Ricky Gervais really loves being a cat.
“I don’t have to do my hair and makeup, I don’t have to get up early,” Gervais says of his role as the chubby, foul-mouthed Gus in his new Netflix animated series. Alley cats. “Cats never get old. So, as I get older and fatter, I can still sit in a chair and keep doing this forever.”
Gervais presented the first two 15-minute episodes Alley cats to the Annecy audience on Thursday and discussed the making of the show in a one-hour class. He was greeted with thunderous applause and a spontaneous chorus of “Happy Birthday” (Gervais turns 65 today).
British creative The office and Extras He wrote and co-directed the series with Elliot Dear, who directed the “All Through The House” episode of Season 2 of the Netflix series. I love death and robots. The show follows the adventures of a gang of British cats led by Gus Gervais. Tom Basden, Andrew Brock, David Earle, Kerry Godliman, Joe Hartley, and Diane Morgan complete the voice cast.
Gervais and the actors recorded all of the series’ dialogue before filming a single frame of animation. The actors were recorded together in the same room, which is not a typical practice for animation, so they could improve lines and bounce ideas off each other.
“I told them, ‘Don’t do cartoon voices. Talk like you normally do,'” Gervais said, explaining the naturalism of the series. “I wanted everything to be realistic, except for the fact that the cats talk.”
Gervais’ trademark style seems to have survived the transfer from man to cat. The series combines dirty insults with more emotional story lines. As Netflix’s blurb says: “Gervais’ signature style with the heart and social commentary audiences have come to expect.” the Alley cats The slogan says it all: “Nine lives, zero fucks.”
Season one of six, 15 minutes Alley cats The episodes will be released on Netflix on August 7 Alley cats Trailer below.
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