Cemetery Junction Trailer
By Krystal Clark
The first trailer for the Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant comedy Cemetery Junction has been released and its a lot more serious than we thought it would be. It’s a coming of age story that takes place in England and focuses on a close knit group of teenage boys.
Cemetery Junction is period piece that takes place in a provincial English town in the 1970’s. The main character Freddie, (Christian Cooke) is anxious to break free from his working class roots, but has to maneuver around the opposition of his best friends Bruce and Snork, played by Tom Hughes and Jack Doolan.
Even though the film is described as a comedy, the trailer gives off a more serious vibe. There’s a lot of repression and anger coming from the main characters who are in one way or another constricted by their small town. There are a lot less laughs, and a lot more sad faces staring into the camera. Could this be an example of Gervais and Merchant going beyond their usual shtick?
Cemetery Junction also stars Matthew Goode, Emily Watson, and Ralph Fiennes who were pretty much absent from the trailer. Perhaps they wanted to focus on the lesser known protagonists this time around and introduce everyone else in the expanded version.
What do you think of the first trailer for Cemetery Junction? Is it a lot darker than you expected?
Monday, February 1, 2010 7:01PM
Bowie? Is that not the Mott the Hoople cover playing over the trailer. So not extra points now?
Monday, February 1, 2010 7:44PM
F*ck me, an argument about the soundtrack!.
Oi, Rick, what's this about no more Guides?
Do we have to wait for Karl's boiler to break down again?
Monday, February 1, 2010 7:46PM
Well, since my age shows, I wasn't even aware of Mott the Hoople, it can have the points as its still a good tune. However I allow my standing to lose said points.
Monday, February 1, 2010 7:52PM
It's not a comedy it's a drama
Monday, February 1, 2010 8:00PM
It looks very very good. It looks very interesting film. I am always reading the Blog of Ricky Gervais and it is what he was always writing about. It is interesting, in the same way, to see as the fixed images of the movie that Ricky has in his web in movement
If Ricky Gervais read this: I am a Big Spanish Fan. I am always reading your blog (it is like a vice)
I am Gervaisholic, and I don't know if this is good or wrong hahahha. I suposse that it's good hahaha. Please Ricky write something to that MILLION A WEEK who read your blog. Something like "hello everybody or hello everybody in the world who read my blog or something like that." Yes, I know, you won't do it. But it would be AMAZING for the people who reads your blog. Well, I continue trying it.
By the way, I wrote a comment in another web for the Golden Globes. I watched and I have to say that I understand every word (roughly) that you (Ricky) said in the Globes. That's very much for me because I am learning English. But step by step.
Finally say: Good job Ricky and congratulations. You are very handsome and very funny too.
Monday, February 1, 2010 8:07PM
That looks brilliant!
Lost a bit of faith with Ricky and the whole film scene with The Invention of Lying, if I'm honest. This however looks like a true return to form.
Woohoo!
Monday, February 1, 2010 8:45PM
This looks like it could be my favorite bit of Ricky Gervais genius yet. From what Ricky has said it looks like a great mix of fun and drama. I'm really glad Stephen Merchant made an appearance in the trailer too. What a dashing mustache.
Monday, February 1, 2010 9:36PM
Hey I love Gervais too! Gervaisholic as you say Lol good to see someone else has brilliant taste, and yes! your right he's damn handsome lol (:
Monday, February 1, 2010 10:18PM
As much as I love Ricky, I think the work he does with Stephen Merchant is so much better than his solo outings.
I am really looking forward to this movie, unlike anything for a very long time. Oh yeah, and the animated podcasts. After re-listening to 6 of the Guide To… audiobooks today, I know that this animated project has the potential to kick ass. The clip shown on Conan had me is stitches.
Tuesday, February 2, 2010 12:34AM
@Drhodes and DRose. "All the Young Dudes" was performed by Mott the Hoople, but written and produced by David Bowie. You each get 1 point.
Tuesday, February 2, 2010 12:53AM
Looks rather nice – but why oh why can't they ever get the screen dimensions right?
Also I think Karl should get a co-writing credit for that last line.
Tuesday, February 2, 2010 2:10AM
I prefer flan
Tuesday, February 2, 2010 4:14AM
The song in this trailer is David Bowie's demo recording of "All The Young Dudes" which he then gave to Mott The Hoople to record.
Tuesday, February 2, 2010 4:21AM
Be a refreshing change if it's not laced with the virulent homophobia and recycled material that most of his stuff has been full of recently.
Hope so, used to be a huge fan….
Tuesday, February 2, 2010 8:16AM
Couldn't agree more. Invention of Lying was a huge let down, but this honestly looks awesome. The cinematography seems to have matured well beyond IOL, but maybe that's Merchant's hand at work on this one. Who knows? I personally like to blame Matt Robinson for that IOL…
Can't wait. Is there a U.S. release date yet? As an American, I obviously don't give a shit about other countries release dates, just spill the beans.
Tuesday, February 2, 2010 2:04AM
I’m impressed! Of course, I never had any doubts about Ricky & Stephen. The film looks like it’s been beautifully directed & well written. The actors look great. I’m excited to see more of what is beyond the comedy of the two funniest men in the world, past the awkward pauses, the phony, playful egos, & see directly into the souls of Ricky & Steve – I’m also happy to see/hear Ricky’s mother’s quote make the trailer – “Why do you want to go to Paris? There’s parts of Reading you ain’t seen.” – The trailer definitely shows how it is their Love Letter to England. I’m sure we will get our fill of laughs, as well.
I can’t wait to see the film. Rick & Steve are creative geniuses. In fact, they are my Heroes. If I threw my heart out in front of me, the thing I desire would be to work with them (write/direct/act). I would Love nothing more, because they never fail to take me on a good emotional journey. They never fail to create what I consider to be Perfection.
Tuesday, February 2, 2010 3:50AM
No Karl?…..
Tuesday, February 2, 2010 11:51AM
where's Karl?……
Tuesday, February 2, 2010 12:31PM
no karl..
Tuesday, February 2, 2010 1:13PM
It was Ricky's mum that said that "line".
Tuesday, February 2, 2010 5:44AM
I’m looking forward to seeing this although from the trailer the lead characters are all a bit too handsome and bordering on the smug. The casting in the office was much more authentic. Maybe the cast have to be more glamorous looking because it’s a film but when will filmakers realise that we want the genuine realism of the office but just in film format? Still love Gervais and Merchant and hope the film is brilliant.
Tuesday, February 2, 2010 3:46PM
The sound was poorly mixed – I had to strain to hear what the characters were saying – and I'm not too sure about the decision to do quick cuts for the first trailer. I feel like the better choice would have been to focus on some inconsequential scene that highlights the three protags' chemistry. The footage of Gervais seemed gratuitious; better to have slipped in that shot of him walking toward the camera in that smokey factory, looking all sexy and angry. Regardless, it looks fantastic, and when sloppy editing can't ruin something, that's a great sign.
Tuesday, February 2, 2010 8:07PM
it's the david bowie version of All the Young Dudes in the trailer
Tuesday, February 2, 2010 9:14PM
Will this Steam trains come back?
Tuesday, February 2, 2010 11:52PM
I whole-heartedly agree… so much so that, if I was a big enough geek, I'd create a video of their work together with Jack Johnson's track Better Together over it!
They're an awesome combo!
Wednesday, February 3, 2010 6:52AM
nice! really nice!
no, the trailer isn't darker than expected … it's full of little bits of humour mixed in … ie. Steve towering over someone (can't help but think of Karl's jabs at Steve) etc. … can't have "cemetery" in the title and not know it's not all comedy.
yea, and about the Guides ending per whiny Karl etc. …. please don't stop podcasting … we need the podcasts … what else am i going to die laughing at while working out at the gym, eh? [yea, i'm not doing stomach crunches, it's Karl thats got me doubled over]
Wednesday, February 3, 2010 8:22AM
Dark? Have you guys ever seen a dark movie/trailer? probably not. I mean, there is happy hippo music in it – so it's definitly not dark.
more pink than dark.
Wednesday, February 3, 2010 11:16AM
Was any of it filmed in Reading? (Don't recognise any of the outside bits and definitely doesn't look anything like Cemetery Junction)
Wednesday, February 3, 2010 3:06PM
[...] in the footsteps of Cemetery Junction’s teaser trailer is the first official poster that features all the main characters. Oddly enough, star, writer and [...]
Thursday, February 4, 2010 2:05AM
I remember that "there's parts of Reading you haven't seen" mentioned by Ricky Gervais on the podcast or XFM (back in the day), I think his mum or someone said it to him.
Thursday, April 15, 2010 11:28PM
Bowie also recorded his own version and it is his cover on the trailer.
Thursday, April 22, 2010 12:43PM
Sorry its Bowie, the song he wrote for mott the hoople, better version than theirs. Bowie rocks.
Thursday, November 11, 2010 7:02AM
Hi, does anybody knows the names of the songs which is playing at the very end of subtitle?
Saturday, February 26, 2011 12:42PM
Interesting blog! Thanks for sharing!
Saturday, February 26, 2011 12:43PM
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