special Correspondents" Friday (22 APRIL) at the Tribeca Film Festival. Written and directed by Gervais, the satire tells the story of a journalist that fakes war reports from the front lines. But Gervais feels the film is not about disreputable journalism. "Well, it's not really making fun of journalists. They're fictional for one thing. It's more a swipe at lies, really, not just in that profession. It's about integrity and about good people sometimes that make stuff up to save their marriage or their job. And I think the bigger target is fame. I think it's about anything people to be famous, more than it's a big swipe at media." The creator of the hit series, 'The Office,' and 'Extras' spoke of the importance of creative freedom throughout his career, including his relationship with Netflix. "Well, I've always demanded freedom. I've always had final edit. But to get that luxury, often I've had to go to fringe outlets, you know. HBO instead of NBC, BBC2 instead of BBC 1 to get my own way. Netflix comes along, and it's the best of both worlds. No interference and the sky is the limit. They got 70 million subscribers, you know, so it couldn't be better for me," Gervais said. Gervais also joked about the Republican front-runner U.S. presidential election. "It's funny, because when I first heard Trump was running, I thought it was a bit of a joke, but now it's getting serious. So I don't know whether to laugh or not. And I don't know if I want him to get in just to see what happens, or to nip it in the bud. But it's fascinating from an outsider's point of view. It's about fame again. He's gonna get in because he's famous in a way, you know. He's playing that card, and this film is about that. My wife plays that character, who thinks the world owes her a living, who wants all these things just because she wants them. It's odd. It's odd that you have a future president bragging about how rich he is. I love that. It's amazing," Gervais said. The film also stars America Ferrera and Eric Bana. Gervais joined Bana on the red carpet, and joked with him for photographers. Bana plays the disreputable journalist in the film, spoke of what drew him to the part. "The premise, as I was saying, is one that had a lot of comedic possibilities to it. I like the fact that it's not like a slap stick. It's not a laugh a minute. It's like a normal movie that has a lot of laughs in it, and I really enjoy that. There's a little tiny bit pathos in it toward the end. I like how Ricky's character is very happy with his lot, even though he's a bumbling fool, and I'm this confident idiot who is unhappy. I think it says a lot about life," Bana said. Ferrera was happy to work with Gervais. "I thought that the script was a lot of fun, and a bit of a satire, and a bit of a commentary. I'm such a he fan of Ricky's and I think he does satire well, and better than most. I just think he's so smart and fun and bold, so I was really excited to work with him." "Special Correspondents" premieres April 29 on Netflix. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...