Monday, July 7

• Will Ferrell on Land of the Lost

  At a recent press day for his upcoming comedy Step Brothers, we were able to persuade Will Ferrell to part with a few details about his highly anticipated adaptation of Land of the Lost.

  "I think it's a great blend of paying homage to the show mixed with what I think could be a different genre, this kind of adventure comedy where we really use the adventure to set up the comedy and we're able to comment on these situations that you would love to see characters comment on," Ferrell said.

  He also suggested the movie will do appropriate justice to the original show: "I hope we did. [Sid and Marty Kroft] were on set every single day to make sure."

  When asked what we can expect in the way of special effects, Ferrell couldn't resist a wisecrack. "We did claymation," he retorted. "Remember Davey and Goliath? The old animated show for kids? And a lot of tinfoil. I would sculpt dinosaur models out of tinfoil. Universal's pissed right now."

  
  

  Posted 07/07/2008 by Heather

  Will Ferrell | Land of the Lost

Wednesday, July 2

• Sacha Baron Cohen and Will Ferrell Partner for Holmes Flick

  A trio of comedy super-heavyweights are teaming up to send up the Sherlock Holmes legend. According to Variety, Sacha Baron Cohen (Borat, Bruno) and Will Ferrell have signed on to star in a humorous take on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's beloved detective stories, with Cohen playing the master Scotland Yard sleuth Holmes and Ferrell playing his intrepid assistant Watson. To complete the trifecta, none other than Judd Apatow is slated to produce. (Curiously, Variety fails to mention a director. These movies don't make themselves, people!)

  The Cohen/Ferrell project is not to be confused with Guy Ritchie's upcoming Sherlock Holmes flick, which presumably won't be comedic. At least not intentionally.

  Source: Variety

  
  

  Posted 07/02/2008 by Thomas

  Judd Apatow | Sacha Baron Cohen | Will Ferrell | Sherlock Holmes

Tuesday, April 29

• New Image of Sleestaks from Will Ferrell's Land of the Lost

  Universal has released the first official image of the dreaded Sleestacks, the hissing, bug-eyed villains of Land of the Lost, Will Ferrell's big-screen adaptation of the kitschy (or campy, if you prefer) '70s TV show from acid-trip children's television pioneers Sid and Marty Krofft. (Click on the image on the upper left for a full-size version.) Gut reaction: While the new sleestak costumes are suitably menacing in appearance, they don't seem nearly as funny as their cheeply-made '70s counterparts. More importantly, do they actors wearing them have the ad-libbing skills to match wits with improv comedy king Ferrell? We'll just have to wait and see.
  
  

  Posted 04/29/2008 by Thomas

  Will Ferrell | Land of the Lost

Thursday, March 6

• Meet Chaka

  Will Ferrell is currently heading into production on a comedic adapation of Land of the Lost, the popular '70s TV show produced by acid-trip children's programming pioneers Sid and Marty Krofft. And while it's been known for some time that Ferrell, Danny McBride and Anna Friel would be playing the parts of protagonists Marshall, Will and Holly, respectively, the burning question on everyone's mind has been: Who'll play Chaka (or Cha-Ka, depending on the translation)?

  Well, it looks like we've finally gotten an answer. The folks at JoBlo.com are reporting that Jorma Taccone (Hot Rod) has landed the coveted role of the feisty simian boy befriended by the stranded, time-travelling trio. Congrats Jorma!

  Source: JoBlo.com

  
  

  Posted 03/06/2008 by Thomas

  Will Ferrell | Jorma Taccone | Land of the Lost

Friday, February 29

• Early Fan Reviews: Semi-Pro

  Watch early fan reaction to Will Ferrell's latest sports comedy Semi-Pro. Critics don't dig it but movie fans are usually a different story.

  Next week we'll be at the first showing of Roland Emmerich's (Independence Day) 10,000 B.C., complete with hot, English-speaking cavemen.

  
  

  Posted 02/29/2008 by Dack

  Will Ferrell | Semi-Pro

Thursday, February 28

• Step Brothers trailer debuts, is funny

  After their collaboration in Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby yielded a treasure chest of pure comedy gold, it seemed inevitable that pals Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly would once again join forces on the big screen. Thankfully, they didn't make us wait too long.

  This July, Reilly and Ferrell team up for the comedy Step Brothers, about a pair of spoiled slackers who become bitter rivals after their single parents get hitched. Sony just released the Step Brothers trailer online -- check it out at the official site or at Yahoo! Movies and then ask yourself, "Do you like guacamole?"

  Ferrell's latest flick, Semi-Pro, opens tomorrow.

  
  

  Posted 02/28/2008 by Thomas

  Will Ferrell | John C. Reilly

Wednesday, February 27

• Semi-Pro Review

  In the latest Ironic Will Ferrell Sports Comedy™ Semi-Pro, Hollywood's reigning funnyman stars as a '70s R&B singer who parlays the earnings from his lone hit, "Love Me Sexy," into his very own ABA franchise, The Flint Tropics.

  Can Ferrell continue his box office hot streak, or is the formula starting to grow stale? Check out our Semi-Pro review.

  
  
  

  Semi-Pro - Trailer

  The latest comedy from funnyman Will Ferrell

  Posted 02/27/2008 by Thomas

  Will Ferrell | Semi-Pro

Tuesday, February 12

• Afro-licious pics from Will Ferrell's Semi-Pro

  Will Ferrell looks to continue his impressive comedy winning streak this month with Semi-Pro, an irreverent take on the American Basketball Association, the NBA's hipper, cooler rival that burned brightly before ultimately flaming out in 1976.

  Head over to our Semi-Pro page and click on the "Photos" tab for some dyno-mite images of Ferrell and co-stars Woody Harrelson and Andre Benjamin.

  
  
  

  Semi-Pro - Trailer

  Will Ferrell's New Comedy - Releasing Feb. 29, 2008

  Posted 02/12/2008 by Thomas

  Will Ferrell | Semi-Pro

Wednesday, October 10

• Will Ferrell/Land of the Lost finally happening

  Universal has finally greenlit the Will Ferrell "event comedy" Land of the Lost, which has been floating around the ether (with Ferrell attached) for years.

  Despite Ferrell's status as virtual box office gold, word is Universal was a little gun-shy of making another big budget comedy--especially after the lackluster performance of Evan Almighty last summer. But the movie's budget was taken down to a more reasonable (ha) $100 million and shooting was scheduled to start in March.

  Brad Silberling (Lemony Snickets: A Series of Unfortunate Events, Moonlight Mile) will direct Land of the Lost, which is indeed an adaptation of Sid and Marty Krofft's well-known children's TV show.

  Source: Variety.

  
  

  Posted 10/10/2007 by Heather

  Brad Silberling | Will Ferrell | Land of the Lost

Monday, October 8

• How much Will Ferrell is too much?

  This new teaser for the upcoming Will Ferrell basketball comedy, Semi-Pro, seeks to find out.

  1-800-TROPICS, kiddies. Love us sexy.

  Oh, and also, "another squirrel."

  Check it out on Funnyordie.com.

  
  
  Next Showing: Semi-Pro comes out in February 2008.
  

  Interview with Will Ferrell & Jon Heder

  The stars of Blades of Glory sat down with Mike Richards.

  Posted 10/08/2007 by Heather

  Will Ferrell | Semi-Pro

Saturday, August 25

• New Judd Apatow/Will Ferrell movie on the horizon

  Not only is superman Judd Apatow producing anotherWill Ferrell comedy, but they're stocking up on cast members. Step Brothers, which will be directed by Ferrell favorite Adam McKay, will star Ferrell and John C. Reilly as best friends/step brothers/general shmoes. Mary Steenburgen (Parenthood) and Adam Scott (Knocked Up) have just signed on for supporting roles.

  Dance funny men, dance!

  
  

  Posted 08/25/2007 by Heather

  Judd Apatow | Will Ferrell

Monday, June 4

• And the Golden Popcorn goes to...

  The 2007 MTV Movie Awards went off without a hitch last night, as the music network celebrated the edgier side of Hollywood by doling out its irreverent Golden Popcorn honors to the movie industry.

  Emcee Sarah Silverman wasn't as dirty as she can sometimes be, but she did make some nice cracks about heiress-on-the-wrong-side-of-the-law Paris Hilton--who was in the audience at the time. Uncomfortable!

  The big winners of the night were Johnny Depp with Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest - it won Best Movie and he won Best Performance - and Sacha Baron Cohen, who won Best Comedic Performance for Borat and Best Kiss (along with Will Ferrell) for Talladega Nights. The two men celebrated their win by rolling around on stage and making out.

  Other winners include: Jack Nicholson for Best Villain in The Departed, Jaden Smith for Breakthrough Performance with The Pursuit of Happyness, Gerard Butler for Best Fight in 300, Transformers for Best Summer Movie You Haven't Seen Yet, Josh Greenbaum for mtvU Best Filmmaker on Campus with Featured Film: Border Patrol, United 300 for Best Movie Spoof, and Mike Myers for the MTV Generation Award.

  
  

  Posted 06/04/2007 by Heather

  Jack Nicholson | Johnny Depp | Mike Myers | Sacha Baron Cohen | Sarah Silverman | Will Ferrell | Gerard Butler | Jaden Smith | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest | Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan | Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby | The Departed | The Pursuit of Happyness | 300 | Transformers

Thursday, April 19

• Ferrell goes digital   

  If you're one of the few people left that hasn't already been sent the quickly-infamous Will Ferrell video by a friend who's just a bit more plugged-in than yourself, here's the deal:

  A new web site just launched called funnyordie.com. Basically, it's a web site dedicated to comedy videos. Their flagship video, Landlord, is an amusing two-minute short starring Will Ferrell, director Adam McKay (Anchorman, Talladega Nights) and a precocious foul-mouthed, hard-drinking toddler named Pearl. As Ferrell's mean-spirited landlord, Pearl berates the deadbeat tenant with such classic lines as "I want my money b***h!"

  The video has already been a tremendous success, capitalizing on another Ferrell hit on the big screen, Blades of Glory. The story has been linked around the net and also picked up by YouTube.

  There isn't a lot of news yet as to the origins of the video, although it doesn't look like it took a ton of production time. Funnyordie.com is purportedly a partnership between Ferrell's production company and venture capital firm Sequoia Capital.

  
  
  

  Blades of Glory

  Ferrell on Ice

  Posted 04/19/2007 by Jeff

  Adam McKay | Will Ferrell | Blades of Glory | Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby

Sunday, April 8

• Blades of More-y

  Life lacking meaning now that you've seen Blades of Glory and you don't have it to look foward to anymore?

  Never fear: funnyman Will Ferrell is already back at work. His next movie, Semi-Pro, is another sports comedy with Ferrell starring as a player/coach/owner of a 1970s Flint, Michigan basketball team that he is trying to get into the NBA.

  Semi-Pro is currently shooting in Los Angeles, but will be heading to Flint for location shots at the end of the month. So if you're a Michigander with a mean pair of muttonchop sideburns and a stash of bellbottoms, they could use you as an extra.

  For more about Ferrell's upcoming R-rated comedy, check out his interview with ReelzChannel.

   

  
  
  

  Blades of Glory clip

  "Chazz's Stockholm Routine"

  Posted 04/08/2007 by reelz

  Will Ferrell

Tuesday, March 27

• Ferrell Teams Up Again with McKay, Reilly

  While promoting his new flick Blades of Glory, Will Ferrell described his next project with comedy collaborator Adam McKay (Anchorman, Talladega Nights):

  "McKay and I just finished our third script," said Ferrell. "We had so much fun working with John C. Reilly that the three of us came up with a premise: We're essentially two grown men who still live with a parent, and those parents get married and we still live at home, so we're these two stepbrothers. It's kind of like Brady Bunch meets Ordinary People. We're two 40-year-old guys who still live at home and we're still indignant about trying to get jobs."

  Hmm...sounds like well-trodden territory. But who am I to question the comic genius of the Ferrell/McKay/Reilly triumvirate?

  Check out our interview with Ferrell in our Features section.

  
  
  

  Blades of Glory - Trailer

  Will Ferrell and Jon Heder star as rival Olympic figure skaters.

  Posted 03/27/2007 by Thomas

  Adam McKay | Will Ferrell | John C. Reilly | Blades of Glory

Wednesday, March 21

• Show Us Your Lutz

  In advance of the Will Ferrell figure-skating comedy Blades of Glory, those creative folks at Paramount are hosting a "Skate-Off" competition tomorrow in Burbank, California, where participants can compete on the ice for a chance to win $5,000. American figure skating phenom, the surprisingly hot Sasha Cohen (not Borat), will be there to judge the contestants. Performances will be evaluated based on a number of criteria, including originality & style, presentation & execution and enthusiasm. The competition will likely be fierce, as Burbank has long been known as a hotbed of figure-skating talent.

  For more information on the contest, click here.

  
  
  

  Reelz Clip

  Starring Will Ferrell and Jon Heder as rival Olympic ice skaters.

  Posted 03/21/2007 by Thomas

  Will Ferrell | Blades of Glory