Rob was recently in Toronto, Canada for the premiere of his newest film, The Invention of Lying, at the Toronto International Film Festival. Enjoy these photographs of Rob with co-star Jennifer Garner at the premiere of this highly-acclaimed film.























Below are photographs of Rob at the Press Conference in Toronto


























ROB, JENNIFER AND RICKY INVENT LIES
WITH LAUGHTER AT TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
HelloMagazineCA.com
September 15, 2009

In Toronto to present their new comedy The Invention Of Lying, actor Rob Lowe and his co-star Jennifer Garner shared a few fibs for the sake of comedy.

"I laugh all the time," Ricky, the son of a Quebec-born father ~~ who was stationed in England during the Second World War ~~ explained in his charming accent. "The [other] actors will confirm ~~ I ruin takes. If someone says something funny, I laugh. Even if it's the fifteenth time they've said it, if I think it's funny, I laugh."

When your new film is about The Invention of Lying, it's easy enough to spread a few little white lies along the way.

In Toronto to present the new comedy at the international film festival, actor Rob Lowe and his co-star Jennifer Garner shared a few fibs for the sake of comedy and also took the opportunity to set the record straight at a press conference on Monday afternoon.
Rob, Jennifer and Ricky

"I just want to say categorically, Ben [Affleck] and I are not secretly married," Rob explained after claiming the "horrible, vicious rumour about me and Ben Affleck" as the worst lie he's ever heard about himself.

"And I would like to say that the rumour that Ben Affleck and I are married is also false," chimed in the smiley brunette beauty, who married the Good Will Hunting actor in 2005.

British funnyman Ricky Gervais is at the heart of the new film but unlike his co-stars, he was too busy laughing for fibbing.

He added: "It's a joy to make people laugh, but it's not as good as laughing yourself."


Yes, Ricky, perfect.....absolutely perfect

 His co-star Rob piped in: "If you say something funny, [Ricky] shrieks and then he repeats it. 'He just said monkey!'," the blue-eyed actor exclaimed in demonstration. "So I like the replay of it."

To which Ricky replied, "I like Rob Lowe shouting monkey."

And as easy as laughing is for the 48-year-old jokester, it's lying which becomes second nature for his character Mark, after ~~ in a world where you can only tell the truth ~~ he tells a harmless lie, inventing the ability to be dishonest.

Original "Brat Pack" Rob explained how he became involved in the film, believing that after a laughter-filled phone conversation, he had charmed Ricky into giving him the part. But his bubble burst when Ricky clarified: "We needed a genetically perfect nemesis," he said, gesturing towards the Brothers & Sisters star, who looks youthful at 45 years of age. "Look at the jawline, it's ridiculous. It's like someone drew it. It's too sharp ~~ it's perfect!"
As for Jennifer's involvement in the film, Ricky credits that to her good manners. "She doesn't swear. I asked her [what] her favourite swear word [is] and she said 'rats'", he explained.

"That's bologna," the quick-witted mother-of-two quipped back.

Below, Rob with co-star Jennifer Garner at the Press Conference for their new movie, The Invention of Lying, at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2009






















LINING UP FOR RICKY
Boston.com
September 26, 2009

Rob Lowe, one of the stars of The Invention of Lying, which opens Friday, couldn’t say enough in favor of Gervais during the filming. “Ricky has a distinct philosophy on how he wants to shoot. It’s quick, it’s short. He’s got some of the best people in the world who just knock the ball out of the park. No one’s out there finding their character or struggling."

“Ricky is at that place in his life right now where he’s literally where Woody Allen was right before he made Annie Hall," Lowe added. “Everybody wanted to be on this movie. Everybody is on this movie."








ROB GETS BIG LAUGH
ArtVoice.com
September 14, 2009

It takes a lot to score the biggest laugh when Ricky Gervais is in the room, but Rob Lowe managed that feat at the press conference for The Invention of Lying. Occupying the front row was a geeky-looking fellow wearing what appeared to be a large bicycle helmet with something that looked like an iPod attached to the top of it. Apparently broadcasting a live weblog of the proceedings, he explained that he gear was “the Virgin Radio Head Cam.” To which Lowe responded, “Here’s a word of advice—don’t wear that in public and you won’t be a virgin anymore.”


Rob with Ricky Gervais
at the Toronto International Film Festival




LYING'S ROB LOWE
DECRIES 'YOU LIE!'
Actor-Advocate Calls Wilson's Outburst 'Utter Disaster' By Tim Lammers, Staff Writer
WXPI.com
September 14, 2009

As a former staffer on the acclaimed television drama The West Wing and star of the upcoming movie comedy The Invention of Lying, Rob Lowe has found himself in the unique position to give insight into Sen. Joe Wilson's "You lie!" outburst directed at President Barack Obama last week.

"I'm a huge believer in decorum," Lowe said in an @ The Movies interview Sunday. "It's one of the things that I brought into my time in The West Wing and one of the things that I took away for playing Sam Seaborn for many years. I have a great belief in the pomp and circumstance of government and (the outburst) was a complete and utter disaster."




Wilson sparked a firestorm of controversy Tuesday night when he shouted the comments during the Obama's speech on health care reform to congress. When the Democratic president said in the speech that illegal immigrants would not be eligible for health care under his proposed plan, the South Carolina Republican shouted the accusation.

Obama accepted Wilson's apology for the remark.

While perplexed by Wilson's remark, Lowe, a political advocate for years, admitted that he was amused by the reaction of House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi's (D.-CA) stunned reaction to the outburst.

"The best thing about the incident was Nancy Pelosi's face. All of the cliché's of bad acting are actually true in life," Lowe said with a chuckle. "When people are shocked, their mouths do drop open, and when they are really shocked, they gasp. The stuff bad soap operas are made of actually does happen."

Co-written and co-directed by British funnyman Ricky Gervais, The Invention of Lying takes place in a future world where everybody tells the truth -- that is, until a film writer, Mark (Gervais), figures out a way to lie. But the lies, and the fame and fortune that comes with it, have unintended consequences.

Lowe plays Brad, a dapper fellow writer who antagonizes Mark with his brutal yet truthful comments.

The veteran actor said he reveled in the freshness of The Invention of Lying script, which has become even more poignant now that a politician has actually accused another of lying in a highly visible arena.

"Not to say that anybody's a liar -- but politicians have been known to bend veracity from time to time on both sides of the aisle," Lowe quipped.

Also starring Jennifer Garner, Jonah Hill, Jeffrey Tambor and Tina Fey, The Invention of Lying opens in theaters nationwide October 2, 2009.



Rob, Jennifer Garner and Ricky Gervais


And this.....


Rob at the Press Conference

 After poking around at various kinds of lying the cast members might allow (nice lies), someone asked about Kanye West's recent "fit of honesty" at Sunday night's MTV awards, when he grabbed the microphone from best female video winner, Taylor Swift, and said Beyoncé should have had the award instead.

"Did you say, 'Fit of publicity'?" asked Lowe. "I didn't quite catch that."




NEW INVENTION OF LYING CLIP
By Dan Goodswen
TotalFilm.com
September 11, 2009

Check out this exclusive clip of Rob as "Brad" in his new film The Invention of Lying. This movie will be released October 2, 2009.

For anyone who remembers the certain kind of air Rob Lowe brought to his character in Wayne's World (undoubtedly his best work), then prepare to be blown away as he tops it here - the man is undoubtedly a comedy genius. ~~ Dan Goodswen

The Invention of Lying

This is going to be a great movie! Don't miss it!





ROB HEADS TO CANADA

Rob will be heading to Canada for the 34th Toronto International Film Festival. The TIFF will be held from Thursday, September 10 through Saturday, September 19, 2009.

His upcoming movie, The Invention of Lying, will be premiered at the Festival.

Have fun, Rob!



THE INVENTION OF LYING
COMING THIS FALL

Rob Lowe co-stars with Ricky Gervais, Jennifer Garner, Jason Bateman, Tina Fey, and Jonah Hill in the highly anticipated comedy, The Invention of Lying. Check out this trailer, The Invention of Lying , for a sneak peek.

The Invention of Lying will be released on October 2, 2009 in the United States. Enjoy!



The following photographs are of Rob on the set of his upcoming movie, The Invention of Lying, in April, 2008























ROB LOWE JOINS GARNER AND GERVAIS
IN THIS SIDE OF TRUTH
TheMovieBlog.com
February 4, 2008

It looks like This Side Of Truth has landed another stellar thespian. Rob Lowe will be joining the project and we get the outstanding news from the professionals at Variety.

A story about a man that invents lying is a brilliant idea, especially in the context of writing history. In order to save his job, he alters history books - that is a blank check for hilarious. I am interested in seeing how ridiculous the historical rewrites will be, and how he gets caught, because lying up to this point - never existed.

Rob Lowe is a fantastic choice for a spectrum of roles, comedy being one of them. He was great in everything from Wayne’s World to Thank You For Smoking and it will be a treat to see him work alongside Gervais. I am wondering if he will play a boss character or a moral investigator trying to make sense of this new paradigm of the fib. Either way, Lowe is a welcome addition to the cast and should be nothing short of delightful.

This film is scheduled for a 2009 release and we will be sure to keep you posted on the progress!



LOWE SEEKS TRUTH AT WB
Actor Joins Gervais, Garner in Comedy
By Michael Fleming
Variety
January 3, 2008

Rob Lowe has been set to star with Ricky Gervais and Jennifer Garner in This Side of the Truth, a comedy Gervais and Matt Robinson wrote together and will co-direct.


 The picture was set up as part of the Media Rights Capital slate; MRC made a distribution deal with Warner Bros. The film will be produced by Lynda Obst and Oly Obst. Shooting begins in the spring.

The comedy takes place in a world where everybody tells the truth. Gervais plays a storyteller whose job is to ramble on about the 1300s. Faced with losing his job because his terrain is a boring period in history once he gets beyond the Black Death, he invents lying as a way to save himself. Lowe will play his arch nemesis.



Lowe stars in the ABC series Brothers & Sisters. His company, LoweProfile, has set two projects at ABC Studios, a crime drama and a relationship-based reality series.



RICKY'S BLOG




Gervais, 46, writes on his movie blog:

Did some really funny scenes today with Rob Lowe, Tina Fey, and the great Jeffrey Tambor.

Lunch time I had chicken and mash and introduced Rob and Tina to the joys of Nerf guns.

Warner Brothers saw this blog and sent some of the most incredible Nerf weaponry in the world. One gun fires six darts at once and has a rocket launcher.

"It soon got out of hand and in one particular stand-off I shot West Wing star and Hollywood hunk Lowe in the eye," says Gervais, who also co-directs the movie. "He was fine but it made me think how embarrassing it would be to have to phone up Warner Brothers and explain that the film is delayed because the director blinded one of the stars while 'having a laugh.' "

The solution: 'I made a rule that everyone had to wear sunglasses," says Gervais.

The British funnyman says that after the shootout, "I sweated for the first few takes" but it "did not affect my performance. It didn't affect anything. I always look a bit sweaty."

"At least," he adds, "my right eye wasn't bloodshot like that loser Lowe."

Lowe wanted more punishment.

We are about the same age but as you can see Rob has let himself go a bit.

We were about to do a duel here until someone said we had to walk a whole 10 paces.

I got my assistant to drive me.




Rob, Ricky Gervais & Tina Fey


GERVAIS: I NEARLY BLINDED ROB LOWE
Beth Hilton, Entertainment Reporter
April 28, 2008

"Gervais: 'I nearly blinded Rob Lowe' " Ricky Gervais has admitted that he accidentally hit co-star Rob Lowe in the eye with a toy gun on the set of their new movie.

The comedian shot Lowe with a foam dart during a play-fight while filming feature directorial debut This Side of The Truth.

He wrote on his blog: "I showed Rob the joy of [toy] Nerf guns. Warner [studio] sent us some incredible weaponry.

"One fires six darts at once and one has a rocket launcher. It soon got out of hand and in one particular stand-off I shot West Wing star and Hollywood hunk Lowe in the eye.

" He was fine, but it would have been embarrassing to have had to tell Warner that the film is delayed because the director blinded one of the stars while 'having a laugh'."

Gervais added: "It did not affect my performance. At least my eye wasn't blood-shot like that loser Lowe."




THIS SIDE OF THE TRUTH UPDATE.....

Keep up with filming progress on Rob's newest film, This Side of the Truth by reading the blog of Ricky Gervais, writer and director of the movie.

Check it out at Ricky Gervais... Obviously





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