Ricky Gervais Lies His Way To Directorial Debut....

Funnyman Ricky Gervais is to make his feature film directorial debut with new comedy This Side Of The Truth.The four-time Emmy Award nominee will also star in the project, about an entertainer who tells the first lie in a world where everyone tells the truth.Gervais tells Daily Variety, "My character works in the film industry, where actors are really readers who tell completely factual stories."My character's a loser who's about to lose his job, and who's lumbering through the 1300s."Once he lies and pretends he's found lost stories, he becomes the greatest storyteller in the world.".

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