Gervais and Merchant moving to the big screen

By Will Reynolds / June 25, 2011

BBC Five Live that he and Merchant will soon be working together on a film:

"It's about a group of twentysomethings in the 1970s in a small town where the sexual revolution didn't hit. They all basically get married and live next door to their mums. It's about whether or not they can escape."

Gervais hinted that the movie would veer more towards the dramatic. I love THE OFFICE (both versions) and EXTRAS has certainly had its moments. As funny as the US OFFICE is, for me it doesn't pack the dramatic punch of the BBC original. Gervais and Merchant are masters at weaving together comedy and drama and them working on a movie can only be good for the UK film industry. The untitled movie will shoot in 2009 for a 2010 release.