Jul 17 2009 Karl "The K Man" Pilkington in 'Cemetery Junction'

Ricky Gervais posted this on his blog, prefacing the photo with the warning:

It is a non-speaking role, but his is my favourite character in the whole movie of course. Are you fucking ready...?

I'll tell you, I was not fucking ready. That is too much to handle. He looks like a turn-of-the-century bartender. And cross-eyed!? Tell me the character is actually cross-eyed. Amazing.

(If you don't know why seeing cross-eyed, mustached Karl Pilkington is relevant, you really need to boot into your YouTube or Google or iTune and figure it out. I can't hold your hand forever.)

Jul 10 2009 'Cemetary Junction' Behind-the-Scenes: Eat It Again, Voldemort

From the BBC, here's a featurette that gives a behind-the-scenes look at a film high on my "G.D. I want to see this!" list, Cemetary Junction. We briefly get to see some scenes being shot, but more importantly, co-writers/directors Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant take the opportunity to take yet another stab at Ralph Fiennes:

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Jul 8 2009 'Cemetery Junction' Teaser: About Time Fiennes Gets His Comeuppance for 'Maid in Manhattan'

Want to see Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant mock Academy Award-nominated actor Ralph Fiennes to his face? Why wouldn't you? So enjoy.

Jun 23 2009 'Cemetery Junction' Photos: Gervais is a Blue Collar Badass

From Ricky Gervais's blog, the first shots of the actor-comedian sporting a popped collar and dangling cigarette on the set of Cemetery Junction. In the David Brent tradition, here's hoping I will regard this character as both laugh-out-loud hilarious and deeply, gut-wrenchingly tragic. That's my favorite combination of fictional human.