Ricky Gervais releases first picture of David Brent from new film of ‘The Office’

RICKY Gervais will reprise his role as middle-manager David Brent in the upcoming movie, ‘Life on the Road’.

Ricky Gervais posts new 'The Office' pics to his Instagram. Picture: Instagram

RICKY Gervais has shared the first photos from the set of the new The Office film.

The actor, 54, will reprise his role as middle-manager David Brent in the upcoming movie, Life on the Road, and is playing the character for the first time in 12 years after the BBC sitcom ended in 2003.

Next to a photo showing him back in the office and in David’s trademark suit, he wrote: “Great to be back in the office. A new dawn”

The caption relates to Dawn Tinsley, the original receptionist in the popular show, who has been replaced by British actress Mandeep Dhillon.

The original mockumentary series followed the everyday activities at a paper company in Slough, but in another photo he suggested he may have changed companies.

Has David Brent changed companies? Picture: Instagram

Shown standing next to an building with a sign reading “Lavichem”, he captioned the shot: “Week 4 of shooting #LifeOnTheRoad and David Brent is back in the office. This one ...”

But the feature-length film, set a decade after the original series, will see him pursue his ambition of being a rock star on tour and paying musicians to be his band mates.

He joked on Instagram: “In Life On The Road, #DavidBrent pays a bunch of top session musicians to be in his band. Photo shoots are awkward.”

Next to another snap, he added: “Forget Emmys, Baftas, and Golden Globes. I’ve now got my eye on a Grammy.”

Clearly having a great time. Picture: Instagram

The cast are speeding through production on the film which is already halfway through shooting.

Alongside an image shared from the set last week Ricky wrote: “Half way through filming #DavidBrent Life On The Road. It’s going quicker than Brent’s Vauxhall Insignia. (70, tops)”

Life on the Road has been written, directed and produced by Ricky, who is also releasing a David Brent soundtrack album.

The show first aired in the UK in 2001 but was soon broadcast internationally and became one of the world’s best-loved sitcoms.

In 2003, it won the Golden Globe for Best Television series: Musical or Comedy, alongside which Ricky picked up the Golden Globe For Best Actor in a Television series: Comedy or Musical.

Following his success at the awards, he will return to host the ceremony on January 10 for the fourth time, having previously presented the annual awards from 2010 to 2012.

The film is scheduled to hit cinema screens in late 2016.

This article was originally published on The Sun.