DAVID BRENT: LIFE ON THE ROAD International Trailer Watch the new DAVID BRENT: LIFE ON THE ROAD international trailer! The film, written and directed by Ricky Gervais (The Invention of Lying), stars Gervais, Mandeep Dhillon, Rebecca Gethings, and Jo Hartley. DAVID BRENT: LIFE ON THE ROAD will be released in theaters in the US on a date TBD. A camera crew catches up with David Brent, the former star of the fictional British series, “The Office” as he now fancies himself a rockstar on the road.