Gervais slams British film industry

British funnyman Ricky Gervais has slammed the British film industry for asking cult TV stars like himself to star in movies, instead of searching for talented actors.

The star of comedy series The Office has famously rejected a series of high-profile British and American movies, including Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, because he refuses to encourage "lazy and rubbish" UK film bosses.